{"id":21540,"date":"2026-08-04T12:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/?p=21540"},"modified":"2026-08-26T04:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:04:28","slug":"how-to-configure-time-type-in-idempiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/how-to-configure-time-type-in-idempiere\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Time Type in iDempiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Time Type window in iDempiere defines categories of working hours, such as Regular Working Hours, Overtime, or Holiday Hours, used to classify employee attendance records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only Active Time Types are available for selection in attendance and time recording entries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each Time Type must have a unique, descriptive Name within its Organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description should briefly identify the hour category, such as Regular, Overtime, or Night Shift.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment\/Help text explains usage context for HR and payroll staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inactive Time Types remain in historical records but cannot be assigned to new entries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Navigation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Menu \u2192 Partner Relation \u2192 Request \u2192 Time Type<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Configuration Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Define the Time Type Name<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter a clear, business-relevant name such as \u201cRegular Working Hours\u201d or \u201cOvertime\u201d. Avoid generic names that HR staff cannot distinguish later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/iDempiere-Tenthplanet-PartnerRelation-TimeType-1.png\" alt=\"iDempiere-Tenthplanet-PartnerRelation-TimeType-1\" class=\"wp-image-27801\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/iDempiere-Tenthplanet-PartnerRelation-TimeType-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/iDempiere-Tenthplanet-PartnerRelation-TimeType-1-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/iDempiere-Tenthplanet-PartnerRelation-TimeType-1-768x295.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Add Description and Comment\/Help<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fill Description with a short summary, for example \u201cStandard working hours for store employees\u201d. Use Comment\/Help for detailed usage notes, such as payroll impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Field Reference Table<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><td><strong>Field<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sample Value<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>Regular Working Hours<\/td><td>Identifies the time category shown in dropdown lists<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Description<\/td><td>Standard working hours for store employees<\/td><td>Short label describing the hour type<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Comment\/Help<\/td><td>Used for normal daily attendance and payroll calculation<\/td><td>Extended guidance for HR\/payroll staff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Active<\/td><td>Checked<\/td><td>Controls whether the Time Type is available for selection<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Activate the Time Type<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confirm the Active checkbox is selected, then save the record. Deactivate outdated Time Types instead of deleting them to preserve history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Note: <\/strong>Deactivating a Time Type does not remove it from past attendance records; it only prevents future selection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Configure Employee records for attendance tracking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up the Attendance or Time Recording window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review HR or Payroll reporting windows that reference Time Type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Time Type window in iDempiere defines categories of working hours, such as Regular Working Hours, Overtime, or Holiday Hours, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-idempiere-product","category-idempiere-master"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}