A daily counter tracks time or the number of instances within a single day, such as work-from-home hours, the number of meals or days of sick leave. Counters are shown on timelines and in reports and can be exported for payroll.

1. Go to Settings › Global Time Rules, select the Counters tab and click Add.

Note: If you do not see Global Time Rules, ask your account administrator to give you the appropriate permissions.

2. In the Add window, enter the Rule Name, select the Rule Value Type, leave Type set to daily and click Save.

Rule value types:

You can change the value type later with the Edit button on the counter page.

3. On the counter page, click the edit icon in the Configuration section. Click Add next to each setting you need and configure it as described below.

4. Click Save. In the Period selection window, choose from when the counter should apply and click Save.

A source is required, as it defines what the counter counts. You can choose paid time, unpaid time, plan, absence, clocking, adjustments or another source. The Add method adds the source value and the Subtract method subtracts it.

The most common source is Paid time with the Add method, so the counter counts all the time an employee works within paid time.

The counter only includes time in the selected category. If you select the Work from home category, the counter counts the time between the Start work from home and Departure clockings.

The counter only counts on the selected days of the week or on holidays. It does not count on other days.

The counter only includes time between the start and end of the interval. With an interval from 8:00 to 12:00, time for an employee who starts work at 7:15 is only counted from 8:00.

Limit the calculation with a daily threshold, such as 1:00, and choose one of the conditions:

Example of a configured counter:

Action events are used for more advanced calculations, such as cutting, adding, subtracting, rounding or calculating a difference. An action event can run every day, on a calendar event (such as payday or a holiday) or on a selected date. Basic counters do not need action events.

You can track a counter in days instead of hours. Sick leave is then shown in the export as, for example, 5 days instead of 40:00 hours.

1. Go to Settings › Global Time Rules, select the Counters tab and click Add.

2. Enter a name for the counter and, under Rule Value Type, select Number of days with instances. Click Save.

3. In the Configuration section, click Add next to Sources, select Absence – Sick Leave as the source and Add as the method.

4. Click Save and, in the Period selection window, select From the Beginning of Time so that the counter is also recalculated for past periods.