The purpose of the Overtime Computation module is to have a user log all of their hours to straight time and the for the system to automatically replace the hours with Overtime and/or Double time code based on the rules built in the module. The section documents how to set up the time codes to be replaced and the time codes to replace with.
Step 1
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Field Name
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Description
To set up a new rule click the Add button and fill out the required fields as applicable.
The options are documented below. An asterisk * indicates that the field is required.
Step 1
Field Name | Description | |
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*Policy Name | Defines the policy name or brief description to describe the policy rule | |
User Message | Defines a message to appear to an end user (if any) when the policy conditions are met. | |
Active | Indicates if a policy is active | |
*Greater | Indicates the numbers hours that must be exceeded in order for the over time hours to be calculated. For example if any hours over 40 per week are considered overtime, the hours in this field should be 40. In case the overtime hours are any hours over 8 per day, this field should display 8. | |
Less Or Equal | Indicates the number of hours under which overtime rule applies. In case the overtime rule only applies to hours between 8-12 and any hours above are Double Time. This is an additional condition that is not required, but can be used in combination with the Greater field | |
Total Per Week | Extra condition when Overtime rule is built by day. If a user does not meet the weekly total per week the Overtime will not be calculated per day.*Original Time Code | A time code to be adjusted by overtime. When overtime is auto calculated the system converts any excess hours from “regular” to “overtime. The hours charged to the time code selected in this field will be adjusted. |
*Time Code to replace | A time code that should replace the hours charged to the time code specified in the Original Time Code field | |
*Hour Start/Minute Start | ||
*Hour End/Minute End | ||
*Apply On | Defines on which day or range of days the number of hours defined in the “*Greater” field appliesrule applies:
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Step 2
In the step 2 of the policy setup indicate the policy conditions if overtime should only be calculated for hours charged to a specific project or a project group. To add a query condition click the Add button
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Click the Finish button to complete the setup.
When finished with the setup, make sure to click the Publish button to activate the policy