Time and Labor Questionnare

1. Automatic Schedule Assignments & Shift-Based Time Generation

• How is the geographic hierarchy defined for employees' locations?
• How are holiday calendars managed by location?
• How are shifts and patterns created for time scheduling?
• How are schedules assigned and calendar events handled?
• What are the regular and overtime time card elements defined?
• Are CIR elements created post element processing?
• Has the “Generate Time Card Calculation Components” process been run?
• Is the “Generate Data Dictionary Time Attributes” process submitted after any eligibility updates?

2. Time Entry Layout Components

• What attributes must be included in time entry layout (Assignment Number, Time Type)?
• How are payroll and absence attributes handled in multi-country layout components?
• How to manage common leave types across multiple LDGs (e.g., vacation leave for IN & US)?
• How should time entry layout display values and user actions be configured?

3. Time Layout Sets

• What mandatory components must be included in a time layout set?
• What is the recommended capture method: Quantity or Start-Stop time?
• Does the time span midnight in shift-based organizations?
• What are the layout types (Time Entry, Review, Approval, Manager Layout)?

4. Time Categories

• How should categories be defined (e.g., Payroll = All, Absence = Null)?
• Why are multiple time categories needed, and where are they used?

5. Time Consumer Sets

• How to copy and create a new consumer set from “Payroll Only”?
• Should Absence Approval Routing be configured?

6. HCM Groups

• How do you create groups based on filters like Person Type, Assignment Status, Department?
• Is group membership evaluation performed?

7. Fast Formulas

• How do you search delivered fast formulas in Time and Labor?
• What are the main formula types (e.g., Time Calculation, Device Formula)?
• How to extend delivered formulas with custom logic?
• What are subroutine formulas?

8. Time Rules & Rule Sets

• Are daily and weekly overtime rules defined?
• Are shift premiums and holiday premiums configured?
• Are rule sets mapped with correct time categories?

9. Time Device Configuration

• How are device events and event mappings defined?
• Are device formulas and rules created?
• Are device processing profiles set?

10. Webclock Setup (Remote Employees Use Case)

• Are IN, MEAL OUT, MEAL IN, OUT buttons configured for web clock?
• Is a webclock layout included in the layout sets?

11. Project-Based Time Cards

• Are project master data and membership configured in Fusion Projects?
• Are the time layout sets and components defined to include Project Name, Task?
• Is a time category defined with project attributes?
• Is the time consumer set enabled to include projects?
• Are entry-level approvals enabled for project-based entries?

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