How can admin configure attendance settings?

Created by Raghul David, Modified on Mon, 19 Feb at 12:10 PM by Product Content Team

Configure attendance settings refers to the process of adjusting and customizing the parameters and rules related to attendance management in a system or software application.

To configure the attendance settings, the admin must perform the following actions:

From the greytHR Admin portal, navigate to Settings icon > System Settings > Attendance > Attendance Options. The Attendance Options page opens.
In the IP Address for Signing In: text box, enter the IP address assigned to employees to sign in.
In the Schedule for the daily attendance process to run: dropdown list, select the time at which the daily processor runs.
Note: The processor runs for the previous day and not the current day. You can view the changes after 48 hours.
Select the Allow the system to identify every In/Out swipe type check box to allow the system to recognize every In/Out swipe type.
From the Attendance Year: spin box, select the year considered to update the attendance year.
Note: If the current calendar year is greater than the attendance year, then the application considers the calendar year.
Select the Allow managers to assign shifts and attendance for themselves check box if you want to allow managers to assign shifts and attendance by themselves.
From the Attendance Cut-Off Date: spin box, select the required cut-off date.
Select the Mandatory to include a reason while applying for attendance regularization check box if you want to make it mandatory for employees to include a reason when they apply for attendance regularization.
From the Attendance Regularization Reviewer: dropdown list, select the required reviewer option.
From the Attendance Penalty Leave: sections, select the leave type using the → and ← arrows. The ↑ and ↓ arrows help you to sort the order of leave type.
From the Attendance info display fields: sections, select the required options using the → and ← arrows. The ↑ and ↓ arrows help you to sort the order of the information.
Select the Use Employee No. as the Access Card number check box, if you want to allow employees to use their employee number as the access card number.
Select the Enable predefined reasons while applying for attendance regularization check box, if you want to display predefined reasons to employees to apply for attendance regularization.
Click Save to configure the attendance settings.