Defining Time Entry Rules and Rule Groups
This demonstration explain how to define time entry rules and time entry rule groups. Time entry rules use formulas to generate warnings or errors at the time of submission, resubmission or both.
Business Scenario
Define a time entry rule using a formula to validate that timecard entries do not exceed 40 hours per week averaged over two-week period for all warehouse employees.
Note: Make sure the validation is at both time of submission and resubmission
Define a time entry rule to ensure that timecards for all employees are sent for approval whenever they enter or change any of the data that is retrieved by Oracle Projects.
Using the formula time entry rule created, define a Time Entry Rule Group. Select Error as the outcome to notify the worker when the time entry rule is broken.
Solution
Defining Recurring Periods
Responsibility : US OTL Application Developer
Navigation : (N) Recurring Periods
| Name | 16Weekly – Starts Monday |
| Period Type | Week |
| Start Date | 31-Dec-2001 |
Note: 31-DEC-2001 is a Monday
Defining Time Entry Rules – Using Period Maximum Formulas
Responsibility : US OTL Application Developer
Navigation : (N) Time Entry Rules 🡪 Define Time Entry Rules
Date Track : 01-Jan-2000
| Name | 16Warehouse Rule |
| Description | 16 40 Hours per week over a 2-week period |
| Usage | Submission / Resubmission / Delete |
| Formula | Seeded formula for Period Maximum |
| Period | 16Wekly – Start Monday |
| Maximum Hours | 40 |
| Reference Period | 2 |
Defining Time Entry Rules – Using Mapping for Approval Style
Responsibility : US OTL Application Developer
Navigation : Time Entry Rules 🡪 Define Time Entry Rules
| Name | 16Warehouse Rule |
| Description | 16 Projects Retrieval Process Mapping |
| Usage | Submission / Resubmission / Delete
Note: This determines approval is required at the initial submission and when the employee change the time and labor data after approval |
| Blank (not required) | |
| Mapping | Projects Retrieval Process Mapping |
Defining Time Entry Rule Groups
Responsibility : US OTL Application Developer
Navigation : Time Entry Rules 🡪 Define Time Entry Rule Groups
Date Track to 01-Jan-2000
| Name | 16Warehouse Group |
| Name (Time Entry Rule Section) | 16Warehouse Rule |
| Outcome | Error
Note: This will produce an error on the timecard and stop the submission process until the error is corrected. |
| Save and Close Form |
