Shift Setup

Purpose: To describe the steps for setting up shifts.

1. Open the Attendance Shifts window:
   
   
1. From the main menu screen:
1. Left-click the Admin button; the Administration Menu window will appear.
2. Double-click Pentagon Users Groups; the selection will expand.
3. Double-click Time Attendance; the selection will expand.
4. Double-click Attendance Shifts.
2. From the ribbon:

1. Left-click Administration.
2. Left-click the Users & Groups button.
3. Go to Time and Attendance.
4. Left-click Attendance Shifts.
1. From the shortcut menu:
1. Left-click Administration.
2. Go to Pentagon Users & Groups.
3. Go to Time and Attendance.
4. Left-click Attendance Shifts.

2. Left-click the Add button on the Attendance Shifts window toolbar.
3. The Attendance Shift window will appear.
   
   
4. The Shift No. field will be populated with the next available consecutive shift number but may be modified as necessary.
5. In the Start Time field, enter the time at which the shift begins in 24-hour format.
6. In the End Time field, enter the time at which the shift begins in 24-hour format.
7. In the Breaks group box, identify up to three scheduled breaks.
   
   NOTE: The Gross Duration field displays the duration of the shift (from start to finish) and the Net Duration field displays the gross duration of the shift minus the breaks identified in the Breaks group box.
8. In the Payment Types Definitions group box, identify payment types to properly classify labor on reports for keying into third party payroll systems.
   
   The Payment Types Definitions group box is necessary for ETS-TA (link pending) , but may be ignored relative to ETS.
9. Left-click the OK button on the Attendance Shift window toolbar to save the record and close the window.
10. The shift will appear in the grid.
11. Left-click the Close button on the Attendance Shifts window toolbar to close the window.