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departments and each employee can be assigned up to 32 departments as well. All employees must be assigned to at
least one
home
department.
Customizing Your Departments
To view the Departments list, go to
Reports
and then
Roster Report
. Scroll down to the
Department
section and click on
a department name in the
Departments
column.
Department Name
- under the
Edit a Department
screen, enter a name for the department.
Active
- all departments default to an active status. Deselect this checkbox if you would like the department to be
hidden from the
Roster Report
and the department drop-down menu.
Revision Zones
- with the Rules Plus pack upgrade, you have the option to set your Revision Zones by department as
well. Refer to Rules Plus upgrade section of this chapter for instructions on setting up Revision Zones.
You have now completed department customization. Move on to Assigning/Changing Departments.
Assigning/Changing Departments
Each employee is automatically assigned to the first department in the list and must be assigned to at least one
department.
Follow the instructions below to reassign a department(s) to an employee.
From the
Roster Report
, select the employee link to reassign the department.
On the
Edit an Employee
screen, you will now see
a new table labeled
Departments
, as shown below.
1.
DEPT
- select the Department that you wish to assign to the employee.
2.
WAGE
- specify a wage for working in the assigned department. This field is optional.
3.
ORDER
- if you are assigning more than one department, specify the order that the departments will be
displayed at the clock.
4.
Select
Add Department
to add additional departments.
5.
Click
Submit
at the bottom of the
Edit An Employee
screen
to save your changes.
Punching IN/OUT of a Department
Employees assigned to multiple departments will see the letters
DC
displayed between the IN and OUT prompts on the
employee time clock terminal. After pressing the
IN
key, the employee will be prompted to choose a department.
Use the
Up\Down
keys to choose the desired department. Press the
Enter
key to sign IN at that department.