In manufacturing, you need a clean record of hours for payroll, even when those hours are not tied to a specific job. If time tracking only happens inside work orders, it can be hard to separate general labor time from job labor, and it can create extra cleanup work for accounting.
Cetec ERP includes a Time Clock that lets employees clock in and out for payroll purposes. It is separate from job-level time tracking, so your team can keep payroll hours accurate without changing how they log time against jobs.
Where Employees Access the Time Clock
Employees can access their Time Clock from the menu, or by navigating to Production > MGMT > Clock in/out. This is intended to be a quick, repeatable action for the start and end of a shift.
What the Time Clock Tracks and What It Does Not
The Time Clock captures hours for payroll reporting and is not tied to any active job. Employees can still clock in and out of individual jobs without affecting their Time Clock entries, and they can use the Time Clock without changing how job time is recorded.
Viewing and Exporting Time for Payroll
Each user can see only their own Time Clock history. To review time across users, administrative access is required.
To export a group’s hours, an admin can use User Time Stats under the MGMT dropdown in the Production tab. From there, admins can review entries, edit time when needed, and export logged hours for payroll purposes.
Key Takeaways
- The Time Clock in Cetec ERP tracks payroll hours and is separate from job time.
- Employees can access Clock in/out from the menu or via Production > MGMT > Clock in/out.
- Users see only their own Time Clock history, and admins can review all users.
- Admins can export payroll hours from User Time Stats in the Production MGMT area.
Conclusion
The Time Clock gives your team a straightforward way to record payroll hours while keeping job-level time tracking intact. When production and accounting use the Time Clock consistently, payroll exports are simpler and time history is easier to review.