The future is digital, and with Sine you can take your first steps into a paperless office. Here we will cover the essential features to implement at your organisation to help you do away with paper logbooks for good.

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The first thing you'll want to set up is your Visitor Types. These will vary depending on your operations and the variety of people entering your facility. In setting your visitor types, you will want to consider the different check-in flows you will require, as these can be customised to provide a unique flow per visitor type.

It is also useful to consider the user experience and choose names for your visitor types that will be clear to users when they select which type they are checking in as.

At a basic level, we often start with the below visitor types:

For each visitor type, you can select a name and colour to be associated with that visitor type.

To edit your visitor types, you will need to navigate to Sites and then select Settings for the relevant site. You can then find Visitor Types within the General section.

For organisations that are shifting towards a paperless workplace, check-in forms are one of the most powerful features. This is where you can gather all the essential information you require from visitors.

Check-in forms are completely customisable, with various field types, all with the ability to customise the experience for different visitor types. Whether it's as simple as a mobile number and email address through to complex safety inductions and signed non-disclosure agreements—Sine has you covered.

To help you get your check-in forms customised and set up, check out these articles:

Introduction to check-in forms

Editing check-in forms

Editing check-out forms

The Sine Pro mobile app is a great way to take your workplace completely paperless, you can even do away with printed badges! It enables you to have everyone check-in to site through their own mobile device. With Sine Pro, you have a variety of check-in methods available.

With nearby site selection, your site will be visible to users in the Sine Pro app when they are close to your location. Once they have selected your site, they are taken through your check-in forms and processes, just as a user would be at a kiosk.

Checking in to nearby sites

Configure check-in requirements for Sine Pro

When you enable a geofence for your site, you can allow regular visitors to be checked in automatically. This is a great option for contractors or employees, who are not required to complete check-in forms for every visit, and helps to reduce congestion at kiosks

Set up geofence for your site

For some operations, a geofence is not practical. Particularly where people need to be funnelled through specific entry/exit points. For these sites, QR scanning can be a great option.

With QR scanning, users can scan QR code posters to check in when they arrive on-site. For added security and validation, you can enable geofence verification, preventing users from checking in when they are not physically present.

Enable QR scan check-in through Sine Pro

Printing a site poster for QR check-in

Looking to check-in visitors who don't have the Sine Pro app? Instant QR allows visitors to complete a contactless check-in using their mobile without the need to download the app.

Setting up Instant QR

Sine can provide you with powerful insights and reporting to help you better understand and manage your operations. From the reporting dashboard to automated daily email reports, you can tailor Sine's reporting to your operational needs.

Get the most out of Sine, with these articles to help you set up and utilise analytics and reporting features:

Reports

Automatic daily email reports

Exporting reporting data to CSV

Set up reporting user permissions

The key to a great visitor experience is efficient notifications so that no one is left waiting unnecessarily. With Sine, you have the flexibility to ensure hosts are always promptly notified that a visitor has arrived, even if they step away from their desk.

You can set up notifications to be sent to hosts through the Sine Pro mobile app, or workplace messaging systems such as Slack, with additional features like 'delegates' that enable users to receive and action notifications on the behalf of a host.

For more on how to set up and manage notifications, check out these articles:

Host notifications on Sine Pro

Manage notification settings for a site

Manage personal notification settings

Slack integration setup

Set up delegates for hosts

Looking to get more out Sine, or maybe you just need a bit more guidance? Book a demo with our team to run through your site and ensure you are reaping all the benefits Sine has to offer your workplace!

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