PowerSchool ERP System Administration

Time Entry Profile

If your site uses the Human Resources System's Time Entry module for maintaining employee timecard information, you will need to set up the Time Entry Profile before using the module.
The profile contains settings controlling the following aspects of Time Entry:

  • Day of the week when timecards begin and end.

  • Maximum hours an employee can enter per day and per week.

  • Character length of Time Entry passwords.

  • Method for reversing approvals of employee time.

  • Usage of records in the Shift Scheduling table.

  • Employee sort order for a supervisor's Time Entry department listing.

Menu Path:  System Administration > Administration > Profiles > Time Entry Profile


Field

Description

Week Starting

Setting identifying the day of the week to use as the starting day for Time Entry timecards. For instance, if you select 1 - Sunday, then employees can enter their weekly time based on a week running from Sunday through Saturday.

Max Hours Per Day

Maximum number of hours an employee can enter for a single workday.

Max Hrs Or Day

Setting determining how the system responds if an employee's time for a workday exceeds the profile's daily maximum.

Select:

F - Fatal - Prevents entry of workday time exceeding the profile's daily maximum.
W - Warning - Warns the employee if workday time exceeds the profile's daily maximum but relies on the employee to make the necessary adjustment. The system allows entries exceeding the daily maximum.
N - None -Ignores the daily maximum setting for Time Entry timecards.

Max Hours Per Week

Maximum number of hours an employee can enter for a full week.

Max Hrs Or Week

Setting determining how the system responds if an employee's weekly time exceeds the profile's weekly maximum.

Select:

F - Fatal - Prevents entry of weekly time exceeding the profile's hours-per-week setting.
W - Warning- Warns the employee if weekly time exceeds the profile's hours-per-week setting. The system relies on the employee to make the necessary adjustments. It allows entries exceeding the weekly maximum.
N - None - Ignores the weekly maximum setting for Time Entry timecards.

Min Password Length

Setting determining the minimum number of characters for employees' Time Entry passwords. An employee's Time Entry password is accessed through the Time Entry item in the Payroll Information group on the Employee Information's Action Bar.

Max Password Length

Setting determining the maximum number of characters for employees' Time Entry passwords. An employee's Time Entry password is accessed through the Time Entry item in the Payroll Information group on the Employee Information's Action Bar.

Unapproval

Setting determining how department supervisors reverse approval of an employee's time.

Select:

C - Unapproval Codes - Requires supervisor to select a code from Time Entry's Unapproval table when reversing previously approved time for an employee.
R - Specify Reasons - Requires supervisor to enter a description explaining why he or she is reversing approval of an employee's time.

Use Scheduling

Setting determining whether you want Time Entry to apply records from the Shift Scheduling table to employees' Time Entry timecards. This setting also determines how the Shift Scheduling records are applied.

Select:

N - Not Used - Indicates you do not use shift scheduling.
Y - Use Shift Scheduling - Applies Shift Scheduling records to employees' Time Entry timecards. For this setting, shift scheduling only applies to employees in Time Entry departments tied to records in the Shift Scheduling table. Also, the shift schedule hours only default in the employee's Time Entry page. They do not default in the summary page used by Time Entry supervisors for timecard approval. The supervisor can see the default hours by selecting a specific employee's timecard using the Employee Detail button.
D - Use and Default - Applies shift scheduling to all employees' Time Entry timecards. If an employee's Time Entry department is not tied to a Shift Scheduling record, the system applies the record marked as the default. With this setting, the shift schedule hours default both in the employee Time Entry page and the supervisor's Time Entry summary page.

Default Sort Order

Setting determining how employees sort in the summary page that displays when a supervisor logs into Time Entry.

Select:

1 - Employee Number - Sorts employees by employee number.
2 - Department Code - Sorts employees by Time Entry department.
3 - Employee Name - Sorts employees by last name.