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Logging into the Office Timesheets Self-Installed Version

During installation, Office Timesheets sets up two databases for your organization—

• a blank or live database to setup, configure and use for your actual data; and


• a sample database complete with a mock setup and sample time and expense entry data.

Accessing and logging into the Office Timesheets Sample Database

To log into the Office Timesheets Sample Database:

1. Open your web browser.
2. Type in the URL for the Office Timesheets Sample Database login page by using the following conventions http://computername/virtualdirectory (Example: http://server1/OTSDBSample), and press Enter or click the Go button in your browser's address bar.

Tip: Ask your systems administrator for the exact URL of the Office Timesheets Sample Database login page.

3. When the Office Timesheets login screen appears, type your login details.

Depending upon the type of access you would like to have, use one of the following username/password combinations:

To Login As...	Use...	Allows You To...
An Administrator	Username = Wellman O. Dan Password = demo	Do everything—create users and user groups, manage users, manage logins etc. An administrator has all security rights.   Note: If this is your first login into the sample database, it is recommended that you login as an Administrator so that you can set up the system properly, create users and user groups and assign access rights to the users.
A Manager	Username = Kaplan S. Lindsay Password = demo	Manage employee or user groups.
A User	Username = Spikes T. Jacob Password = demo	Enter and submit time and expense sheets. This is a basic user login profile and should be used by employees.

4. Click the Sign In button to log into Office Timesheets.

Accessing and logging into the Office Timesheets Live Database

To log into the Office Timesheets Live Database:

1. Open your web browser.
2. Type in the URL for the Office Timesheets Live Database login page by using the following conventions http://computername/virtualdirectory (Example: http://server1/OTSDB), and press Enter or click the Go button in your browser's address bar.

Tip: Ask your systems administrator for the exact URL of the Office Timesheets Live Database login page.

3. When the Office Timesheets login screen appears, type Admin as the username and 1 as the password.

Tip: The password '1' is only a sample password to allow you to log into the system. For reasons of security, once you log in to the system, it is advisable to change the password to something more complex and less easy to guess.

4. Click the Sign In button to log into Office Timesheets.

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