Overview
The Zone Employee Portal Timer feature offers the ability to track the time by turning on/off the timer at the beginning/end of each shift. If you want to know how to use The Timer, go to Timer Feature.
The Timer feature has 2 functions that ensure that the user does not forget to turn off the timer. The first function notifies the user when the set time limit has elapsed that the timer is still running. The second function automatically terminates the running timer after the set time limit has elapsed and also notifies the user via email.
Pre-requisites
To start the Timer, a user must be assigned a role with the appropriate permission to use the Timer feature, which is referred to as "GENERAL:CLOCK_IN". If you need to add this permission to an existing role or create a new role with this permission, you can do so by navigating to the Role Administration.
Configuring Timer
To configure the Timer, proceed with the following:
- As an ADMIN on the main menu bar, choose: Administration
- On the left menu bar, choose: Time & Allowance → Configuration
- Choose a time configuration you want to modify
- Click the Edit button
- Fill a number of hours in the Clock/timer reminder (hours, 0 to disable) field
The number of hours after which the system sends a notification email to the user who started the timer. - Fill a number of hours in the Clock/timer timeout (hours, 0 to disable) field
The number of hours after which the system auto terminates the Timer and sends a notification email to the user who started the timer. - Tick the Clock/timer timeout - notify approver check box
If you want to notify the approver about auto terminated Timer