Guide: How to Configure a 24-Hour Shift and Time Attendance (00:00 to 24:00)

How to Configure a 24-Hour Shift and Time Attendance (00: 00 to 24: 00)

You can now create a Shift Category that allows employees to check-in and work up to 24 hours per day.

Step 1. Go to Shift Categoriesmenu under the Time Attendancemodule -> click Add

Step 2. Fill in the shift category details as folllows:

Name:  The name of the shift category (e.g., Morning Shift, Night Shift, 24-Hour Shift)

Color:  A color code used to visually represent this shift on Work shift table.

Shift start time: The time the shift begins. For a full-day shift, this could be set to12: 00 AM.

Shift end time: The time the shift ends. For a 24-hour shift, this should also be set to12: 00 AM

Lunch start:  The time when the lunch break begins. This will be excluded from working hours calculation.

Lunch end:  The time when the lunch break ends. The system will resume tracking working hours after this time.

Description:  Additional notes or context about this shift category. For example: "24-hour on-call support shift".

Note:  Setting both start and end time as 12: 00 AM defines a full-day shift (00: 00–24: 00).

Step 3. Create a shift using the category

Go to Shiftmenu -> click New ->select the newly created24-Hour Shiftcategory. select From Date- To Date and assign it to employees

Step 4. Perform Check-in and Check-out

Go to Attendancemenu -> click Check-in / Check-out

Check-in time: 00: 00: 00

Check-out time: 23: 59: 59

This covers the full 24-hour period within the same calendar day.

Result: