Default Allowed Periods

When using allowed periods, employees are only allowed to punch “in” or “out” at the time clock during the range of time specified. All punch attempts are logged, but punches that fall outside of the specified period will be flagged with an error code when downloaded into the  TimeForce II system.

Note: This option is only used when employee schedules have not been uploaded to the time clock. When schedules have been uploaded this option acts as the default, and takes effect on days when employees are not scheduled.

Default Allowed Periods are specified within each clock's time clock profile in the TimeForce II system. If you do not want to use this feature you do not need to make any changes to the default settings. Use the following instructions to customize allowed periods.

1. Click on the main "Clocks" navigation tab at the top of the screen.
2. From the Existing Clocks section of the screen, click on the [EDIT/VIEW] icon. The "Clocks Settings" screen opens.
3. This screen allows you to search for existing clock profiles based on the clock group that they are assigned to. Make the desired selection from the Group drop-down menu. Leave this field blank to bring up all time clock profiles.
4. Click on the [DISPLAY] icon. The found clock profiles are displayed under the Clock List header.
5. In the Number column, click on the ID of the time clock that you would like to restrict. The Clock screen appears. The Allowed Periods setup is located below the clock information.
6. For each day of the week, enter the start time and end time of the range during which employees are allowed to punch at the clock. To leave a day unrestricted, set the start time to "00:00" and the end time to "23:59."

Click on the [UPDATE] icon located at the bottom of the screen to save the changes that you have made..