Time Type

The Time Type is a classification of the time spent by an employee at the workplace in a day, week, or month. Time type is used to generate availability and calculate actual attendance of the employee.

You can define a Start Time and End Time for a Time Type in the Time Type (bpxtm1110m000) session. Infor LN allows you to define various Time Types that can be used to define a Day Type for an employee or employee group.

The Planning to Actual check box can be selected in this session to indicate if time registrations are specified for an employee on a specific day. Consequently, Infor LN considers the planned attendance data as the actual attendance for the employee. If the Planning to Actual check box is not selected for a time type, Infor LN does not consider this data for planning even if the check box is selected for the associated Day Type in the Day Type(bpxtm1100m000) session.

The Planning to Actual check box can be selected for these time types:

  • Normal Shift
  • To Attendance Type
  • To Day Type
  • Auto Break
  • Punched Break

A time type can be used more than once a day with different settings.

Example:

  • Rounding can be set up to 5 minutes in the morning and up to 15 minutes in the afternoon.
  • A basic shift can be defined from 8:00 to 12:00 and then from 13:00 to 17:00.

A Time type consists of these options:

  • Posting Time: The preset posting time is considered irrespective of the clock-in time registered by the employee.
  • Basic Shift: It is required to post the basic shift difference. For example, the normal working hours are from 8:00AM to 17:00PM. If the employee clocks in any time after 8:00 AM or clock-out anytime before 17:00 PM is posted to Basic Shift.
  • Normal Shift: The regular working hours are considered.
  • Flexible Time: Used to indicate different work time or flexible time at the start and end of a working day. This is used for temporary workers.
  • Automatic Break: An automatic break time is recorded using this option when the clock-in time completely overlaps with the break time.
  • Punched Break: During this period an employee can take a break. The maximum duration of the break is defined in the setting. If the break time is shorter or longer than the time set for a break, the time is recalculated when generating the actual attendance.
  • Planned attendance: The planned attendance is the base data for availability and capacity calculations. Planned attendance is used in the calculation of work force capacity.