Activity Settings

Activity settings determine the fields which will be available to be used to capture data and control the behavior of various aspects of the Activities system.

To configure activity settings:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Application Setup > Activities Setup > Activity Settings.
  2. Highlight a setting and click Edit .
  3. Enter the requested information as described in the following table of setting descriptions. Click Save .
Activity setting Description

Activity Form Entry - Result Page Timeout in seconds

Specifies how long, in seconds, that a result message displays after users submit a form from a client machine or data collection device.

createdDateTime validation limit for old punches The entries on a timecard that mark the beginning (in-punch) or end (out-punch) of a work interval, such as the beginning of a shift or transfer. in minutes

Number of minutes that a device can be offline before it must check the date and time of all forms when it comes back online. The default is 7 days (10080 minutes).

This setting prevents forms that were entered while the device was offline from being duplicated when the device comes back online.

Duration step in form accepts standard duration values
1 = yes, 0 = no

Determines whether users can enter whole number durations in forms without a decimal point. For example, if this setting is enabled ("1"), users can enter a duration of 8 hours as 8. If the setting is disabled, users must enter 8 hours as 8.0.

EffectiveTimeStamp processing limit in minutes

Number of minutes, in the past, that a supervisor can go back to submit a punch with an effective date and time. The default is 14 days (20160 minutes).

enable <xxx> field in the activity editor
where <xxx> is:

  • actual completed date
  • actual start date
  • completed percentage field
  • completion status
  • held status
  • moved quantity
  • received quantity
  • required quantity

Determines whether informational fields on the Status tab of the Activity Setup Editor can be edited.

Note: These fields are automatically populated with data submitted on a form. If data is edited on the Status tab, it does not show in an audit log.
Enable Effective dated Defaults and Idle percentage allocation Allows effective dating of default Idle Activities configured in the Person Record or Activity Profile and also allows multiple Idle Activities to be configured using Idle Percent Allocation.
Enable generate activities for Adds Allows Activity Actions to automatically generate activities for Adds in the timecard.
Enable generate activities for Deducts Allows Activity Actions to automatically generate activities for Deducts in the timecard.

Enforce Result Code for manual entry of result values

Determines whether to enforce the Result Code when result values are manually entered.
Prevent user editing of accepted Activity transactions Determines whether users can edit activities that have been marked as accepted in the timecard.

Reduce activity actual time by overlapping auto-generated meal breaks

Allows automatically generated meal breaks to overlap, thereby reducing activity actual time.

Validate Block Future-Dated Allocation through Web Form and XML API

1 = yes, 0 = no

Determines whether you can allocate future dated activity allocations and validates whether you can do it or not.