Documentation
Documentation
Guides for setting up FabWise and running it day to day. Signed in? Ask Foreman — it answers from these same articles plus your own shop's data.
Getting Started
Doing it yourself? Buy the hardware, then work down the list. Having us do it with you? Preparing for Your Implementation Day is the one to read.
Kiosk
The shared tablet on the wall — enrollment, clock in and out, breaks.
- What Devices Work for the Kiosk and Workstation
- Set Up an Android Tablet for the Kiosk
- Set Up an iPad for the Kiosk
- Install the Kiosk App on an Android Tablet
- Install the Kiosk App on an iPad
- Your First Day on the Kiosk
- Start Shift on the Kiosk
- Breaks on the Kiosk
- Personal Time on the Kiosk
- End Shift on the Kiosk
- Unscheduled Shifts on the Kiosk
Workstation
Per-worker, device-bound capture — tasks, jobs, and end-of-day.
- Set Up a Worker's Tablet
- Set Up a Workstation Tablet (Android)
- Set Up a Workstation Tablet (iPhone or iPad)
- Set Up Workstation on Mac
- Set Up Workstation on Windows PC
- Install the Workstation App on Android
- Install the Workstation App on iPhone or iPad
- Your First Day on Workstation
- End Your Shift from Workstation
- Your Performance Summary
- Turn On Notifications
- Messages
- Track Machine Runs from Workstation
- Requesting Time Off
Time Tracking
Shifts, schedules, exceptions, corrections, and sign-off.
Job Costing
Quoted labor against actual labor, and what a job really cost.
Admin
Running the account — users, settings, billing, and reports.
- Account Health
- Benefits Cost Report
- Company Settings
- Contacting support and reading replies
- Correcting Shifts from the iOS App
- Creating a User Without an Email
- Daily Briefing
- Dashboard
- Enroll a Worker for Workstation Access
- Exporting Hours for Payroll
- Exporting a Pay Period to Payroll
- Global and Benefit Time Off Policies
- Hours Review
- Labor Codes
- Machine Utilization and Cost
- Managing Leads
- Managing Users
- Messages
- Reviewing and Approving Shifts
- Reviewing and Correcting Machine Runs
- Roles & Permissions
- Schedules
- Set Up Your Careers Page
- Set Up Your Website
- Setting Up Departments and Workers
- Setting Up a New Tablet for a Workstation Worker
- Settings Overview
- Shift Approval
- Shift Detail
- Signing In and Passkeys
- Support Access
- Time Off Policies
- Time Off in the Hours Report
- Understanding App Access Toggles
- Understanding Shift Reviews
- Worker Performance & Attendance
Troubleshooting
When something looks wrong and you need it working now.
Privacy
What FabWise records, who can see it, and how long we keep it.
Glossary
Plain definitions for the terms used across FabWise.
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