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How To Clock In And Out

What this does

This guide explains how to use the Clock In and Clock Out actions in Timecards.

Use this when staff are recording live work time instead of creating labor records manually afterward.

Before you start

  • Your user must have access to Timecards.
  • The company should already have pay periods, staff structure, and wages configured in the Admin App.
  • Clock-based records still depend on the same upstream setup as manual timecards.

Why the Admin App matters here

Clocking in and out is only one part of the workflow.

If staff setup, team structure, wages, or pay periods are wrong in the Admin App, the live time flow may still create records that are harder to review later in viewer, reports, or payout workflows.

Steps

  1. Open Timecards.
  2. Go to the main time page.
  3. Click Clock In when work starts.
  4. Continue the job as normal.
  5. Return to the same page when work ends.
  6. Click Clock Out.

Common mistakes

  • forgetting to clock out after the work is finished
  • using clock actions when the business really needs a manual correction or admin-created record instead
  • assuming clock entries remove the need for correct pay period or wage setup upstream

What to do next

If the resulting record needs review or correction, continue to the viewer, reports, or manual entry workflow.

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