Recording Your Time |
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To record your time using the time sheet:
From the Time & Attendance menu, select My Timecard.
Note: If the My Timecard option is not visible, make sure that you have selected Employee in the Role Selector.
On the Today’s Activities section, click the button.
If the day for which you need to enter information is not displayed on the time sheet, use the date selection tools to change the view to an appropriate date range.
Tips:
You can use the drop-down menu to select a predefined date range or
use the start and end date fields (or the buttons)
to define a range of dates. If you select a predefined date range,
the time sheet
will refresh immediately. If you enter a start and end date manually
or using the
buttons,
you must click Find to refresh
the time sheet
with data for the dates you have chosen.
Although you can use the date selection tools to view time sheet information
for other dates, you can only enter data for dates that fall within
the current or next pay period.
If a blank row does not appear
for the appropriate date, click the button on
an existing row to create a new row with the same date.
Tip: You can also use the Insert button to add new rows.
In the Time In column on the row for the appropriate day, enter the time you began working.
Tip: If you have been assigned a schedule, your scheduled start and stop times will appear in light gray text in the Time In and Time Out columns. If you want to accept and enter these default times, as well as any default earnings codes or labor categories associated with them, click the checkbox in the Select column for the appropriate line and skip to step 11.
In the Time Out column, enter the time you stopped working.
Notes:
After you have entered your out time, your calculated hours for the
entry are automatically displayed in the Hours column.
As a time-based employee you must enter your regular work time using
the Time In and Time Out columns (or the clocking icons, if these
are available to you). Although you can type in the Hours field of
the time sheet,
any data you enter will cause a error or it will be overwritten when your
hours are calculated based on your in and out times. There are some
instances, however, when you can use the Hours column with specific
earnings codes to record
non-worked time.
If your company requires you to use the Out Type column to indicate whether or not you took a lunch period, select either Lunch Punch or No Lunch from the drop-down menu in the Out Type column.
Note: The effect of your Out Type selection on your calculated total hours depends upon your company's lunch policies and the Time & Attendance module's configuration. Consult with your manager for specific instructions about how to record your lunch period. Using the Out Type column incorrectly, or if you are not required to, can reduce your reported working hours and adversely affect your paycheck.
If you need to assign a special
earnings code to your hours, use the button in
the Earnings Code column to select the appropriate code.
Tips:
Earnings codes are most often used to record
non-worked time, such as vacation or illness, but your company
may also allow or require you to use other earnings codes.
If you do not enter an earnings code, it will be assumed that you are
entering normal worked time.
If you need to assign your
hours to one or more specific labor categories (such as a department
and a job), use the button
in the relevant columns to select the appropriate codes.
Tips:
The specific labor category columns that appear on your time sheet (if any)
depend upon your company's structure and the Time & Attendance module's
configuration.
If your company uses many different labor categories, you may need
to scroll to the right to view all of the time sheet
columns.
If you do not enter new codes in a labor category column, the codes
that appear by default in your time sheet
(if any) will be used.
If you want to include any
additional information about the worked time you are recording, click
the button on the right side of the page, enter
a note in the pop-up window, and click the Done
button.
Notes:
When you click the button,
the Notes window opens above the row and the row is highlighted so
that you can see which row you are adding, viewing, or editing notes
for. Depending on whether a note has already been added and submitted
for a row, the following buttons are displayed:
- A
note does not exist for a row. This is also the default note icon
which is displayed before any notes have been added to a row.
- All text has been deleted
from a note window, but the page has not been submitted since the
text was deleted.
- A note exists for a row and the page
has been submitted since the note was added or edited.
- A note exists for a row, but the page
has not yet been submitted since the note was added or edited.
If you need to record another period of worked time, repeat steps 1-9.
Click the Save button to record all of your new data.
If your information meets basic validation requirements, the time sheet will refresh with an "Operation Successful" message displayed near the top of the page.
Notes:
The time sheet
displays status information about each entry made. See Reading
Your Time Entries for information about the icons used to indicate
status.
If you entered a selection in the Out Type column, your company's lunch
policy rules will be applied when you click the Submit button, which may
cause the values in the Hours column to change.
If you later need to come back and edit an entry on your time sheet, keep in
mind that your company may be set up so that once your manager has approved an entry,
the entry is locked and you cannot make any further changes to it. If
your company is configured this way, you can only edit entries that have
not yet been approved by your manager.
If one or more of your entries have been locked for this reason, the following
message is displayed at the top of the page: "Rows may be disabled
because manager approval
has occurred."
If your company is not configured this way, you can continue to edit entries
after manager approval
has occurred. If you edit entries that have been approved by you or your
manager, the approvals
will be removed and you and/or your manager
will have to approve your time sheet
again.
Regardless of how your company is configured for editing time sheet entries,
you can only edit entries in the current or next pay period.
If you have questions about editing your time sheet,
contact your manager.