Configuring Schedule Validation

Schedule Validation checks that the employee is scheduled to work at the time of the clock punch. If an employee attempts to punch in when they are not scheduled, then the punch is rejected.

  1. In WFM, select Maintenance > Reader Setup > Validations > Clock Validations.
  2. Click Edit for the SCHEDULE validation.
  3. Under Reader Types, specify the TimeTrack Reader and click Save.
  4. Select Maintenance > Reader Setup > Readers.
  5. Select Edit for your TimeTrack reader.
  6. Enable the Enable Schedule Validation check box.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Select Maintenance > Employees > Employee Badge and enable the Enforce Schedule check box for all employees that require schedule validation.
  9. Select Maintenance > Reader Setup > Reader Configurations > Reader Configuration Setup.
  10. Click Edit for your current reader configuration.
  11. In the Configuration Properties search box, specify validation.schedule and click Find.
  12. Specify the appropriate values for these properties depending on your business requirements. A description of each property is also available in the Property Description column:
    validation.consecutive_types.enable
    You must enable this property for the validation to work.
    validation.consecutive_types.length_in_minutes
    The amount of time, in minutes, for which two swipes of the same type are not allowed one after the other (0 - to not allow swipes of the same type at all).

    For example, you could set this value to 5 minutes for the minimum length. With this configuration, if you clock in you cannot clock in again within 5 minutes. The clock in punch is rejected.

    validation.consecutive_types.skip_in_supervisor_mode
    validation.consecutive_types.type
    Defines which swipe types trigger the validation. Specify a comma separated list for multiple swipe types.

    Default values for the above properties can be found at Maintenance > Reader Setup > Reader Configurations > Configuration Property Definitions.

  13. Click Save.