Camera Configuration (Dayforce Clock Pro Only)

The Dayforce Clock Pro is equipped with a camera that you can configure to capture employees’ pictures when they perform clock entries. The following tag in the <system> section controls the clock’s camera functionality:

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<camera mode="picture_with_face_detection" torch_intensity="50" submit_all_pics="yes" accept_on_hw_failure="yes">no</camera>

To configure the clock to use the camera, add this tag to your custom config file and set it to yes.

You can configure the clock with one of the following camera modes:

Note: The Dayforce Clock Pro supports all of the following camera modes when running in both standalone and online modes.
picture: The clock takes a picture of the employee in front of the camera. This mode offers the least restrictive verification.
This camera mode is supported when the clock is operating in directionless mode.
face_verification: The clock verifies the employee’s face against their enrollment photos. Dayforce doesn’t try to determine if the face is a live face (that is, whether it’s a photo of a face).
Note: Depending on your Dayforce configuration, this attribute might be unavailable or might not function.
face_identification: This mode is identical to face_verification mode but the clock doesn’t prompt employees to enter their badge number on the clock before the camera captures their image. When this mode is configured, the camera verifies the employee’s face against their enrollment photos.
This camera mode is supported when the clock is operating in directionless mode. However, the clock doesn’t support both biometric verification and facial identification at the same time. If you’ve configured both of these validation features, the clock prioritizes and uses biometric verification only.

By default, the camera mode is set to picture.

You can also edit other attributes in the <camera> tag:

torch_intensity: The intensity of the camera’s flash. The number specified is a percentage of the LED’s brightness. For example, with torch_intensity="40" specified, the flash is limited to 40% of the LED’s possible brightness.
submit_all_pics: Controls whether the clock submits all pictures. When set to yes, the clock submits all clock pictures whether or not they passed picture or facial verification. When set to no, the clock submits only pictures that failed verification so that managers can view them using the functionality in the Clock Entry Audits and Timesheets features.
accept_on_hw_failure: Controls whether the clock accepts clock entries when picture or facial verification is enabled, but the camera isn’t operational or is disconnected. When set to yes, the clock rejects clock entries if the camera isn’t operational. When set to no, the clock accepts clock entries despite the camera not being able to verify an employee’s identity.

You can configure two types of employee verification with the camera on the Dayforce Clock Pro:

Enable Picture Capture

When picture capture is enabled on the Dayforce Clock Pro, the clock captures pictures of employees when they perform a clock entry. Each captured picture is tied to the clock entry and is available for review in Dayforce in the Clock Entry Audits feature and in Timesheets in the Clock Data panel. Managers (or other users with access) can compare the picture that was captured with the clock entry to the picture that was captured during the photo enrollment process.

For example, an employee’s clock entry fails biometric verification, but the clock is configured to submit the failed clock entry along with a picture of the employee. In this scenario, the employee’s manager could compare the picture from the clock entry with the stock photo stored in the database (that is, the one captured during the photo enrollment process). By performing this step, the manager can confirm that the employee performed their own clock entry.

Before You Begin: In addition to configuring picture capture using the settings that are described in this section, an administrator or manager must also enroll employees for picture capture. After an admin user enables picture capture functionality and enrolls employees, the clock captures pictures of the employees when they perform clock entries. See Enroll Employees for Picture Capture.

To enable picture capture for the clock in Dayforce:

Go to Site Setup > Clock Configuration.
In the Device Type drop-down list, select Dayforce Touch / Pro.
In the second drop-down list, select Unified.
Select a clock configuration group.
In the <system> section in the <camera> tag, enter "picture" in the mode attribute.
Edit the attributes in the <camera> tag, as needed.
In the <validation> section, specify the following:

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<validation id="PictureValidation" active="yes" order="23" supervisor="yes" />

This validation ensures that the clock can capture a picture of the employee with their clock entry. It doesn’t validate that the employee’s clock picture matches their stock picture.
You can also edit the following attributes for this validation:
- To change the order in which the clock performs this validation in relation to the other validations it performs, change the number in the order attribute.
- To exempt supervisors from this validation, specify supervisor="no".
In the <functions> sections, update the tags for any functions that should trigger the camera to capture pictures. For example, if you want the clock to capture pictures when employees end their meals, set the camera attribute to "yes" in the "end_meal" tag.
To disable picture capture for a function, make sure that the tag is set with camera="no", or that it doesn’t contain the camera attribute.
If necessary, in the <functions> sections, you can specify which functions the clock still submits clock entries for when it couldn’t capture a picture of the employee.
By default, these clock entries are rejected and aren’t sent to the server. However, when you specify submit_photo_failure="yes" for a function, clock entries that fail picture verification are submitted to the server so that managers can review them in timesheets.
For example, you can configure the clock so that when employees clock in to start their shift and fail picture verification, the clock entry is still submitted to the server. To configure this functionality, you can update the in tag so that it’s configured with submit_photo_failure="yes":

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<function id="in" key="F1" punchtype="Punch_In" icon="shift_start" camera="yes" submit_photo_failure="yes" />

Save your changes, and then validate and publish.

Enable Facial Verification

When facial verification is enabled on the Dayforce Clock Pro, the clock captures pictures of employees when they perform a clock entry. Each captured picture is automatically compared to the employee’s picture templates to validate the associated clock entry. Depending on how your time entry policy is configured, the clock either rejects clock entries that fail facial verification, or processes them and notes that the employee didn’t pass facial verification.

Before You Begin: In addition to configuring picture capture using the settings described in this section, an administrator or manager must also enroll employees for picture capture. After an admin user enables picture capture functionality and enrolls employees, the clock captures pictures of the employees when they perform clock entries. See Enroll Employees for Picture Capture.

To enable facial verification for the clock in Dayforce:

Go to Site Setup > Clock Configuration.
In the Device Type drop-down list, select Dayforce Touch / Pro.
In the second drop-down list, select Unified.
Select a clock configuration group.
In the <system> section, specify a type of facial verification using the mode attribute in the <camera> tag. Enter one of the following types:
- face_verification
- face_identification
Edit the attributes in the <camera> tag, as needed.
In the <validation> section, specify the following:

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<validation id="PictureValidation" active="yes" order="23" supervisor="yes" />

This validation ensures that the clock captures a picture of the employee with their clock entry. It doesn’t validate that the employee’s clock picture matches their stock picture.
You can also edit the following attributes for this validation:
- To change the order in which the clock performs this validation in relation to the other validations it performs, change the number in the order attribute.
- To exempt supervisors from this validation, specify supervisor="no".
In the <functions> sections, update the tags for any functions that should trigger the camera to verify an employee’s facial image. For example, if you want the clock to perform a facial verification when employees end their meals, set the camera attribute to "yes" in the "end_meal" tag.
To disable facial verification for a function, make sure that the tag is set with camera="no", or that it doesn’t contain the camera attribute.
If necessary, in the <functions> sections, you can specify which functions the clock still submits clock entries for when it couldn’t capture a picture of the employee.
By default, these clock entries are rejected and aren’t sent to the server. However, when you specify submit_photo_failure="yes" for a function, clock entries that fail facial verification are submitted to the server so that managers can review them in timesheets.
For example, you can configure the clock so that when employees clock in to start their shift and fail facial verification, the clock entry is still submitted to the server. To configure this functionality, you can update the in tag so that it’s configured with submit_photo_failure="yes":

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<function id="in" key="F1" punchtype="Punch_In" icon="shift_start" camera="yes" submit_photo_failure="yes" />

Save your changes, and then validate and publish.