Submitting a punch correction request
How to request a correction yourself when you forgot to clock out, a time is wrong, or a break is missing.
[What this is]
If you forgot to clock out, a time is wrong, or a break was not recorded, you can submit a request to correct your own attendance record. Once approved, the correction is applied to your attendance data.
[Where to submit]
- On the attendance page (Dashboard > Attendance), days with a missing clock-out are marked "No clock-out" in red under "Recent attendance". Use "Request a correction" on that row to open the form with the date filled in.
- You can also use "Request a correction" next to the "Recent attendance" heading and pick the date yourself.
[How to submit]
- 1.Pick the date. The current record for that day (clock in / clock out / breaks) is shown.
- 2.Fill in only what you want changed. Fields left blank are not changed.
- 3.To fix breaks, use "Add a break". If you enter any break, that day's breaks are replaced by what you enter.
- 4.Enter a reason (required). Write something the approver can act on, e.g. "I forgot to clock out".
- 5.Press "Submit request". The approver is notified.
[Days with no punches at all]
You can also request a correction for a day where you forgot to clock in entirely. In that case a clock-in time is required.
[After submitting]
- Track the state under "My requests" (Pending / Approved / Rejected / Cancelled).
- While pending, you can withdraw it with "Withdraw request".
- You are notified when it is approved or rejected. If rejected, the reason appears in your history.
- Only one request per date can be pending at a time. To change it, withdraw it and submit again.
[When you cannot submit]
- Payslips for that month have already been issued: changing attendance would conflict with payroll, so requests are blocked. The form tells you this. Contact an administrator.
- Future dates cannot be requested.
- A request for the same date is already pending.
[Fixing today's punches]
For today — for example if you clocked out but it was actually a break — you can correct it directly from the attendance page near the punch button, with no request needed. Correction requests are mainly for past days.
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