From experience with our own client base, we see that preference for military/24-hour time varies more from user to user than it does from company to company.
- One user in a company who may have served in the military or previously used a time & attendance solution where hours after 12:00pm needed to be entered in military time could potentially have a strong preference to see all timecard entries in military time.
- Another user in the same company who may only be used to the 12-hour AM/PM clock format.
- Right now we can't make both users happy. They can enter in either 12-hour or 24-hour format when editing or adding times, but whether it shows up as 12-hour AM/PM or 24-hour military time cannot vary by user.
In efforts to accommodate users who prefer to see 24-hour military time in all segments of TWP, can the processing rules option at the company level be the default and can the company level preference be overridden by a new client/supervisor setup option that defines what time format they want to see?
- E.g.
- Processing rule does not have all timecards displaying in military time.
- By default, all users see 12-hour AM/PM format.
- Login JohnDoe wants to see 24-hour military time, so we check a box when setting up his Client/Supervisor login to override the default time preference to military time.
- All other users still see 12-hour AM/PM format on timecards, schedules, etc.
- John Doe sees 24-hour military time on timecards, schedules, etc. due to client/supervisor preference overriding company preference.
I think this would be especially helpful for clients with graveyard shifts or 24-hour operations where the central staff may be used to military time but the timekeeping administrator may be used to 12-hour AM/PM format, or vice versa.
Thank you for your consideration!
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