Configuring Employee Shifts

  1. In the EMC, select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Setup and Control Parameters.
  2. Click the Options tab and select the appropriate shift options.

    Table 4-6 Shift Options

    Option Description

    49 – Enable Shift Tracking

    Select this option to activate shift reporting, segregating employee, employee tip, and cashier financial totals by shift. Deselect this option to have employee, employee tip and cashier totals accumulate in a single total set. When you deselect this option, the subsequent shift-related options are dimmed.

    50 – Increment Cashier Shift when Clocking Out

    Select this option to increment the shift for the cashier associated with the employee clocking out (except when clocking out on break). Deselect this option to have the shift for the cashier associated with the employee remain the same.

    51 – Increment Cashier Shift when Clocking In

    Select this option to increment the shift for the cashier associated with the employee clocking in (except when returning from break). Deselect this option to have the shift for the cashier associated with the employee remain the same.

    52 – Increment Cashier Shift when Changing Job

    Select this option to increment the shift for the cashier associated with the employee when they clock in with a different job. This clock in occurs automatically when the employee signs in to a workstation with a different revenue center than the job in which they are currently clocked in. Deselect this option to have the shift for the cashier associated with the employee remain the same during this clock in cycle.

    53 – Increment Cashier Shift when Changing Revenue Center

    Select this option to increment the shift for the cashier associated with the employee when they sign in to a different revenue center. Deselect this option to have the shift for the cashier associated with the employee remain the same when signing in to a different revenue center.

    54 – Prompt before incrementing Cashier Shift

    Select this option to prompt the employee to increment the shift for the cashier associated with the employee when the shift is set to increment upon clocking in or out, changing jobs, or changing revenue centers. Deselect this option so that no prompting occurs when the cashier shift is set to increment through one of those methods.

    55 – Prompt to Increment Cashier Shift after Shift Report

    Select this option to prompt the workstation operator to increment the cashier shift when a Cashier Shift Report is generated with a shift scope. Deselect this option so that no prompting occurs and the cashier shift does not increment.

    56 – Increment Employee Shift when Clocking Out

    Select this option to increment the shift for the employee upon clocking out (except on break). Deselect this option to have the shift for the employee remain the same.

    57 – Increment Employee Shift when Clocking In

    Select this option to increment the shift for the employee upon clocking in (except when returning from break). Deselect this option to have the shift for the employee remain the same.

    58 – Increment Employee Shift when Changing Job

    Select this option to increment the shift for the employee when they clock in with a different job. This clock in occurs automatically when the employee signs in to a workstation with a different revenue center than the job in which they are currently clocked in. Deselect this option to have the shift for the employee remain the same during this clock in cycle.

    59 – Increment Employee Shift when Changing Revenue Center

    Select this option to increment the employee shift when they sign in to a different revenue center. Deselect this option to have the employee shift remain the same when signing in to a different revenue center.

    60 – Prompt to Increment Employee Shift after Shift Report

    Select this option to prompt the workstation operator to increment the employee shift when an Employee Shift Report is generated with a shift scope. Deselect this option to have no prompting and leave the employee shift the same.

    61 – Prompt before incrementing Employee Shift

    Select this option to prompt the employee to increment the employee shift when the shift is set to increment upon clocking in or out, changing jobs, or changing revenue centers. Deselect this option to have no prompting when the employee shift is set to increment through one of those methods.

  3. Click Save.
  4. Select the revenue center, click Setup and RVC Parameters.
  5. Click the Calendar tab.
  6. In the Shift Incrementing Options section, select the following options if you do not want Employee or Cashier Financial Shifts to reset with the start of business day:
    • Do not reset Employee Financial Shifts with the start of each business day

    • Do not reset Cashier Financial Shifts with the start of each business day

  7. Click Save.