Picture Perfect 4.6 User Manual - UTCFS Global Security Products

Chapter 5
System configuration
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Figure 25.Badge Format form
Constant data (such as a facility code) is data common to all badges, and is entered in front of the %
in this field. (Constant data does not appear in the Badge Encode Number field of the Badges form.)
Fields and controls
Table 35. Badge Format form fields
Field
Description
Facility
Badge Id
Format
Description
Type a description (0 to 60 characters) to identify the badge format. Example: 10 Digit Badge
The badge formats you define appear in a list box on the Parameters and the Badges forms.
Click Facility to display the facilities list box. This field reflects the facility to which this record is assigned.
For more information, see Creating facilities on page 52.
Type a badge ID format (1 to 16 characters) using the following sequence:
Constant data (optional)
% Variable data s
Recommendation: To ensure the Auto Generate function produces a unique badge ID number, the
variable portion of the badge ID format must be at least 10 digits.
Related procedures
To create, edit, or delete a badge format record:
1. Select Access, Badges, and then Badge Formats tab.
2. Refer to Creating, editing, deleting, and printing records on page 36.
Defining departments
Use the Departments form to define a department. The department names entered here populate a
list box that is used on the Personnel form to assign a department to each badge holder.