Options - HRS2960

Personnel > Tables > WorkJournal > Options

This tab is used to manage WorkJournal settings in ASCENDER EmployeePortal. These settings allow the LEA to determine how employees enter their time based on the work week, time conversion table, and pay type.

Modify a record:

Field	Description
Work Week Start Day	Click to select the beginning day of the work week. This day determines the day that the employee can select in the Work Week Start Date field in EmployeePortal. For example, if the selected day is Tuesday, then the employee can only select Tuesday dates when entering WorkJournal entries in EmployeePortal. • Sunday • Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday • Saturday This day cannot be changed if there is at least one employee record in the employee WorkJournal time table.
Work Entry Cutoff Days	Type the number of cutoff days the employee has to enter a timesheet entry. Valid values are 0-30.
Reminder Days	Type the number of days before the cutoff day that an automated email message will be sent to employees as a reminder that they have yet to submit their timesheet entries. Valid values are 0-9.

❏ Under Enable WorkJournal Time for Pay Types:

Pay Type 2 Non-contracted Employee	Select to enable WorkJournal time tables for pay type 2 (non-contracted) employees.
Pay Type 3 Hourly Employee	Select to enable WorkJournal time tables for pay type 3 (hourly) employees.

❏ Under Time Conversion:

Frequency	Click to select the pay frequency for which you want to set up a time conversion table. Depending on the selected pay frequency, the corresponding time conversion table is displayed. This field is read only if your LEA only uses one pay frequency to pay employees. Pay frequencies are set up on the District Administration > Tables > District Information > Payroll Frequencies tab.

❏ Click +Add to add a row.

Up to Minute	Type the number of minutes to represent a specific percentage of the day. Valid values are 1-60.
Percent of Hour	Type the percent of day to represent a specific number of minutes. Valid values are 1-100%.

❏ Click Save.

Other functions and features:

Retrieve	The Retrieve button is also used to retrieve information from the last save. If you click Retrieve, any unsaved changes are lost.
Print	Click to print the report. The report opens in a separate window. Review the report.
	Click to delete a row. The row is shaded red to indicate that it will be deleted when the record is saved. Click Save.