Concept: Gaps and Overlaps When Adjusting Work Week Start Times
When adjusting work week start times, you may encounter situations where a change moves time forward and leaves a gap or where a change moves time backwards and there is an overlap.
Handling a Change That Moves Time Forward (The Gap)
This scenario describes how we handle a work week start time change that moves the time forward. An example might be moving a work week start time from 12am to 12pm. We call this handling the “gap”, where lining up two consecutive weeks with the change creates a gap in the work week for each timesheet. In this scenario, the Week 1 timesheet will allow the worker to clock in and out during this “gap”.
For example, given two timesheets (Mon-Sun) Week 1 and Week 2, the worker makes a permanent shift change in the middle of the Week 1 timesheet, resulting in a work week start time change from 12am to 12pm effective on the start date of the Week 2 timesheet. Week 1 timesheet will allow the worker to clock in and out during this gap.
A banner displays on the timesheet to indicate a schedule change.
Handling a Change That Moves Time Backwards (The Overlap)
This scenario describes how we handle a work week start time change that moves the time backward. An example might be moving a work week start time from 12pm to 12am. We call this handling the “overlap”, where lining up two consecutive weeks with the change creates an overlap in the work week for both timesheets. In this scenario, the Week 1 timesheet will NOT allow the worker to clock in or out during this “overlap”.
For example, given two timesheets Week 1 and Week 2, the worker makes a permanent shift change in the middle of the Week 1 timesheet, resulting in a work week start time change from 12pm to 12am effective on the start date of the Week 2 timesheet.
You will receive an error on the timesheet if the worker tries to clock in or out during this overlap - "Entry crosses work week which is not supported."