Catch the Pattern, Not Just the Incident.
Attendance tracking surfaces the gap between what was scheduled and what actually happened. Anywhere clock-in time, clock-out time, or break duration differs from the plan, a flag appears on the timesheet row — color-coded by type and severity. Four flag types cover the common cases: late arrival, early departure, missed clock-out, and no-show. Each is independent of approved leave or shift swaps, so you don't get false positives for legitimate absences. Flags also roll up into the Attendance report, per person, per location, per period — so you can see whether a single late arrival is just life or whether it's the third Monday in a row from the same person.
Four Types of Discrepancy.
Each flag shows on the timesheet row and rolls up into the Attendance report.
Late arrival.
Clock-in time is after the scheduled start by more than the grace window. Flag color shifts with severity — five minutes vs forty-five gets a different visual weight.
Early departure.
Clock-out time is before the scheduled end. Honest mistake or quietly trimming hours? The flag tells you to look; the data tells you what happened.
Missed clock-out.
Clocked in, never clocked out. Manager fills in the actual end time from memory or roster. The flag stops the row from being approved on autopilot.
No-show.
Scheduled, no clock-in. Distinct from approved leave or a swap — those don't flag. No-shows do. Surfaces in the Attendance report for performance reviews.