How do I add default values to an employee position's template?
Set up an employee position's template with the default hours for each task. When employee fills in their timesheet, the timesheet will display the default values that have been entered for each task and activity on the employee position's template.
Adding hours to a timesheet template
1. Open Connect Timekeeping Employees Modify Existing Employees.
2. Use the Employee field to enter an employee name or number. Press Enter.
3. Click to select the Positions tab.
4. Use the pane on the Positions tab to select a position.
5. Click to select the Templates subtab.
6. Use the pane on the Templates subtab to select a template.
7. Click to select the Time Defaults subtab.
8. Use the Time Defaults Based On menu to select Hours.
Time defaults based on
The timesheet calculates based on hours.
Assigning a shift to a timesheet template
1. Open Connect Timekeeping Employees Modify Existing Employees.
2. Use the Employee field to enter an employee name or number. Press Enter.
3. Click to select the Positions tab.
4. Use the pane on the Positions tab to select a position.
5. Click to select the Templates subtab.
6. Use the pane on the Templates subtab to select a template.
7. Click to select the Time Defaults subtab.
8. Use the Time Defaults Based On menu to select Shift.
The timesheet uses the shift assigned to the employee's position to calculate hours worked.
Using a percentage to calculate hours for an employee's position
1. Open Connect Timekeeping Employees Modify Existing Employees.
2. Use the Employee field to enter an employee name or number. Press Enter.
3. Click to select the Positions tab.
4. Use the pane on the Positions tab to select a position.
5. Click to select the Templates subtab.
6. Use the pane on the Templates subtab to select a template.
7. Click to select the Time Defaults subtab.
8. Use the Time Defaults Based On menu to select Percentage.
Time defaults based on
9. Enter the Percentage.
Use this option to attribute part of the time an employee works to the employee's position. Use the Percentage field to enter the portion of the employee's time to allocate to the employee's position. For example, Jane works the same position for two separate departments. When the payroll clerk sets up Jane's default timesheet, he sets up the timesheet to calculate based on a percentage.
Percentage
The timesheet calculates based on a percentage.
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