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Kiosk mode

Kiosk mode with support for Barcode, RFID, Web NFC

  • Start/Stop work with
    • Barcode scanner (via device camera, only works via HTTPS)
    • Barcode scanner (via USB or Bluetooth)
    • RFID scanner (via USB or Bluetooth)
    • Web NFC (see docs)
  • Upon starting/stopping a record via this plugin, the user will see a short overview screen with the entries of the current week (including some statistics)
  • New user profile screen for the “codes”
    • Display all codes for user
    • Generate a random code (automatically done if none is existing yet for the active code-type)
    • Re-use existing code for user by entering (or scanning) it manually
  • User specific settings to configured allowed start and end working time (user can only clock in between these times)
  • Supports the following 1D barcodes:
    • Code 128
    • Code 39
    • UPC-A (scanner needs to transmit check digit)
    • Code 2 of 5
    • Code 2 of 5 interleaved
    • Codabar (scanner needs to transmit start & stop digits)
  • Optional: show active / inactive users in login screen
  • Many CSS classes to customize the look with Custom CSS

You need to configure a non-global activity for starting the record via this plugin. This will be used for every recorded timesheet that is created using the kiosk mode.

Configuration

You have to configure the bundle before you can use it - you reach the configuration via:

  • the Plugin screen (Preferences in action dropdown behind the plugin)
  • the Kiosk administration (cogs icon in the upper right)
  • the System configuration (Kiosk & Barcode section)

The following configurations are available:

Configuration Description
Login mode whether to use camera or usb mode
Code format you have to decide which code format you want to use
Barcode includes readable code whether the barcode in the user profile will include the human readable code
Duration to display confirmation dialog (in seconds) how long the start/stop screens will be shown after a successful scan
Activity the non-global activity that will be used to track the times

Permissions

This bundle introduces new permissions, which limit access to certain functions:

Permission Name Description
kiosk_admin whether the current user can see the Kiosk administration and assign codes
kiosk_own_profile configure codes and user specific kiosk settings (eg. start and end time) for own account
kiosk_other_profile configure codes and user specific kiosk settings (eg. start and end time) for other accounts

By default, these are granted to each user with the role ROLE_SUPER_ADMIN.

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