User Guide

CHAPTER2:SETTINGYOUR TIMECLOCKPREFERENCES
BeforeAccuratereportcanbegeneratedandemployeepunchdetailsarecalculatedcorrectly,youmustsetyour
timeclockrulesandpreferences:
Setupyourpayperiodandovertimerules
SetuppunchroundingandEmployeeInputoptions
CustomizethePINlengthandAlertsPreferences
SETTING YOURPAY PREFERENCES
YoucanaccessyourPayPreferencesinoneoftwoways:
ClickSetupYourPayPeriodintheAlerts/Tasklist
SelectPreferencesfromtheSettingsmenu
FollowtheinstructionsbelowtosetyourPayPreferences.
CompletetheCompanyNamefield and,ifapplicable,theCompanyPayrollIDfield.
Thesewillbeused
whenemailingtime
SelecttheapplicableoptionfromthePayPeriodTypedrop
downmenu:
o WeeklyEmployeesarepaidonceperweek
o BiWeeklyEmployeesarepaideverytwoweeks
o SemiMonthlyEmployeesarepaidtwicepermonth
o
MonthlyEmployeesarepaidoncepermonth
Ifyouselectthesemimonthlypayperiod,twoadditionaldate
fieldsdisplaythatmustbecompleted.
Typethefirstdayofthemonthlythatyourpayperiodbegins
intheStartSemiMonthlyonfield.
Typethesecondday
ofthemonththatyourpayperiodbeginsintheandonfield.
ClickintheLastPayStartfieldtoopenthecalendarandselectthedatethatyourpreviouspayperiod
started
ClickintheThisPayStartfieldtoopenthecalendarandselectthe
datethatyourcurrentpayperiod
started.
ClickintheNextPayStartfieldtoopenthecalendarandselectthedatethatyournextpayperiodwill
start.
TypethetimeofdaythatyourworkdaybeginsintheDayStartfield.Youonlyneedtomodifythis
setting
ifyourcompanyhasa24hourworkscheduleandneedstoaccommodateovernightshifts;itis
recommendedthatthissettingremainat12:00am.
SelectthedayoftheweekthatyourworkweekbeginsformtheWeekStartdropdownmenu.The
company’sweeklyovertimecalculationsare
basedonthissetting.
Tip:Usethe<<and>>arrowstoselecttheyear.Usethe<and>arrowstoselectthemonth.