A dead zone is not a missing punch.
Start, break and stop are written to the phone first and sync in order when signal returns. The worker can see what is still waiting.
Time your payroll can defend.
Field Time captures punches offline, surfaces the exceptions, and keeps unapproved time out of payroll.
For Acumatica customers, and the partners who implement it.
- 06:58Startinside the fence · online
- 12:10Break15 min · inside the fence
- 15:29Signal lostthe office record stops here
- 15:32Stopheld in the phone's outbox 412 m outside the fenceSaved on device
- 15:41Signal backsynced in order · nothing missingOutside geofence
- 15:51Approved · M. Ropatabound to revision 381e…c4e2Approved
- ThenPayroll exporttime activities csv · 8 h 19 m · reg
- LaterStraight into Acumaticaa draft time activity, once the connector passes acceptancePlanned
Illustration: a fictional crew member and shift, drawn from what Field Time records today.
The worst problem is the first row.
The review queue sorts by exception, not by name: a stop outside the fence, a break that never ended, a shift changed after approval.
An approval covers one revision.
Each approval is bound to the revision the supervisor saw. Edit the session afterwards and it comes back for a new decision.
Three people, one shift.
The same 15:32 stop, as the worker, the supervisor and payroll each see it in Field Time.
Ana · on the wharf · 15:32
15:32No signal
Ana Ropata
Off shift
Next job
Harbor Pump Refit
2 tasks. You pick one when you start.
Last punch
15:32 Clocked out
Saved on this phone
1 punch is waiting. It sends by itself when there's signal.
No signal. The punch is saved on the phone and she can see it is still waiting.
M. Ropata · in the office · 15:45
Awaiting review4 sessions · times in Pacific/Auckland · Wed 12 Aug
| Employee | Exception |
|---|---|
| Ana Ropata | Outside geofence |
| Tama Wiremu | Device clock jumped |
| Ria Kōhere | Changed after approval |
| Hemi Walker | None |
Her stop is the first row, because it is the worst problem in the queue.
Payroll · after 15:51
Payroll export1 shift · approved, not yet exported
| Employee | Worked | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Ropata | 8h 19m | Aug 12, 15:51 · M. Ropata |
Approved, so it is on the export. Unapproved time is not.
The approval is the gate.
A session reaches the payroll export only after a supervisor approves it, and the approval is bound to the revision they saw. Change the session afterwards and it goes back for review.
- What the approval holds
- The revision M. Ropata saw at 15:51. Until someone approves, the shift is not on the export.
- What it does not reach
- A file already exported is a copy Field Time cannot recall, and a shift exported twice is two files. Reconcile those in payroll.
Session review · Wed 12 Aug · Pacific/Auckland
Ana Ropata
- Shift
- 06:58 to 15:32
- Worked
- 8h 19m
- Break
- 0h 15m
- Decision
- Approved
Exceptions
Outside geofence
On the Stop punch at 15:32, captured offline.
- Decision history
- Approved · M. Ropata · Supervisor · Aug 12, 15:51 bound to revision 381e…c4e2
- Acumatica delivery
- PlannedOnce the connector passes acceptance
- Evidence
- 2 GPS locations retained · Start, Stop
- Correction history
- No corrections
What you can promise a customer today.
So nobody sells past the product.
- BuiltOffline punches on AndroidStart, break, switch and stop are kept on the phone and sync in order.
- BuiltException-first review queueWorst problem first, with the punch, its GPS evidence and the map.
- BuiltCorrectionsThe office asks, the worker answers on the handset, the session is reviewed again.
- BuiltRevision-bound approvalAn approval covers the revision it was given for. A later change sends the session back.
- BuiltPayroll exportApproved work spans as a Time Activities CSV. Unapproved time is not on it.
- PlannedStraight into AcumaticaOne draft Time Activity per approved work span, once the connector passes acceptance.
- Not yetiPhone handsetNot part of the first release.
Built means it is in the product now and in acceptance testing. It is not a certification or a production commitment.
If you run Acumatica
For the office that signs off the hours.
- Supervisors
- One queue, worst problem first. Approve the clean shifts together and open the rest.
- Payroll
- Approved shifts only, as a Time Activities CSV.
- Crews
- An Android app that keeps their punches on the phone when there is no signal.
If you implement Acumatica
For the partner who sells it and rolls it out.
- Who it fits
- Customers with crews away from the office, on Android phones, whose time is approved before payroll.
- Who does what
- You keep the customer and run the rollout. We run the service and answer the audit-trail questions.
- What to promise
- What is in the table above. We tell you when direct delivery passes acceptance.
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