Punch Validation
Punch Validation allows you to establish criteria for validating employee time clock punches.
Criteria
- No In Punch Validation. Denotes that no advanced In punch validation was performed.
- In Punch Schedule Lockout. Allows you to validate In punches based on an employee's schedule.
- Enable Lockouts. Allows you to require validation of In punches based on an employee's schedule, if selected. If lockouts are enabled, the employee will not be allowed to punch In if they are outside the established criteria.
- Enable Warnings. Allows you to activate warnings for In punches based on an employee's schedule, if selected. These warnings will be displayed on the time clock when the employee punches in.
- Job Lockout Level. Allows you to determine whether validation of In punches to the scheduled job is required. If None is selected, employees will be able to clock into a job whether it is their scheduled job or not. If Warn is selected, employees will see a warning message on the time clock if they try to punch In for a job for which they are not scheduled. If Lockout is selected, the employee will not be allowed to punch In unless it is for their scheduled job.
- Lockout Grace Post Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period for when employees can punch In after a schedule has started. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but doesn't clock In until 08:16 it will not be allowed to punch in. If they punch In at 08:14 the punch would be allowed.
- Lockout Grace Pre Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period for when employees can punch In before a schedule has started. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but clocks In at 07:44 the employee will not be allowed to punch In. If they punch In at 07:46 the punch would be allowed.
- Warning Grace Post Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period, after a schedule has started, as to when employees will see a warning on the time clock when punching In. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but doesn't clock In until 08:16 the employee will receive a warning that they are punching In after the established In-punch criteria. If they punch In at 08:14 they would not see a warning.
- Warning Grace Pre Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period, before a schedule has started, as to when employees will see a warning on the time clock when punching In. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but tries to punch In at 07:44 the employee will receive a warning that they are punching In prior to the established in punch criteria . If they punch In at 07:46 they would not see a warning.
- Out Punch Schedule Lockout. Allows you to validate Out punches based on an employee's schedule.
- Allow Unscheduled. Allows you to denote that employees who are not scheduled can still punch Out.
- Enable Lockouts. Allows you to require validation of Out punches based on an employee's schedule. If lockouts are enabled, the employee will not be allowed to punch Out if they are outside the established criteria.
- Enable Warnings. Allows you to activate warnings for Out punches based on an employee's schedule. These warnings will be displayed on the time clock when the employee punches Out.
- Lockout Grace Post Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period for when employees can punch Out after a schedule has ended. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled from 08:00 to 14:00 but doesn't clock Out until 14:16 will not be allowed to punch Out. If they punch Out at 14:14 the punch would be allowed.
- Lockout Grace Pre Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period for when employees can punch Out before a schedule has ended. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 to 14:00 but clocks Out at 13:44 the employee will not be allowed to punch Out. If they punch Out at 13:46 the punch would be allowed.
- Post Punch Limit. Allows you to determine the outer limit of when an employee can punch Out after a schedule has started. The limit can be up to 1440 (24 hrs.). If an employee tries to clock Out after the Grace for Post Schedule has passed, but before the Post Punch Limit, they will be able to clock Out.
- Pre Punch Limit. Allows you to determine the outer limit of when an employee can punch Out before a schedule has ended. The limit can be up to 1440 (24 hrs.). If an employee tries to clock Out prior to the Grace for Post Schedule, but before the Pre Punch Limit, they will be able to clock Out.
- Warning Grace Post Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period, after a schedule has ended, as to when employees will see a warning on the time clock when punching Out. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose schedule ends at 14:00 but doesn't clock Out until 14:16 will receive a warning that they are punching Out after the established Out-punch criteria. If they punch Out at 14:14 they would not see a warning.
- Warning Grace Pre Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period, before a schedule has ended, as to when employees will see a warning on the time clock when punching Out. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 14:00 but tries to punch Out at 13:44 will receive a warning that they are punching Out prior to the established in punch criteria. If they punch Out at 13:46 they would not see a warning.
- In Punch Schedule Lockout, Allow Unscheduled. Allows you to determine Validation of In punch based on employee schedule, allow unscheduled to clock In.
- Enable Lockouts. Allows you to require validation of In punches based on an employee's schedule, if selected. If lockouts are enabled, the employee will not be allowed to punch in if they are outside the established criteria.
- Enable Warnings. Allows you to activate warnings for In punches based on an employee's schedule, if selected. These warnings will be displayed on the time clock when the employee punches in.
- Job Lockout Level. Allows you to determine whether validation of In punches to the scheduled job is required. If None is selected, employees will be able to clock into a job whether it is their scheduled job or not. If Warn is selected, employees will see a warning message on the time clock if they try to punch in for a job for which they are not scheduled. If Lockout is selected, the employee will not be allowed to punch in unless it is for their scheduled job.
- Lockout Grace Post Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period for when employees can punch in after a schedule has started. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but doesn't clock in until 08:16 it will not be allowed to punch in. If they punch in at 08:14 the punch would be allowed.
- Lockout Grace Pre Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period for when employees can punch in before a schedule has started. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but clocks in at 07:44 the employee will not be allowed to punch in. If they punch in at 07:46 the punch would be allowed.
- Post Punch Limit. Allows you to determine the outer limit of when an employee can punch in after a schedule has started. The limit can be up to 1440 (24 hrs.). If an employee tries to clock in after the Grace for Post Schedule has passed, but before the Post Punch Limit, they will be able to clock in.
- Pre Punch Limit. Allows you to determine the outer limit of when an employee can punch in before a schedule has started. The limit can be up to 1440 (24 hrs.). If an employee tries to clock in prior to the Grace for Post Schedule, but before the Pre Punch Limit, they will be able to clock in.
- Warning Grace Post Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period, after a schedule has started, as to when employees will see a warning on the time clock when punching In. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but doesn't clock in until 08:16 will receive a warning that they are punching In after the established in punch criteria. If they punch in at 08:14 they would not see a warning.
- Warning Grace Pre Schedule. Allows you to determine the grace period, before a schedule has started, as to when employees will see a warning on the time clock when punching In. For example, if you set the grace period to be 15 minutes, an employee whose is scheduled at 08:00 but tries to punch In at 07:44 will receive a warning that they are punching In prior to the established In punch criteria. If they punch In at 07:46 they would not see a warning.
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