Hi All,
I'm attempting to use TimeTrex for a scheduling system within a small company (approx 20 staff) however, our current system uses an SMS to report shift times and my employer wants to keep this system.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be supported using TTs current system, and I'm trying to find out the best way to add a new punch type/interface.
I'm happy enough to do the development, but I'd like to have some idea of where I should start looking to attach my module within TT.
Punch Types
Sure. The SMS is sent in a format as follows
location_code start_date start_time end_time start_break_time end_break_time
so an example would be
LOC 29/07/08 2330 0630 0230 0300
This would mean that the staff member was at location code LOC, started his shift at 11:30pm on the 29th of July 2008, and had a break starting at 2:30am and came off break at 3am.
The staff have been used to doing this for a number of years, especially since an SMS is cheaper than internet data in Australia, and not all mobile phone holders have a data plan.
This company provides security staff to a number of venues around the area and there isn't much chance of putting in a punchcard system, or equivalent at each venue so a mobile phone/SMS combo works well. Unfortunately the existing scheduling system is very old and can't support more than 50 staff, so a replacement is required, hence I am looking at timetrex as a possible solution.
location_code start_date start_time end_time start_break_time end_break_time
so an example would be
LOC 29/07/08 2330 0630 0230 0300
This would mean that the staff member was at location code LOC, started his shift at 11:30pm on the 29th of July 2008, and had a break starting at 2:30am and came off break at 3am.
The staff have been used to doing this for a number of years, especially since an SMS is cheaper than internet data in Australia, and not all mobile phone holders have a data plan.
This company provides security staff to a number of venues around the area and there isn't much chance of putting in a punchcard system, or equivalent at each venue so a mobile phone/SMS combo works well. Unfortunately the existing scheduling system is very old and can't support more than 50 staff, so a replacement is required, hence I am looking at timetrex as a possible solution.