Verify Readers are Online

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Verify Readers are Online

This step checks that all the readers used for data input are online. This ensures that all information (e.g. employee clockings, calendars, DeductIT transactions) stored in the readers is in the system before the Complete Pay Period process is run.

A listing of all readers is displayed. A check mark in the Is Online column indicates that the reader is currently online.

Note: When no Readers are present, this step is not shown.

What Happens:	Retrieves online status and last polled dates for all EIS and TA20 devices in the system and displays it to the user in table form for approval or denial.
Classification:	Time and Attendance pay period close
Step Type:	Check
Subsystems:	EIS Emulation server and TA20 server
Can Be Rerun After Accepted:	Yes
Visible:	This step is only visible if there are active Time and Attendance devices in the system.
Locking:	Upon acceptance, the pay periods involved in the job have the Posting lock applied to them. This lock type prevents transaction posting for the affected pay periods.

Processing Guidelines:

Select Accept to continue to the next step if all readers are successfully communicating with the system.
If any readers are not communicating with the system, click on the Decline button and resolve the issue before continuing with the next step.
Enter any pertinent Comments for this step.

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