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Figure 5.2
AFIS Tenprint Station

to create latent print cases even if the workstation is not functionally connected
to AFIS.
The tenprint and latent print workstations are very similar; they differ not
in their hardware but in their software. In many cases, a workstation can be
changed from latent print mode to tenprint mode based on the access rights
of the user: a tenprint user who logged on would be granted access to the ten-
print functionality, and a latent print examiner would be granted access to the
latent print functionality. This flexibility allows more efficient use of the equip-
ment based on need. For example, instead of purchasing ten latent print
workstations and ten tenprint workstations, a location may need to purchase
only 15 dual-use workstations. This results in reduced costs while providing
improved efficiency. It also allows workstations to be used in a secondary func-
tion if another workstation becomes unusable.
The AFIS system administrator can assign access rights to examiners for
various tenprint and latent print functionalities based on their job require-
ments, which determine what functionality each examiner is entitled to. A ten-
print verifier might only be allowed access to the functions of case retrieval and
verification of hit/no hit of records in the candidate list. This verifier would
have no access rights to any tenprint acquisition or latent print functionality.