--- title: "Starting Marlin | Marlin Getting Started" slug: "starting-marlin" description: "Learn how to Get Started with Marlin Tyre and Mechanical Workshop Software by Megabus." tags: ["Marlin Workshop"] updated: 2025-02-24T03:37:55Z published: 2025-02-24T03:37:55Z canonical: "help.megabus.com.au/starting-marlin" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.megabus.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Starting Marlin **Marlin Tyre and Mechanical Workshop Software** allows flexible and secure access to help effectively manage mechanical workshops. Marlin uses a two-step login process, allowing different levels of access across different company and branch configurations. [Users](/v1/docs/users) can be granted different levels of access and permissions, suitable for their specific needs. Marlin can also be set up to work in a variety of countries, using different languages. ## Opening Marlin A Windows desktop shortcut icon will usually be created when Marlin is installed. To begin using Marlin, double-click on the desktop shortcut or open the program from the Windows Start menu or Applications folder. Tip If there is no Marlin desktop shortcut, one can be created by menu and dragging the application icon from the Windows Start menu or Applications folder onto the desktop. The **Starting Marlin** pop-up window will open, showing the status of its network connection. Once connected to the appropriate database, the **Marlin Login** window will open, which can be used to start and manage sessions for different users and branches. ## Logging into Marlin Once Marlin has connected to the appropriate database, the **Marlin Login** window will open. In the **Username** textbox, enter a valid username. In the **Password** textbox, enter the password associated with the username. Warning User accounts will be [locked out of Marlin](/workshop/docs/users#locked-user-accounts) after too many failed attempts and need to have their account [unlocked](/workshop/docs/users#unlocking-user-accounts) by another user with appropriate permissions Note [User passwords](/v1/docs/users#resetting-user-passwords) can also be reset by another user with appropriate permissions, by going into a User's profile and manually editing their password or ticking the Reset checkbox. Once a valid Username and Password have been entered, click on the **Login** button to the bottom right of the Password textbox (or press **Enter** on the keyboard). The **Language** and **Branch** drop-down menus and the Session buttons below will now be activated. Use the **Language** menu to select the language to use for the session. Note The language selected in the Login window does not affect the language used for documents and reports generated during the session, which can only be changed using the **DefaultLanguage** [enterprise setting](/workshop/docs/enterprise-settings). Use the drop-down **Branch** menu to select which branch to log into. Marlin will remember users' language and branch choices for future logins. To log into the selected branch, click on the **Start Session** button at the bottom of the login window. The session will begin and Marlin will open on the **Navigator** window. ## Logging Out of Marlin To log out of an active Marlin session, select **Daily Activity > Logout** from the menu bar. The **Marlin Login** pop-up window will open. To end the Session while keeping the user logged into Marlin, click on the **End Session** button, below the drop-down Branch menu. Tip Ending sessions while keeping users logged into Marlin is useful for switching between different branches. To end the session and also log the user out of Marlin, click the **Logout** button below the Password textbox. Alternatively, to cancel the logout and continue the session, click the **Cancel** button at the bottom right of the Login window. To log out and close Marlin completely, click on the **X** button at the top right of the application window. ## Switching Branches Users can end one session and begin another one for a different branch without having to logout of Marlin entirely. To log into a different branch, first end the current session by selecting **Daily Activity > Logout** from the menu bar. The **Marlin Login** pop-up window will open. To end the session while keeping the user logged into Marlin, click on the **End Session** button, below the drop-down Branch menu. Once the session is ended, use the drop-down **Branch** menu to select a different branch to log into. To log into the selected branch, click on the **Start Session** button at the bottom of the login window. The session will begin and Marlin will open on the **Navigator** page. ## Managing Marlin Sessions For users with Session Administration and View Sessions [permissions](/v1/docs/users#user-permissions) enabled, an additional **Manage Sessions** button will appear at the bottom right of the Marlin Login window. Clicking the Manage Sessions button will open the **Sessions** pop-up window on the Search page, showing a list of active sessions. To view additional details about a session, open it from the Search list. The session window will open on the **Details** tab will open, showing general information about the session, as well as a list of its record locks and open modules. Note The Sessions window is also accessible to permitted users from within Marlin, by selecting **Tools > Sessions** from the menu bar. ### Unlocking Records #### Sessions > Details Records being edited are usually locked and cannot be edited by other users. Unlocking records allows them to be edited by other users until they are saved. To unlock a record, click on the **Unlock** button in the Unlock column of the relevant record in the session's Record Locks list. ### Ending Sessions #### Sessions > Details To end a user's session, first open it from the Sessions Search list. To the top right of the Details list, click on the **End Session** action button. The user's Session will end and they will be returned to the Marlin Login window.