Configuring a prompt for labor metrics
When employees enter labor metrics in the 9000 Series clock, the default behavior is that the employee must select the labor metric value from a list. You can optionally configure the clock to prompt the employee to enter a labor metric rather than selecting it from the list. The clock's clock.xml file can be modified to enable this feature.
- Edit the clock.xml with your preferred editor.
- Enter this configuration
syntax:
<item action="{labor metric type}" order="0" data="PROMPT" />
Example
In this example, a button is configured on the clock to allow an employee to change to a time code or department via a prompt. For example:
<item action="TIMECODE_CHANGE" order="0" data="PROMPT" />
<item action="DEPARTMENT_CHANGE" order="0" data="PROMPT" />
Optionally, the clock can show a virtual keypad for the labor metric prompt. To configure the keypad, use this property in the clock.properties file.
LM_DATA_ENTRY.virtual_keypad = true
In the clock.properties file, you can also specify the localized text for TIMECODE_CHANGE and DEPARTMENT_CHANGE. For example:
TIMECODE_CHANGE = Time/nCode
DEPARTMENT_CHANGE = Dept./nChange
After you are satisfied with your configuration changes, you can use the clock configuration update process to push the change to a group of clocks or all of your clocks.