Workshop controllers need to have an overview of the current situation in the workshop to check the time events recorded by their technicians and correct them, if necessary. In the correction terminal, the workshop controller has the following possibilities:

Display time stamps corresponding to certain selection criteria
Correct a recorded time event, for example, by changing the start and end times
Create a time stamp, for example, if an employee forgot to clock in

In this part presented and explained will be:

General Overview

Time clocking correction is accessible via the personnel number and the main screen displays the personnel information (1), time range (2), action buttons (3), personnel selection (4), timeline (5), recorded events (6) and change requests (7):

Main screen time clocking correction application

Personnel information

The main screen displays all information relevant to the personnel:

Personnel information

Time range

The selection of time range affects the timeline, recorded events and change requests displayed:

Time range

Change requests

If event data are wrong or missing user can change them in Time Clocking Correction terminal:

Modification of an events

Similar page is opened after entering new event or clicking on any of the existing event. It display two lists/calendars showing what are current events (“Is” part) and how they will look like after change request is accepted (“Will be” part). Default change request time frame is 24 hours. If change should be done outside of the locked time frame, system will try to automatically extend it. Special case is change to the events for current date (“today”), as it can’t be locked in change request (event posting wouldn’t be possible for regular Time Clocking application). In such case shorter time frame is being locked (up to start of last event) and is automatically extended when new events are posted.

Action buttons

3 functionalities are available via the action buttons: Add a new event, delete multiple events and display all change requests:

Action buttons

Add new event gives access to all available event types:

Add new events screen

Delete multiple events request a Start and End time:

Delete multiple events screen

Personnel selection

When logged in as supervisor, it is possible to select and display any member of the supervised team:

Personnel selection

The displayed records and change request are dependent on the selected time range.

Timeline

The displayed records on the timeline are dependant to the selected time range:

Timeline overview

The timeline is scalable (1) per days and hours:

Scale selection (1)

The button today (2) permits to always return to the current day:

Scale selection (2)

It is always possible to scroll the timeline and checked all records inside the selected time range:

Timeline scrolling

The legend (3) displays the customized mapping of colors and event:

Timeline legend (3)

Recorded events

The list of displayed recorded events is dependent to the time range:

Recorded events list

After selecting the event user is navigate to the change request screen for that time frame.

Change requests

Like the recorded events list, the change requests list displayed is dependent to the selected time range:

Change requests list

A detail view is available for each request. In this view, the supervisor can approve or reject the selected request:

Change requests detailed view

E-mail notification for entered Correction

Transaction: /DBME/FMA_MAIL_N_REQ

Select in the menu following entry:

E-mail notification for entered correction in Time clocking correction application

Users can reduce the list of selected new request:

E-mail notification for new change request in Time clocking correction application selection criteria

Once the program run, it will automatically send the report to the relevant supervisors and the program will pick up email address from HR infotype 0105 Communication.

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