This section covers the problem validation messages that you can configure Dayforce to show in the Problems panel of timesheet features if an error or warning occurs in relation to a shift, transfer, or time entry. These settings are available in Pay Setup > Time Entry Policy in the Problem Configuration tab.
For example, you could configure a time entry policy so that it verifies that employees’ selected jobs are valid for the shifts in which they were recorded.
These problem validation messages appear in the following features:
- Employee Timesheet
- Manager Timesheet
- Time Review
- Timesheets
| Problem Validation | Description |
|---|---|
| Balance | There is a balance error with the associated shift. |
| Bio Failure | The bio verification failed for the associated clock entry. |
| Break Should not be Attested by Employee | The employee attested a break that they didn’t miss, or the employee doesn’t have the authorization to attest that shift. |
| Break Should not be Attested by Manager | The manager attested a break that an employee didn’t miss, or the manager doesn’t have the authorization to attest that shift. |
| Code Not Valid For Shift | The pay code is invalid for the shift to which it applies. |
| Code Not Valid For Transfer | The pay code is invalid for the transfer to which it applies. |
| Docket Not Valid For Pay Adjustment | The docket is invalid for the pay adjustment to which it applies. |
| Docket Not Valid For Shift Org | The docket is invalid for the org unit to which the shift applies. |
| Docket Not Valid For Transfer Org | The docket is invalid for the org unit to which the transfer applies. |
| Docket Quantity Not Valid For Shift | The docket quantity is invalid for the shift to which it applies. |
| Docket Quantity Not Valid For Transfer | The docket quantity is invalid for the transfer to which it applies. |
| Employee attested to zero number of breaks taken | An employee has attested to missing a break and the number of breaks taken is zero. |
| Empty Transfer | A transfer was created with duplicate labor metrics to the existing shift. |
| Exceeded Daily Meal Subsidies Allowance | An employee recorded more meal subsidies in a day than they’re entitled to in their time entry policy. |
| Exception | The shift, meal, or break has tardies with pay codes that were configured as exceptions. |
| Facial Verification Failure | Facial verification failed for the associated clock entry. |
| Incorrect Meal Subsidies Pay Amount | An employee manually recorded a meal subsidy in the timesheet with the wrong amount specified. |
| Invalid Labor Metrics Code Assignment | The labor metrics code assignment associated with the shift is invalid. |
| Invalid Labor Metrics Type | The labor metrics type associated with the shift is invalid. |
| Job Not Valid For Pay Adjustment | The job recorded is invalid for the pay adjustment to which it applies. |
| Job Not Valid For Shift | The job recorded is invalid for the shift to which it applies. |
| Job Not Valid For Transfer | The job recorded is invalid for the transfer to which it applies. |
| Labor Metrics Code Expired | The labor metrics code associated with the shift has expired. |
| Long Meal or Break | The employee has taken a longer meal or break than was scheduled. |
| Long Shift | The employee has worked a longer shift than scheduled. |
| Meal Not Waived | The employee didn’t take a meal or break and didn’t waive it. |
| Meal or Break Needs a Time | The meal or break has either no start time or no end time. |
| Meal or Break Outside of Shift | The meal/break starts after the associated shift ends, or ends before the shift starts. |
| Meal or Break Overlaps | A single employee has two meals or breaks that overlap with one another. |
| Meal or Break Starts After it Ends | The start meal clock entry (or scheduled start) for the meal or break exists after the end meal clock entry (or scheduled end). |
| Meal Should Not Be Waived By Employee | The problem meal was waived by an employee, but didn’t qualify for meal waiving based on time entry policy settings. |
| Meal Should Not Be Waived By Manager | The problem meal was waived by a manager, but didn’t qualify for meal waiving based on time entry policy settings. |
| Missing Time Entry | The employee is missing a time entry. They might have forgotten to clock in or out for a shift, meal or break. |
| Org Not Valid for Pay Adjustment | The org unit is invalid for the pay adjustment to which it applies. |
| Org Not Valid for Shift | The org unit is invalid for the shift to which it applies. |
| Org Not Valid for Transfer | The org unit is invalid for the transfer to which it applies. |
| Pay Adjustment = 0 Is Not Valid | A pay adjustment with a value of zero isn’t valid for the shift to which it applies. |
| Pay Adjustment amount limit exceeded | The pay adjustment amount has exceeded the defined limit. |
| Pay Adjustment minutes limit exceeded | The pay adjustment minutes have exceeded the defined limit. |
| Pay Adjustment Without Project Assigned | The pay adjustment was assigned without a project. |
| Pay Code Not Valid for Pay Adjustment | The pay code is invalid for the pay adjustment to which it applies. |
| Period Dates Not Valid For Pay Adjustment | The period start and end dates for the pay adjustment are invalid. |
| Project Not Valid for Pay Adjustment | The project is invalid for the pay adjustment to which it applies. |
| Project Not Valid for Shift | The project is invalid for the shift to which it applies. |
| Project Not Valid for Transfer | The project is invalid for the transfer to which it applies. |
| Shift Attribute/s doesn’t match Scheduled Segments |
The worked shift’s attributes don’t match the scheduled segments’ attributes. |
| Shift Duration doesn’t match Scheduled Segments |
The worked time doesn’t match the scheduled segment time. |
| Shift is missing manager and/or employee attestation | A shift that requires attestation is missing an attestation by either the manager, employee, or both. |
| Shift Starts After it Ends | The start shift clock entry (or scheduled start time) exists after the shift end clock entry (or scheduled end) for the associated shift. |
| Shift Without Project Assigned | A shift was assigned without a project. |
| Time Entry After Termination | The employee has time entries occurring after their termination date. |
| Tip Type Not Valid For Shift or Transfer(s) | The tip type is invalid for the shift or transfer to which it applies. |
| Transfer Balance | There is a balance error in the associated transfer. |
| Transfer Outside of Shift | There is a transfer that starts before the associated shift begins, or after it ends. |
| Transfer Without Project Assigned | A transfer was assigned without a project. |
| Transfers Conflict | There are multiple transfers for a single shift with duplicate start times, but they aren’t identical. |