Employee Time Entry

Program/Screen: WOTIMM/WOTIMMC1

Description:

Use this screen to enter the labor time spent by a mechanic on one or more work orders.  After time has been entered for all employees for the day, run the Post Hours to Work Order program to ensure that the entered labor is posted to the appropriate work orders.

 

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Navigation

Access this program from the Employee Time Management Menu in the Equipment Maintenance application.  Enter a mechanic's employee code and date for the labor time you want to enter, and then press Enter to open the fields below.  For the specified date, enter the work orders the employee worked on; enter the labor code applicable to the work that was done; and enter the start and end times for that work.  Enter as many work orders as necessary for the day's time.

 

After entering the first mechanic's time, press F12 to enter a new employee code and proceed to enter that employee's time.

 

Options

Option

Description

2

Edit.  Enter 2 in the Option field to return to the Work Order field for that time entry and make changes as necessary.

 

Fields

Employee

Enter the code for the employee for which you want to enter time.  The employee must be marked with a type of M for Mechanic to be entered in this field.  If you do not know the employee code, press F4 to search for it.

 

Date

Enter or accept the date for which you are entering the employee's time.

 

Work Order Number

Enter the number of the work order on which the employee spent time on the specified date.  If you do not know the number, press F4 to search for it.

 

Equipment Number

Displays the equipment number associated with the entered work order.

 

Code

Enter the labor codeUser-defined code that describes work performed. The code is entered on work orders to account for time spent repairing or maintaining equipment. that represents the time the employee spent on the work order.  If you do not know the code, press F4 to search for it.

 

Type

Displays the time code associated with the entered labor code.

 

Code Description

Displays the description of the entered labor code.

 

Start Time

Enter the time that the employee started work on the work order.  Enter the time using a 24-hour clock.  For example, 4:15 PM would be entered as 16:15.

 

End Time

Enter the time that the employee stopped work on the work order.  Enter the time using a 24-hour clock.  For example, 4:15 PM would be entered as 16:15.

 

Function Keys

Function Key

Description

F1

Help.  Place your cursor in a field and press F1 to access online help for that field.  Place your cursor outside of any field, and press F1 to access online help at the program level.

F3

Exit.  Exit the page or program.

F4

Search.  Place your cursor in a searchable field and press F4 to access a lookup window or more advanced search screen.

F12

New Employee.  Return to the Employee field to enter the next employee's time.

F23 (Shift + F11)

Delete.  Press twice to confirm the deletion of the entire time entry for the employee.

 

Related Programs

Mechanic File Maintenance

Labor Code Maintenance

Labor Rates Maintenance

Open/Update/Close Work Order - Labor Detail

Post Hours to Work Order

Employee Time Report

 

 

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