General Options

Manager Guide

Version
R2025.2.1
ft:lastEdition
2025-12-01
General Options

In Timesheets, the General Options section of the Options panel contains the following settings:

Autoload on Start

Select this checkbox and Dayforce automatically loads timesheets when you go to the feature, without waiting for you to select a week and click Load.

Show problem pane after timesheets are loaded

Select this checkbox and Dayforce loads the Problems panel automatically when you open Timesheets.

View totals in hours:minutes

Select this checkbox and total hours are displayed in hours:minutes format.

Enable real time calculations

Select this checkbox and Dayforce automatically recalculates data when you make changes to the timesheet. When the checkbox is cleared, Dayforce shows the recalculation required icon () indicating that the timesheet data isn’t up to date. Dayforce also shows the Recalculate button in the toolstrip. You can click this button to manually recalculate timesheet data. After the timesheet is recalculated, the icon is removed.

Note: This option is shown only when the Enable real time Calculations (HTML Timesheets) checkbox is selected in System Admin > Client Properties in the Properties tab, in the Time and Attendance section.

Show Projects in Hierarchical View

Select this checkbox to enable the hierarchical view for projects that appear in the Project field when users add shifts and pay adjustments. When the Show Projects in Hierarchical View checkbox is selected, the Project field in contains a project icon () that users can click to open a project dialog box. In this dialog box, users can search for projects and view each project they have access to. Dayforce shows projects in a hierarchical format, with parent projects appearing at the top level. You can click a parent project to expand it and view its child projects.

See Record Time Against Projects.

Note: This option is shown only when the Show Projects in Hierarchical View checkbox is selected in System Admin > Client Properties in the Properties tab, in the Timesheet section.

Indicate Shared Employees

Select this checkbox to highlight employees who are assigned to the selected location on a secondary work assignment. The shared employee icon () is shown beside the employee’s name:

Employees column showing the shared employee icon next to an employee name.