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Employees, step by step

Add people to the workspace, give them a login, and set the shift, site and role that decide where their punches and requests go. Each step shows the exact button to click.

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Add an employee

Do this when someone joins. Open app.bpmsquare.com/employees.

1

Click + New Employee

The Employees page lists everyone you track. The i next to the title says a login is optional and is made from the row.

The Employees page with the + New Employee button outlined and numbered 1
The button is at the top right of the list.
2

Type the First name

This is the only field marked with an asterisk. Employee code is assigned for you (EMP-####).

The New Employee form with the First name field outlined and numbered 2
First name is required.
3

Fill in the optional fields

Add Last name, Email, Phone, Department, Designation, Valid from and Valid to if you have them.

The New Employee form with the Email field outlined and numbered 3
Everything except First name can stay empty.
4

Check the Status

New people start as Active. The i next to Status says obsolete employees stay in reports up to their Valid to date, then drop out.

The Status list in the New Employee form outlined and numbered 4
Choose Active or Obsolete.
5

Click Save

Save adds the person to the list. Cancel closes the form without adding anyone.

The Save button in the New Employee form outlined and numbered 5
Save is at the bottom right of the form.

Give an employee a login

Do this when a person needs to sign in, for example to punch from a phone.

1

Click Create login on the person's row

Only people without a login show this button. People who already have one show an Active badge in its place.

The employee list with a Create login button outlined and numbered 1
Create login sits at the right end of the row.
2

Type the Email

A side panel called Invite opens. Type the work email the person will sign in with.

The Invite panel with the Email field outlined and numbered 2
The panel slides in from the right.
3

Choose the Role

Member or Admin. The i says an Admin can change settings and reach everything, and a Member reaches only what their business roles allow.

The Role choice in the Invite panel outlined and numbered 3
Member is selected by default.
4

Set the Password

A password is needed for a new login, because no invite email is sent. Tell the person the password yourself.

The Password field in the Invite panel outlined and numbered 4
This guide leaves the field empty.
5

Check the Employee

The person whose row you clicked is already chosen. The i says only an employee without a login can be picked.

The Employee list in the Invite panel outlined and numbered 5
The login is tied to this employee record.
6

Click Add

Add creates the login. Close at the top of the panel leaves without creating one.

The Add button at the bottom of the Invite panel outlined and numbered 6
Add is at the bottom right of the panel.

Find an employee and change status

Do this to look someone up, or to bring an obsolete employee back.

1

Type in the search box

Search by name, code, email or department. Each column heading also has a small search icon for that column.

The Employees search box outlined and numbered 1
The search box runs across the page.
2

Click Filter

Filter applies what you typed. The page address changes, so you can share the filtered list.

The Filter button outlined and numbered 2
Filter is to the right of the search box.
3

Click Make active on an obsolete row

Obsolete people show a red Obsolete status and the dates they were valid. Make active brings them back.

An obsolete employee's row with the Make active button outlined and numbered 3
Edit and Delete sit on the same row.

Set shift, home site and role

Do this on the Workforce employees page (app.bpmsquare.com/wfm/employees). Shift and site decide whose queue a person's requests land in.

1

Click Edit on the person's row

The list shows Code, Name, Type, WFM role, Shift, Home site, Supervisor, Login, Consent and Status.

The Workforce employees list with an Edit button outlined and numbered 1
Make obsolete is next to Edit.
2

Choose the Shift

The list holds the workspace's shifts, for example General shift and Second Shift.

The edit form with the Shift list outlined and numbered 2
Shift is in the first row of the form.
3

Choose the Home site

The site the person normally works at. — none — leaves it empty.

The edit form with the Home site list outlined and numbered 3
Home site sits at the right of the first row.
4

Set the WFM role

Employee or Supervisor. The Supervisor list below picks who approves this person's requests. It starts as any supervisor.

The edit form with the WFM role list outlined and numbered 4
Supervisors see the approval queues.
5

Choose how they may punch

The Punching list has Workspace default — phone allowed, Kiosk only and Phone punch + kiosk.

The edit form with the Punching list outlined and numbered 5
Punching is the first field of the second row.
6

Choose the Type

The list holds the employment types set up in Settings → Workforce, for example Full-time and Contractor. The type decides which sheet the person gets in the Excel summary and which rules apply to them: leave, weekly off and holidays. The same list is on the New employee form shown here. Set rules for an employment type shows how to give a type its own rules.

New employee form with the Type list highlighted
The Type list.
7

Click Save

Cancel closes the form without saving. The same form has a Set up login (email) box.

The Save button in the Workforce employee edit form outlined and numbered 6
Save is at the right end of the second row.

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