IQ 1000 Messages

The IQ 1000 gives you the option of displaying a message on the face of the clock itself when your employees punch in or out. These messages can be displayed to the entire company, on a departmental basis, or individually to specific employees.

Log into the TimeForce system as an Administrator user, and then click on the main “Admin” navigation tab located at the top of the screen. The clock options are located under the IQ 1000 section of the screen.

Click on the Clock Messages link. The “IQ 1000 Messages” screen opens. The left-hand side of the screen is broken up into three sections: IQ 1000 Company Messages, IQ 1000 Department Messages, and IQ 1000 Employee Messages. The right-hand side of the screen is labeled Message Info, and displays the settings of the selected message.

Creating Company Messages

1. Click on the Add Company Message link located directly to the right of the IQ 1000 Company Messages header. The "Message Info" screen opens on the right.

2. Put a check mark in the Default Message field if you would like this message to be the default message that is displayed when all other messages are expired, or haven’t activated yet. Note that with the default message option selected, the option to enter a date range for this message disappears. See Message Precedence for information on which messages take precedence over others.

3. Enter a start and end date into the Date Range field if you would like this message to be displayed for a limited time only. Enter the dates either by manually typing them into the appropriate fields, or by clicking on the  icon and selecting the dates from a calendar.

4. Use the Message field to enter the desired message. The message may contain a maximum of 21 characters.

5. Click on the [ADD] icon to add the company message.

Creating Department Messages

1. Click on the Add Department Message link located directly to the right of the IQ 1000 Department Messages header. The "Message Info" screen opens on the right.

2. Put a check mark in the Default Message field if you would like this message to be the default message that is displayed when all other messages are expired, or haven't activated yet. Note that with the default message option selected, the option to enter a date range for this message disappears. See Message Precedence for information on which messages take precedence over others.

3. Enter a start and end date into the Date Range field if you would like this message to be displayed for a limited time only. Enter the dates either by manually typing them into the appropriate fields, or by clicking on the  icon and selecting the dates from a calendar.

4. Select the desired department from the Department field. This message will appear when employees assigned to the selected department punch in or out at the clock.

5. Use the Message field to enter the desired message. The message may contain a maximum of 21 characters.

6. Click on the [ADD] icon to add the department message.

Creating Employee Messages

1. Click on the Add Employee Message link located directly to the right of the IQ 1000 Employee Messages header. The "Message Info" screen opens on the right.

2. Put a check mark in the Default Message field if you would like this message to be the default message that is displayed when all other messages are expired, or haven't activated yet. Note that with the default message option selected, the option to enter a date range for this message disappears. See Message Precedence for information on which messages take precedence over others.

3. Enter a start and end date into the Date Range field if you would like this message to be displayed for a limited time only. Enter the dates either by manually typing them into the appropriate fields, or by clicking on the  icon and selecting the dates from a calendar.

4. Use the Employee field to select the employee for whom this message is intended. The message will appear when the employee punches in or out at the time clock.

5. Use the Message field to enter the desired message. The message may contain a maximum of 21 characters.

6. Click on the [ADD] icon to add the employee message.

Editing or Deleting Existing Messages

Each existing message is listed under the Active Messages section beneath its corresponding header on the left-hand side of the screen.

• To edit a message, click on the message ID number. Make the desired edits in the detail screen to the right, and click on the [UPDATE] icon to save your changes.

• To delete a message, click on the icon to the far right of the desired message in the list, or click on the message ID number, and then on the [DELETE] icon from the detail screen to the right.

• You can also deactivate a message. This removes the message from the Active Messages list, but retains the message settings for later re-activation. To deactivate a message, click on the desired message ID number, and then on the [DEACTIVATE] icon in the detail screen to the right.