Configure Dayforce Touch Clocks to Accept Unassigned Clock Entries

Configuring Dayforce Touch Clocks to accept unassigned clock entries involves adding functionality to allow In with position transfer clock entries.

To configure the Dayforce Touch Clock to accept unassigned clock entries:

1. Assign each clock to one location in Pay Setup > Clock Devices.
2. Note: Each location that is eligible to accept unassigned locations requires its own unique Dayforce Touch Clock.
2. Create clock device groups in Pay Setup > Clock Device Groups and assign clocks to each device group, as appropriate, in Pay Setup > Clock Devices.
3. Add a new button for the In with position transfer function to replace the existing Start Shift button. Alternatively, add it separately as a secondary button, in Site Setup > Clock Configuration:
4. <function id="in_with_position_transfer" key="F2" punchtype="Punch_In"
   class="com.dayforce.devices.android.function.PunchInWithTransfer"
   icon="shift_start_transfer" camera="yes" submit_bio_failure="yes" />
4. Enable interclock communication (that is, punch exchange) in the clock configuration file in Site Setup > Clock Configuration and specify the port number. For example:
5. <punch_exchange port="7750">yes</punch_exchange>
5. Assign employees who will be using this feature to the appropriate clock devices group in the Work > Clock Group Assignment screen in People.
6. Verify that the Allow Clocking at Unassigned Locations checkbox is selected in your time entry policy (in Pay Setup > Time Entry Policy in the Main tab).
7. Ensure that your clock codes are assigned and configured for the correct length and are unique in Org Setup > Organization and Org Setup > Jobs and Job Assignments. After they’re assigned and configured, set them in the clock’s configuration file in Site Setup > Clock Configuration. Clock codes are also known as transfer code lengths:
8. <transfer_code_length>4</transfer_code_length>
8. Verify that job assignments exist at the relevant locations using Org Setup. Otherwise, a work assignment will not show up in the selection list, nor will a work assignment be created.
9. To create the work assignments based on where the clock is assigned, go to System Admin > Client Properties and click the Properties tab. In the Time and Attendance section, locate the Cost Time Entries Against drop-down list and select Clock location in the list.

Note: For more information about any of the steps outlined in this process, see the specific topics in this guide or in the Dayforce Implementation Guide.

Keep the following in mind with this functionality:

• Each site requires its own unique Dayforce Touch Clock.
• Employees must have an existing work assignment record that has a matching job at the new location to perform the clock entry transfer at that location.
• If work assignment rates of pay or any other work assignment based attribute exists, the application uses the rate or attributes of the most recent work assignment record that has the matching job.
• Automatically generated work assignments don’t have an effective end date and are always created as secondary work assignments.