Create Time Entries
You can use the timeRecordEventRequests resource to create any time entry. If a time card doesn't already exist, the process creates it as well.
The following figure shows that you can use the API to import data from an external time reporting application to, for example, clear exceptions.
The worker Tom was assigned a work schedule with the 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM shifts for Monday through Friday. A time card with the status Saved already exists for Tom, for the current week. On Monday through Thursday, Tom reports time from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM, as expected, with the Regular Hours payroll time type. On Friday, Tom forgets to report his time, so his time and labor manager imports Tom's missing time using the REST service. The imported time entry has this information.
| Resource Field | Value |
| Start Time |
08:00 AM |
| End Time |
05:00 PM |
| Payroll Time Type |
Regular Hours |
| processMode |
TIME_SUBMIT The process submits the time card for approval as part of the import. |
This table shows the prerequisite Time and Labor configuration required to support this scenario.
| Configuration | Purpose |
| Manage Layout Sets |
Define a layout set where the layouts include a time entry field for payroll time types. |
| Manage Worker Time Entry Profiles |
Define a worker time entry setup profile that includes the preceding layout set and assign the profile to the worker. |
This table describes the application processing applied to the imported entry.
| Time Record Event Request | Application Processing |
| The manager sends the request for the time entry missing from the worker's time card. |
|
Example URL
The following is the format of the resource URL.
POST
/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/Example Request
The following is an example of the request body in JSON format.
{
"processInline": "N",
"processMode": "TIME_SUBMIT",
"timeRecordEvent":
[{
"startTime":"2017-10-02T08:00:00.000-08:00",
"stopTime":"2017-10-02T17:00:00.000-08:00",
"reporterIdType":"PERSON",
"reporterId":"955160008184353",
"comment":"Missing entry due to clock down",
"operationType":"ADD",
"timeRecordEventAttribute":
[{
"attributeName":"PayrollTimeType",
"attributeValue":"ZOTL_Regular"
}]
}]
}
Tom's manager can review the imported time entry on either the Manage Time Entries or Manage Time Cards page. Note that the application processing also submitted the time card for approval.
Example Response
The following is an example of the response body in JSON format.
{
"timeRecordEventRequestId": 300100272612162,
"processMode": "TIME_SUBMIT",
"processInline": "N",
"timeRecordEvent": [
{
"comment": "Missing entry due to clock down",
"crudStatusValue": 0,
"personId": "300100074978533",
"referenceDate": null,
"reporterId": "955160008184353",
"reporterIdType": "PERSON",
"startTime": "2017-10-02T08:00:00.000-08:00",
"stopTime": "2017-10-02T17:00:00.000-08:00",
"subresourceId": null,
"timeRecordEventId": 300100272612163,
"timeRecordEventRequestId": 300100272612162,
"timeRecordId": null,
"timeRecordVersion": null,
"operationType": "ADD",
"assignmentNumber": null,
"eventStatusValue": 5,
"eventStatus": "COMPLETE",
"measure": null,
"changeReason": null,
"timeRecordEventAttribute": [
{
"timeAttributeFieldId": 300100028326158,
"timeRecordEventAttributeId": 300100272612164,
"timeRecordEventId": 300100272612163,
"attributeValue": "ZOTL_Regular",
"attributeName": "PayrollTimeType",
"changeReason": null,
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163/child/timeRecordEventAttribute/300100272612164",
"name": "timeRecordEventAttribute",
"kind": "item",
"properties": {
"changeIndicator": "ACED0005737200136A6176612E7574696C2E41727261794C6973747881D21D99C7619D03000149000473697A65787000000001770400000001737200116A6176612E6C616E672E496E746567657212E2A0A4F781873802000149000576616C7565787200106A6176612E6C616E672E4E756D62657286AC951D0B94E08B02000078700000000178"
}
},
{
"rel": "canonical",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163/child/timeRecordEventAttribute/300100272612164",
"name": "timeRecordEventAttribute",
"kind": "item"
},
{
"rel": "parent",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163",
"name": "timeRecordEvent",
"kind": "item"
},
{
"rel": "lov",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163/child/timeRecordEventAttribute/300100272612164/lov/HcmLookupPVO1",
"name": "HcmLookupPVO1",
"kind": "collection"
}
]
}
],
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163",
"name": "timeRecordEvent",
"kind": "item",
"properties": {
"changeIndicator": "ACED0005737200136A6176612E7574696C2E41727261794C6973747881D21D99C7619D03000149000473697A65787000000001770400000001737200116A6176612E6C616E672E496E746567657212E2A0A4F781873802000149000576616C7565787200106A6176612E6C616E672E4E756D62657286AC951D0B94E08B02000078700000000178"
}
},
{
"rel": "canonical",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163",
"name": "timeRecordEvent",
"kind": "item"
},
{
"rel": "parent",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162",
"name": "timeRecordEventRequests",
"kind": "item"
},
{
"rel": "lov",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163/lov/HcmLookupPVO1",
"name": "HcmLookupPVO1",
"kind": "collection"
},
{
"rel": "child",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163/child/timeRecordEventMessage",
"name": "timeRecordEventMessage",
"kind": "collection"
},
{
"rel": "child",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent/300100272612163/child/timeRecordEventAttribute",
"name": "timeRecordEventAttribute",
"kind": "collection"
}
]
}
],
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162",
"name": "timeRecordEventRequests",
"kind": "item",
"properties": {
"changeIndicator": "ACED0005737200136A6176612E7574696C2E41727261794C6973747881D21D99C7619D03000149000473697A65787000000001770400000001737200116A6176612E6C616E672E496E746567657212E2A0A4F781873802000149000576616C7565787200106A6176612E6C616E672E4E756D62657286AC951D0B94E08B02000078700000000178"
}
},
{
"rel": "canonical",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162",
"name": "timeRecordEventRequests",
"kind": "item"
},
{
"rel": "child",
"href": "https://<host>:<port>/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/timeRecordEventRequests/300100272612162/child/timeRecordEvent",
"name": "timeRecordEvent",
"kind": "collection"
}
]
}