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Last Updated: 2026-07-24
Create Consecutive Day Calculations

Create Consecutive Day Calculations

Create calculations based on consecutive days of work. Example: You can set up a calculation to pay workers overtime for all hours worked on or after the sixth consecutive day of work.
  1. Access the
    Create Time Calculation
     task.
  2. For
    Calculation Type
    , select
    Consecutive Day Calculation
    .
  3. As you complete the
    Criteria
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Allow Rolling Consecutive Day
    Enables Workday to calculate consecutive days worked across work schedule calendar weeks. When you select this option, workers who begin work in the middle of their work schedule week are eligible for consecutive day calculations.
    Example: Abbie has a work schedule calendar that begins Monday 4/16, but she works 7 consecutive days starting Wednesday 4/18 through Tuesday 4/24. If you select this option, Abbie's time on Tuesday 4/24 is tagged with the seventh consecutive day calculation tag, even though she worked across 2 work schedule calendar weeks.
    Reset After Consecutive Day Found
    Select to enable Workday to reset the consecutive day counter, rather than tagging each subsequent worked day with the consecutive day calculation tag.
    Example: After 7 consecutive days, the count of consecutive days returns to 1, so time calculation tags don't apply on the eighth through 13th consecutive days. On the 14th consecutive day, Workday again applies the consecutive day calculation tag.
    Consecutive Day Number (up to 9)
    Enter the number of the consecutive day on which to begin the calculation.
  4. Select 1 or more calculation tags that identify the time blocks that are subject to the calculation.
    • If you select more than 1 tag in a row, time blocks must include all tags in that row in this calculation.
    • If you select tags in separate rows, time blocks must include all tags specified in at least 1 row in this calculation.
    Don’t use temporary time calculation tags in consecutive day rolling calculations. Because temporary tags aren’t stored with calculated time, Workday can’t evaluate them across work schedule calendar weeks.
  5. In the
    Results
     section, select the time calculation tags to add to or remove from the calculated time blocks.
    If you don't select
    Reset After Consecutive Day Found
    , Workday adds or removes the time calculation tags for each subsequent workday after the consecutive day calculation initially triggers. Example: If your calculation includes the Regular tag, but removes it after applying the Overtime tag, the subsequent days also remove the Regular time calculation tag. If you rerun time calculations, Workday won't recognize those blocks as Regular time, but will treat them as Overtime.
    If you selected
    Allow Rolling Consecutive Day
    , and a worker's consecutive days fall within more than 1 week, running calculations on the first week might remove the calculation tags that Workday uses to detect consecutive days. When the worker later enters time in the next week, the calculation won't include the untagged consecutive days from the first week in the total. Prevent this with 1 of these configurations:
    • Add the overtime tag that's in the
      Add Tags
       field to the
      Include Calculation Tags
       grid.
    • In the
      Remove Tags
       field, don't select the time calculation tags you added to the
      Include Calculation Tags
       grid.
    Example: If your calculation includes the Regular tag, you must either also include the Overtime tag or, in the
    Results
    section, add the Overtime tag and don't remove the Regular tag.
  6. In the
    Time Day Based On
     field, consider:
    Option
    Description
    Calculated Date
    Select to tag calculated time blocks according to the day breaker option.
    Shift Date
    Select to tag calculated time blocks with the shift date according to the
    Group Time Blocks for Shift Based on
     option on the time entry template.
  7. In the
    Groups
     tab, add time calculation group snapshots with the appropriate effective dates to specify which workers are eligible for the calculation.
Workers receive overtime for all hours worked on or after the sixth consecutive day. To define a consecutive day calculation that applies this rule:
  1. Specify the
    Criteria
    .
    Field
    Value
    Allow Rolling Consecutive Day
    Selected.
    Reset After Consecutive Day Found
    Selected.
    Consecutive Day Number (up to 9)
    6
    Time Calculation Tags
    Regular
  2. Define the
    Results
    .
    Field
    Value
    Add Tags
    Overtime
    Remove Tags
    Regular
Assign time calculation priorities.