Adding a Department Follow
Departments allow you to group employees and apply specific operational, clocking, and schedule rules.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Rounding and grace period rules configured at the department level apply to all clockings within that department, including breaks and lunches. If uniform rounding across breaks is not suitable, leave rounding and grace rules unconfigured.
Department Setup Options
When creating or editing a department, configure the following settings:
Code: The identifier displayed on employee timecards (e.g., department name, abbreviation, or numeric code).
Department Name: The full name displayed under the Departments tab in the portal.
Day Changes At: The cutoff time when the system rolls over to the next business day. Punches made after this time post to the following day's timecard.
Maximum Shift: The maximum number of consecutive hours an employee can work in a single shift. Exceeding this limit forces the next punch to register as a new Clock In rather than a Clock Out, and flags the shift as a missed punch.
New Shift Starts: The mandatory minimum duration (in hours) that must elapse after clocking out before an employee can begin a new shift.
Night Shift?: Enable this for departments with overnight schedules. It permits clock-in and clock-out entries to cross the Day Changes At threshold without triggering a missed punch error.