Attendance Start Time of the Day

Attendance Start Time of the Day

Purpose of the Start Time of the Day feature

This feature is used to cater the current system behavior for shift’s beginning at midnight (Actual Clocking Time: 00:00).


Please note that currently the system will consider any clocking occurring before “00:00” to be from the previous day as shown in the example provided below:

Example:
  1. Shift: NS - Night Shift 00:00 - 08:00

  2. Clocking time:

  3. Current Time Entry

    1. System will update the clocking details to the following day, 05/May (Tue) although the details fall under the shift (NS) range for 04/May (Mon).
    2. This is due to the system analyzer had determined that the clocking for 04/May (Mon) to begin at “00:00”.
    3. Hence, the clocking range for this date would be from 03/May (Sun) to 04/(Mon).
      1. Earliest In: 03/May (Sun) at 22:00
      2. Latest Out: 04/May (Mon) at 13:00

By utilizing the Start Time of the Day feature, the shift analyzer can be influenced to determine the time that the following day will begin, resulting in the following result:


Example:
  1. Start Time of the Day

  2. Shift: NS - Night Shift 00:00 - 08:00

  3. Clocking time:

  4. Time Entry

    1. Employees clocking has been assigned to the shift (NS) range for 04/May (Mon) accordingly..

Applicability of the feature

This feature is only applicable to clients who:
  1. Using Attendance module
  2. Midnight shift start sharp right at 00:00
  3. For example, If employee clock in at 31st/Mar/2020 at 23:59 or 1st/Apr/2020 at 00:00 for night shift (e.g: 00:00 – 09:00) is considered having night shift on 31st/Mar/2020 instead of 1st/Apr/2020 

Configuring the Start Time of the Day

Note: This will only be applicable if there is any shift’s that begin at midnight (Actual Clocking Time: 00:00). No action will be require should there be no such shift within your attendance configuration.


STEP 1 : Go to Attendance -> General Setting ->  Shift Setting.

STEP 2 : Click on 'Change' for the Start Time of the Day.  

STEP 3 : Proceed to enter the new time that Start Time of the Day.
Note: We would recommend to configure the time to 00:01.

STEP 4 : Confirm and tick on the checkbox. 

STEP 5 : Click on 'Save' button. 



Resetting the Start Time of the Day to default

STEP 1 : Go to Attendance -> General Setting ->  Shift Setting.

STEP 2 : Click on 'Reset' for the Start Time of the Day.  

STEP 3 : Proceed to click on 'Yes'..