Creating Timecard Templates

When you create timecard templates, you create a model timecard for all employees in the attached group. The fields that you use to create the template are the same fields that exist in the time entry applications, and they are used in the same way on timecard templates except that you can create formulas to calculate hours worked and rates paid.

You create timecard templates using the Timecard Templates program (P186301). To ensure that you are creating all of the templates that you need, you should carefully analyze the types of pay that the organization disburses. After you have determined which templates you need, you should identify the field values for each template. Field values include items such as account number, pay type, and timecard date. The system uses field values to create batches of model timecards.

When you create a timecard template, you must attach at least one employee group. If necessary, you can change the employee group each time that you process the template, which enables you to reuse the timecard template for multiple groups of employees. You must also assign a version of the Time Entry MBF program (P050002A) when you create a timecard template. Use the Time Entry MBF program to define processing rules for creating timecards.