Adding validation conditions

You can add conditions to each validation which define additional characteristics, such as whether the server skips the validation if a supervisor performed the clock punch.

Since clock validations are an important aspect of the WBCS configuration, most validations have default configurations. The defaults are automatically applied to the appropriate clock punches, and the skipwhensupervisor parameter is set to True to allow supervisors to override the validation.

When you specify conditions in the settings.conf file, you override the default conditions, which have been configured so that the WBCS functions properly. Although you can specify conditions for any validation, Infor recommends that you only override the default conditions when necessary.

Validation conditions are in the form com.infor.wfm.clock.server.validation.ValidationType.condition = value, where ValidationType is the specific validation name and condition is one of these:

Setting	Description
update.employee	This condition activates the clock server framework to update the employee's last status and last swipe. Set to True to update the employee's last status and last swipe. Set to False to leave the employee's last swipe and last status unchanged. Example: com.infor.wfm.clock.server.validation.NewEnrollmentValidation.update.employee = false This tells the clock server framework to leave the employee's last swipe and last status unchanged if the swipe is validated by the NewEnrollmentValidation class.
skipwhensupervisor	When set to True, the validation is skipped if the punch was performed by a supervisor. This setting allows supervisors to override validations when they perform punches on behalf of their employees. By default, validations are configured with this condition set to True. Set this condition to False to prevent supervisors from overriding the validation.
tcode	Defines which time codes trigger the validation. For example, with the BreakLengthValidation, this condition defines the time codes that are considered breaks. The condition can take a comma separated list of time codes.
type	Defines which swipe types trigger the validation. The condition can take a comma separated list of swipe types.
needsupervisor	When set to True, the clock prompts the user for a supervisor badge if the validation fails. This condition only works with clocks that can drive the supervisor prompt, such as Synel clocks.
onlyonline = true	When set to True, the validation is skipped when an offline swipe (a clock punch performed when the clock is not connected to the WBCS) is received. By default, validations are configured with this condition set to False so that both online and offline swipes are validated.