Key concepts

Swipe order type

The creation, presentation, and validation of scheduled swipes depends on the order in which actual swipes are expected to occur. For the purpose of this document, this is referred to as the swipe “order type” and is enumerated as follows:

1. ON
2. Meal Start
3. Meal End
4. OFF

Simple shifts

A simple shift is defined as those in which an employee has one of these scheduled order-type sequences:

• Shift with no meal: 1, 4
• Shift with a single scheduled meal occurring between scheduled start and end times: 1, 2, 3, 4

Both types of simple shifts are supported by the Scheduled Swipes module.

Complex shifts

A complex shift refers to any defined schedule that does not follow the 1, 4 or 1, 2, 3, 4 expected swipe order-type sequence. This includes split shifts (days on which an employee has two distinct, non-contiguous schedule assignments on a single work day) and shifts that include multiple scheduled meals within a single shift. The Scheduled Swipes module does not support complex shifts.