What is Whereabouts? |
Whereabouts lets you know where a group member is at all times. You can easily see if your colleagues are available, send quick messages to them, browse schedules and agendas, and use a time sheet to record your personal attendance.
1. Add/Edit Whereabouts |
To instantly let people know if you are out or in, and to let people know where you can be reached, you can input your current Whereabouts. You can also update another users' Whereabouts.
Note: To edit another user's Whereabouts, you must have access permission which is set by the system administrator.
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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From the Group drop-down menu, select a group to find the user whose Whereabouts you want to change.
The Whereabouts List of the group appears.
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Click the Whereabouts of the user.
The Current Whereabouts List window appears.
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From the Whereabouts drop-down menu, select a Whereabouts status, and add text if you wish.
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From the Until drop-down menu, select a date and time.
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In the Contact field, enter relevant contact information, such as a telephone number.
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When done, click Update.
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Note: As a quick short cut to updating your own Whereabouts, on your Home Page, go to the Whereabouts section, click IN or OUT; this will automatically update your Whereabouts.
2. Send Quick Messages |
Whereabouts lets you leave quick messages for any user. This feature is good for any short, immediate message, such as phone messages.
When you send a message, it will show up in the user's Whereabouts on the Home Page, and it may show up in email as well, depending on the user's settings.
Note: To leave mesages for other users, you must have access permission which is set by the system administrator.
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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From the Group drop-down menu, select a group to find the user for whom you want to leave a message.
The Whereabouts List of the group appears.
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In the Message column, click the Message + icon by the user for whom you want to leave a message.
The Message window appears.
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In the From field, enter a name. For instance, if you answered a phone call for the person, and a client called, leave the client's name.
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In the Tel. (telephone) field, enter a telephone number for the recipient to call, if desired.
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In the Message field, enter a text message.
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When done, click Add.
3. Browse Whereabouts |
In one page, you can see the whereabouts of all your colleagues.
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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From the Group drop-down menu, select a group of users you want to view.
The Whereabouts List of the group appears.
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For a quick look, you can check whereabouts on your Home Page. Under Whereabouts, the whereabouts of your chosen group can be displayed. This Home Page setting must be activated in Display Whereabouts on Your Home Page.
4. Browse/Delete Messages |
If you receive Whereabouts messages, you can read the messages and delete in three ways:
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To view your own messages:
From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears. Your messages will be listed below the whereabouts.
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To view your messages or other users' messages:
Click the ! icon next to the name of the person's messages you want to view.
Click the check box of the message you want to delete, and click Delete.
Note: Access permissions to delete other users' messages are set up by the system administrator. If you cannot delete others' messages, you do not have permission.
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To view your messages from your Home Page:
If you have messages in Whereabouts, they will be listed on your Home Page in My Messages.
Click the link to see your messages.
Click the check box of the message you want to delete, and click Delete.
Note: To see My Messages, you must activate it in My Options > General > Layout.
5. Browse Daily View of Schedule |
So that you know the schedule of your colleagues in one click, you can browse Scheduler daily calendars of individual users from the Whereabouts application.
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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From the Group drop-down menu, select a group.
The Whereabouts List of the group appears.
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Click the Daily View clock next to the user wto view their daily schedule.
The Daily View Scheduler window for the user appears.
6. Set Up Time Sheets |
To use time sheets in Whereabouts, the following conditions must exist:
- The system administrator must activate Time Sheet Setting for Whereabouts.
- Whereabouts must be displayed on the Home Page.
- Time Sheet must be displayed on the Home Page.
If these conditions exist, follow these steps:
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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Click the Time Sheet tab.
The Time Sheet for the user appears.
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To browse to different months, use the arrows at the top to move month to month. To get back to the original month, click This Month.
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To update the time sheet for the present day, use the Punch In, Take Break, End Break, and Punch Out buttons.
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To edit your timesheet, click the + icon on the day you want to edit.
The Edit Timesheet window will appear.
Note: You must have access permissions set up by the system administrator to edit your timesheet; if you don't see the edit icon, you do not have permission.
- From the Punch In drop-down menu, select an arrival time.
- From the Start Break drop-down menu, select an exit time taken for a break.
- From the End Break drop-down menu, select a return time from a break.
- From the Punch Out drop-down menu, select an exit time.
- From the Note field, enter additional comments.
Click Save.
7. Export Whereabouts data to a CSV file | (User Settings) |
You can export your personal time sheet information to a CSV (comma separated value) file.
Note: Only a system administrator can export other users' data to CSV file.
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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Click the Time Sheet tab.
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Click Export to File (upper right).
The Export Time Sheet Data window will appear.
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Set a Time Period using the pull-down menus.
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Click Export. The download screen will be displayed.
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Select a location for your file.
The CSV File will be exported to the selected location.
8. General Options | (User Settings) |
As a user, you have the ability to change your General Options for Whereabouts as follows:
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From the Home Page, click Whereabouts on the Share360 menu.
The Whereabouts List window appears.
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Click Options or My Options.
Note: You can access My Options from any page; just use the left navigation in My Options to find the specific Home Page or application options.
The Whereabouts Options window appears.
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Click General.
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In the Personal Whereabouts Menu Setting list box, enter an item to add to your Personal Whereabouts Menu, if desired.
This item will be one of your Whereabouts pull-down choices to let people know where you are.
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In the How to Receive Messages area, click the radio button next to your preferred method of receiving messages.
If you choose Email, you must set up an SMTP server.
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In the Email Address to Receive Messages area, click the radio button next to your preferred email address for receiving messages.
If you choose an email address not listed in your Member Directory, enter it in the Additional Email Address field.
If you use an email address not listed in the Member Directory, a “Cannot Send” message may appear. If this occurs, see your system administrator about activating the setting to receive messages.
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When done, click Save.
9. Display Whereabouts on Your Home Page | (User Settings) |
To set whereabouts for display on your Home Page, follow these steps:
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On the Home Page, in the Whereabouts section, click Options.
The Home Page Options for Whereabouts window appears.
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From the Other Users' Whereabouts to List on Home Page (by Group) drop-down menu, select the group of users you want to display on your Home Page.
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To display the Time Sheet on the Home Page, check the List Time Sheet box.
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To synchronize your time sheet with Whereabouts, check the Time Sheet Automatically Updates Whereabouts box.
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When done, click Save.
10. Set Up the Whereabouts Menu | (System Settings) |
As a system administrator, you can set up the menu items for Whereabouts (i.e. in, out, in a meeting, out of town, etc.).
The users are also able to set up their own personal Whereabouts options, but the ones set up by the administrator are default whereabouts for all users.
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From the Home Page, choose Whereabouts > Admin Tools
Note: You can access Admin Tools from any page; just use the left navigation in Admin Tools to find the specific application options.
If you are not already logged in as Admin, enter your admin password when prompted.
Select Whereabouts Menu.
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Add or delete menu items. These will show up in the pull-down based on the order listed here.
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When done, click Save.
11. Set Access Permissions | (System Settings) |
As a system administrator, you control the Whereabouts access permissions for registered and guest users. To change permissions, follow these steps:
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From the Home Page, choose Whereabouts > Admin Tools.
Note: You can access Admin Tools from any page; just use the left navigation in Admin Tools to find the specific application options.
If you are not already logged in as Admin, enter your admin password when prompted.
Select Access Permission.
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Set permissions as desired:
From the Access Permission for Registered Users to Other Users' Whereabouts & Messages to Them area: Allow registered users to register, edit, or delete the whereabouts and messages of other users.
From the Access Permission for Guest Users area: Allow guest users to browse the messages of registered users.
From the Access Permission for Guest Users area: Allow non-registered users to register, edit, or delete the messages of a registered user.
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Access Permissions
The following is the list of the access permissions at Whereabouts. Non-registered users are users not registered in Admin Tools of Cybozu Share360.
Setting Items Registered Users
Non-Registered Users
System
AdministratorBrowse Whereabouts
and MessagesYes
Set with an Access
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Edit own Whereabouts Yes
No
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Edit other's Whereabouts Set with an Access
PermissionSet with an Access
Permission-
Register Messages Yes
Set with an Access
Permission-
Delete Messages Set with an Access
PermissionSet with an Access
Permission-
12. Change Mail Server Settings | (System Settings) |
As a system administrator, for convenience, you can modify the SMTP mail server from Whereabouts as follows:
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From the Home Page, choose Whereabouts > Setting.
If you are not already logged in as Admin, enter your admin password when prompted.
Select Mail Server Setting.
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Enter an SMTP server.
The server is set as a common SMTP server for Share360.
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When done, click Save.
13. Set Up Time Sheets | (System Settings) |
As a system administrator, you control the activation and usage rights of the Time Sheet for all users. Choose settings as follows:
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From the Home Page, choose Whereabouts > Admin Tools.
Note: You can access Admin Tools from any page; just use the left navigation in Admin Tools to find the specific application options.
If you are not already logged in as Admin, enter your admin password when prompted.
Select Time Sheet.
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Select menu items as desired.
Check the Use Time Sheet box to activate Time Sheet.
From the From When to Change Date drop-down menu, select the time at which you want the date to change for Time Sheet records.
Check the Allow Users to Edit Time Sheet Data box to allow users to edit Time Sheet data.
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When done, click Save.
14. List/Export Time Sheet Data | (System Settings) |
As a system administrator, you can browse or edit the Time Sheet data of all registered users as follows:
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From the Home Page, choose Whereabouts > Admin Tools.
Note: You can access Admin Tools from any page; just use the left navigation in Admin Tools to find the specific application options.
If you are not already logged in as Admin, enter your admin password when prompted.
Select Time Sheet Data.
User names of the selected registered group will be displayed.
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To browse Time Sheet data for a user:
- Select a group with the user data you want to browse.
- Click a month to browse.
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To edit Time Sheet data:
- Select a group with the user data you want to edit.
- Click a month to browse.
- Click the + Edit icon in any date cell.
- Edit the data.
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Click Export data to a CSV file, click Export to File.
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Choose a group to find a particular user.
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Choose a name and time period for export.
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Click Export, choose a file folder and click Save.
15. Change Send Message Email Address | (System Settings) |
Users have the option of receiving Whereabouts messages in Whereabouts or in WebMail. The default "from" address is the same as the receivers. Sometimes this can cause bounce backs, as some email servers willl not accept this setting.
If you want to change the send email address, please enter the Email address to be set as the send address below.
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From the Home Page, choose Whereabouts > Admin Tools.
Note: You can access Admin Tools from any page; just use the left navigation in Admin Tools to find the specific application options.
If you are not already logged in as Admin, enter your admin password when prompted.
Select Email Send Address.
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From the Email field, enter the email address of a sender.
When you set an email address, it will be effective for all Share360 users.
If you do not set this email address, the email address of the message recipient will be selected automatically.
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When done, click Save.