Configuring swipe and go

Swipe and Go swipe types act like directionless swipes. They are interpreted by the application as either IN or OUT clock punches, based on the order in which they occur. The main difference between directionless and swipe and go is speed. Swipe and Go is intended to speed up the clock IN/OUT process by only requiring the employee to swipe a badge.

Swipe and Go is most effective in this respect when no PIN or Biometric authentication is configured, otherwise the employee has to stop and provide this authentication.

  1. Log in to the WFM application.
  2. Select Maintenance > Reader Setup > Readers.
  3. Search for the reader that corresponds to the clock.
  4. Select the Edit link.
  5. Select Swipe and Go for the Swipe Method.
  6. Click Save.

Once the database update process on the clock executes all future clocks will be treated as directionless swipes and processed accordingly by the Process Clocks task. Specific to the 9000 Series clock, Swipe and Go is recorded as swipe type 11, similar to directionless.