Creating Auto Meal/Break Punch Policies

Click on the main "Admin" tab, and then on the "Auto Meal and Break Punch Policies" link located under the Policies heading.

1. Click on the [ADD] icon to create a new policy.
2. Enter a Name for this policy as you would like it to appear in the program.
3. Enter a Break Window. This is the range of time between an “OUT” punch and the next “IN” that punches falling within will be considered “Break” punches.
   Example: The specified break window is "00:01" - "00:20." An employee punches out at the clock, and punches in 15 minutes later. The system determines this as a "Break" punch type because it falls within the specified 20 minute break window.
4. Enter a Lunch Window. This is the range of time that will be determined as “Lunch” punches. This setting must work in conjunction with the specified break window.
   Example: The specified lunch window is "00:21" - "01:15." Any amount over 21 minutes and under an hour and fifteen minutes will be determined as a "Lunch" punch type.
5. Click on the [SAVE] icon to add the policy.

Overlapping time ranges between rules should not be allowed in the same policy. If the amount of time between “OUT” and “IN” punches exceeds the range of the biggest rule, no action is taken.