Setting General System Options 53 Changing the Base Currency from US Dollars The base currency is the main currency used by your organization for financial transactions. This is the cur- rency in which all costs are calculated, and the currency to which foreign currency amounts are converted. Web TimeSheet comes with a default base currency of US Dollars. You can choose another base currency at the bottom of the Currencies page. Setting Security Options Web TimeSheet includes a number of options to help keep your Web TimeSheet data secure. Security sys- tem preferences can be set at: Administration > System > System Preferences > Security section These security options include: 1.    Whether alternate login verification options should be enabled, including Windows NT/Active Direc- tory (self-hosted installations only) or SAML-based authentication. (For information on using Inte- grated Windows Authentication instead, see the Web TimeSheet Installation Guide.) 2.    Settings to improve users’ password strength 3.    Whether to automatically check for Web TimeSheet updates 4.    Whether users’ Web TimeSheet sessions should automatically time out after a period of inactivity. Setting System-Wide Preferences There are a few system preferences that apply to the system as a whole. These can be configured at: Administration > System > System Preferences In the Usage section, you can configure: 1.    Whether users are selected using a drop-down list or a pop-up dialog box. If you expect to have more than 100 users in the system, the pop-up is recommended. In the Reports section, you can choose: 1.    Whether reports are automatically generated when accessed, or if the user has to click a button to generate the report, after setting filter options and settings 2.    A network location users can install Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) from. OWC is re- quired to use pivot reports. In the Web Addresses section, you can set options for: 1.    The web address to send users to after they logout, such as your company’s intranet home page 2.    The web address for Web TimeSheet In the Feedback section, you can configure: 1.    Whether anonymous usage statistics are sent to Replicon Additional System Preferences Information on setting other system preferences is discussed in the related chapters: • Setting Timesheet System Preferences on page 32 • Setting Time Off System Preferences on page 40