A rounding policy changes the time Begin records for calculations while keeping the original punch in the entry’s activity. Clock-in, clock-out and period totals are three independent choices.
Choose how each side rounds
For clock-in and clock-out, choose one mode:
Up means a later clock time; Down means an earlier clock time. The same direction therefore has different effects at clock-in and clock-out. For example, a clock-in at 08:57 with a 15-minute Nearest interval becomes 09:00. Leave clock-out Off if only the start should change.
Snapping needs an entry linked to a shift. Without one, Begin leaves the punch unrounded. Set early and late windows separately: these are the tolerated distances from the scheduled time, not a rounding interval.
Create the policy
1
Start it
Go to Policies → Rounding, open Add, then choose Rounding policy.
2
Set clock-in and clock-out
Choose the mode and values for each side.
3
Decide period totals
Use Totals rounding only when timesheet and report totals should also move to a fixed
interval.
4
Target and activate it
Choose Applies to, set Status to Active,
then save.
Check a rounded entry
Open a matching entry in Timesheets and compare its start and end with the original times in its activity. Confirm which policy applied and which side changed. If snapping did nothing, check the linked shift and the early or late window before changing the policy. A policy change applies to clock-outs from now on. Entries already closed keep their rounded times.Changing Totals rounding can move the worked and paid totals shown on timesheets and reports.
It does not change the punch-rounding choices above it.
Next
Settings and policies
Trace why a time entry differs from its punch.
Hour columns
Read the calculated totals that rounding changes.
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