Features involved: Clock-in clock-out
Leveraging smartphone location services, on-site clocking via GPS allows a user to record certified clockings by ensuring that they are doing so from an authorized work location.
Configure on-site clocking via GPS
Before getting started check that:
You have an Administrator profile or a Power User profile.
You have created the workplace for which you want to enable clocking via GPS.
To configure on-site clocking via GPS:
Go to Company > Organization > Workplaces.
Select the workplace for which you would like to enable clocking via GPS.
Scroll down to the clocking section and tick the Enable box under GPS.
Choose the size of the area you wish to enable.
🔎 The size of the enabled area can be 200, 500 or 2000 meters and represents the maximum distance from the address of the workplace within which a person is authorized to record clockings with their smartphone.
On-site clocking via GPS has been enabled. It is now possible to detect the clockings of users working from this location, who are authorized to use their "Smartphone" as their clocking method.
💡 If you want a user to record a certified clocking via GPS even when working from home or places other than the office, you can set up personal areas in their user settings.
What could go wrong: questions and answers
When I try to record a test clocking via GPS, it fails
Read this article about the error message Invalid Area to understand why the clocking failed.
Finally, make sure that the address of the location for which you have enabled clocking via GPS is complete: by going to Company > Organization > Locations > selecting the workplace in question and then > Edit. You may find that, for example, you have not specified the street number. If the address of the workplace is not complete, it will likely be impossible to geolocate you accurately enough to allow you to record certified clockings.
