Before You Begin: This functionality requires that the Cost Time Entries Against client property is configured correctly in your organization’s instance of Dayforce. This client property is located in System Admin > Client Properties, in the Properties tab, in the Time and Attendance section. To configure the client property so that it’s compatible with clocking without a work assignment, select either Clock location or Clock location; Always link to schedule in the drop-down list. See “System Admin > Client Properties” in the Dayforce Implementation Guide.
This functionality allows employees to clock in at other locations within the same clock device group, without already having a work assignment at that location. Consider an example where employees frequently rotate through a number of locations. Without this functionality, an administrator would have to create a work assignment for each employee at each location they might need to work at. However, with this functionality enabled, the application automatically creates the appropriate work assignment after the employee clocks in.
When enabled, the clock shows the following Shift Start button:
When users tap this button, the clock shows the jobs that they can work at this location based on their existing work assignments. For example, say an employee can work as a merchandiser, clerk, or supervisor at the Cambridge location. The Kitchener location has corresponding clerk and supervisor job assignments, but not a merchandiser job assignment. As a result, the clock shows only the clerk and supervisor job assignments when the employee clocks in at the Kitchener location:
To enable this functionality, in the necessary config file, assign the "in_with_position_transfer" function to a key:
<function id="in_with_position_transfer" key="" punchtype="Punch_In" class="com.dayforce.devices.android.function.PunchInWithTransfer" icon="shift_start_transfer" camera="yes" submit_bio_failure="yes" />
In the main application:
- Select the Allow Clocking at Unassigned Locations checkbox in the appropriate time entry policies.
- Add the necessary employees to the appropriate clock device group. Employees can clock in only on clocks that are assigned the same clock device group that they are assigned to.