Differences
Between Timesheets Editions
CyberMatrix
Timesheets is an employee timesheet entry
application that allows people to quickly enter their time spent on
various projects. See the Timesheets
page for additional details.
There
are five different editions of Timesheets: Timesheets Standard,
Timesheets Client/Server, Timesheets Enterprise, Timesheets Web and
Timesheets CE.
Timesheets
Standard
CyberMatrix Timesheets is very similar to the timesheet entry feature
of Project Clock Pro. Unlike Project Clock Pro, timesheets in
CyberMatrix Timesheets must be approved by a manager before they can be
used in reports. CyberMatrix Timesheets was designed for those
companies that do not need precise details of time employees spend on
projects just a fast method of entering a week's worth of time data in
one setting. It can be used with multiple users sharing common data
over a network.
Pros
- Data can be shared over a network.
- Easy to install.
- Inexpensive.
- Simple intuitive graphical interface.
Cons
- More
likely to require database re-indexing maintenance in an unstable
environment. An unstable environment is one in which a machine crashes
or is powered off improperly.
- Poor performance with many (10 or more)
people using it at the same time.
- Can only be used on Windows PCs.
Timesheets
Client/Server
Timesheets C/S is ideal for small or large numbers of people
using it at the same time in a Windows environment who need to enter rmployee time data over
the intranet or Internet. Timesheets C/S has all the features of
Timesheets Standard.
Timesheets C/S is a true client/server implementation in that all
database access takes place only on the server. Additionally, the data
is shared over a TCP/IP connection. This means you can have a server
running in Montana and have a client with an open Internet connection
running in China sharing timesheet data like it was in Montana.
Pros
- Data can be accessed over an intranet or
even the Internet.
- Very little chance of
requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good performance with many people
using it at the same time.
- Simple intuitive graphical interface.
Cons
- Can only be used on Windows PCs.
- Cannot directly connect to other database
server.
Timesheets
Enterprise
Timesheets Enterprise is ideal for large numbers of people
using it at the same time
in a Windows environment who need to access time charge data over the
intranet or Internet. Timesheets Enterprise has all the feature of
Timesheets Client/Server except that the raw data can only be accessed
and changed in the database server application. The big benefit of
Timesheets Enterprise over Timesheets Client/Server is that Timesheets
Enterprise is scalable. You can start with a small number of users
running on a single database server. Over time you can add more and
more users. If performance is ever a problem you simply use your
database server's load balancing features to increase performance.
Using the advanced features of database servers, you can accommodate
unlimited numbers of people.
Pros
- Data can be accessed over an intranet or
even the Internet.
- Data can be stored on your choice of
several database servers.
- Very little chance of
requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good performance with many people
using it at the same time.
- Simple intuitive graphical interface.
Cons
- Can only be used on Windows PCs.
- Must use and maintain an external
database server.
Timesheets Web
Timesheets Web can run from a browser on virtually any operating
system. The web version of Timesheets is ideal for small or large
numbers of simultaneous users who need to access time charge data over
the intranet or Internet. Due to the limitations of HTML not all the
features of the Windows versions of Timesheets can be found in the web
version. For example, Timesheets Web cannot sync with Quickbooks or Timesheets CE.
Pros
- Data can be accessed over the intranet or
even the Internet.
- Data can be stored on your choice of
database server.
- Very little chance of
requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good performance with many people
using it at the same time.
- Client can be accessed from any web
browser.
Cons
- Less functional Html interface.
- Server can only be used on Windows PCs.
- Cannot directly connect to other database
server.
Timesheets CE
Timesheets CE runs on Windows Mobile-based (except SmartPhone) and
Windows Embedded-based handheld computers (PDAs). Timesheets
CE
can be used by itself to record employee time spent on different
projects. However, the main use of Timesheets CE is to allow
the
data collected on a Pocket PC device to be imported into the Windows
edition of Timesheets.
