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Sam142
December 21, 2020
Question

Setting clock-in times - setting limits?

  • December 21, 2020
  • 5 replies
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Hello, Is it possible to set a limit on how early an employee can clock in, and how late they can clock out. IE, 5 minutes early or 5 minutes late, without needing a supervisor to approve the punch? this for Tsheets Kiosk

    5 replies

    Fiat Lux - ASIA
    Fiat Lux - ASIA
    Level 14
    December 22, 2020

    I am not sure TSheets has that feature yet. You may find it on another time tracker app. You will create a punch limiting rule and specify how many minutes before or after a shift an employee is allowed to punch time. You'll then want to assign the necessary employees to the rule.

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      larirg
      March 4, 2021

      I am wondering the same thing.  We have been using tsheets without scheduling and are just getting started on this.  I would like to have 7:30 as the earliest anyone can clock in..... Meaning if they clock in at 7:15 their time does not start until 7:30..... Is there a way to do this?

        K_Siman
        K_Siman
        Level 1
        March 5, 2021

        Good morning, @Sam142 and @larirg! I'm glad to see you both in the Community with this question. I'm happy to explain your options with QuickBooks Time and these notifications, 

         

        If you use the schedule in QuickBooks Time, you're able to set up alerts for when employees clock in early or late to that shift. There's also a schedule report called "Tardies" that will give you the amount of times an employee was late clocking into their shift. 

         

        As far as being able to limit the time users can clock in, that's not available in QuickBooks Time right now. I'd definitely recommend reaching out to our developers and requesting this feature. It's really important for us to know what would make our customers' business run smoother and how we can improve.

         

        Here's an article walking you through how to leave that feedback: Submit feedback to QuickBooks Time.

         

        Please feel free to reply to this post with any questions you may have. All of us here in the Community are eager and happy to help!

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        sf78
        April 28, 2024

        Setting a limit for users to clock in and out of QuickBooks Time is a great functionality, colonelgk. It'll help employees track their time accurately without requiring constant approval.

         

        I'm here to share additional insights about this functionality.

         

        At this time, our Product Development Team doesn't have a turnaround time on when this feature will be available in QuickBooks Online. Rest assured that they are continuously working on improving the program's functionalities.

         

        I can see how beneficial it is to have this option added. I encourage sending feedback to our Product Development Team about this. To do so, simply follow these steps:

         

        1. Sign in to QuickBooks Time.
        2. Go to Help.
        3. Select Suggest Idea.
        4. Enter your suggestion and then click Send Idea.

         

        Additionally, there are other features and various reports that you can utilize in QB Time to help you manage your employee and payroll data. Please browse these resources to learn more about this:

         

         

        I appreciate your patience in this matter. You can get back on this thread to stay informed if there are any updates regarding the availability of the option. If you have any other questions about the program's features, please don't hesitate to keep us posted.  


        I would think it shouldn't be too hard for your developers since it was an active feature when you bought out tsheets.

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          brentj
          New Member
          July 15, 2021

          This is sorely missing from this product. wold be easy to have option to set a # of minutes before shift one can clock in

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            ZackE_QuickBooks Team
            QuickBooks Team
            July 15, 2021

            Thanks for joining this thread, brentj.
             

            I can certainly understand how an option to set limits for when team members can clock in/out could be useful and have submitted a suggestion about it as of today.
             

            You can also submit your own feature requests while signed in.
             

            Here's how:

            1. Go to our QuickBooks Time help page.
            2. At the bottom, click Suggest an idea.
            3. Enter your request, then hit Post a new idea or Vote for an existing idea.
            4. If you'd like to, choose a category.
            5. Describe what you're requesting.
            6. Select Post idea.

             

            Your feedback's definitely valuable to Intuit. It will be reviewed by our Product Development team and considered in future updates. You can find news about your product on our Product Updates webpage.
             

            Please feel welcome to send a reply if there's any questions. I'll be here to help. Have a great day!

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            JD1234
            June 1, 2022

            Has this been added to a development sprint for a future release? Would love to have this feature available.

              MJoy_D
              MJoy_DQuickBooks Team
              QuickBooks Team
              March 6, 2023

              Hello, @Cassie S. 

               

              Can you tell us the information that you're trying to get an update on? That will surely help us provide an accurate solution to the concern that you're having.

               

              You can click the Reply button below to add more details.

               

              I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon! Take care and have a wonderful day!

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              Cassie S
              March 6, 2023

              Is there a way for me to set a time window that our staff can clock in.  For example, the issue we have is that they are clocking in 15-20 minutes early and we only want them to be able to clock in as early as 7:55 am.

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              Maybelle_SQuickBooks Team
              QuickBooks Team
              March 6, 2023

              Hello there, @Cassie S.

               

              Currently, setting a limit for users to clock in isn't possible in QuickBooks Time. I understand how important this feature working for you and your business. With that, I suggest sending feedback to our product developer. This way, they can add it for future updates.

               

              Here's how:

               

              1. Go to our QuickBooks Time help page.
              2. At the bottom, click Suggest an idea.
              3. Enter your request, then hit Post a new idea or Vote for an existing idea.
              4. If you'd like to, choose a category.
              5. Describe what you're requesting.
              6. Select Post idea.

               

              You can also visit this link to send feedback: Submit feedback to QuickBooks Time.

               

              Let me know if you have other questions. I'm always here to help. Take care.

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              colonelgk
              October 28, 2024

              Intuit is number one when it comes to ignoring and caringlittle about what its customers have to say or want. The whole company was offshored and gutted. No one is in charge. Took a great product and ruined it. We will never get this feature. 

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