Plan your sites and QR codes
Choose a geofence setting for each site and where to post codes.
Geofences and QR labels are switched on for your company during setup. This guide helps you decide what to ask for.
Choose a geofence setting for each site#
A geofence is a circle drawn around a site. When someone clocks in or out, the phone reads its location once and checks it against the circle. For each site, choose one of four settings:
| Setting | What happens outside the circle |
|---|---|
| Off | Nothing is checked. Good for customer addresses and office staff. |
| Warning only | The person is told, and the punch is kept. Good for a new site while crews get used to it. |
| Required to clock in | They give a reason to clock in, and the supervisor sees it. Good for most job sites. |
| Required to clock in and out | Both punches are checked. Good where leaving early matters. |
A clock-in with no location is not a way around a required site.
Decide where codes go#
- A gate code at the main gate or guard shack shows the person was at the site when they clocked in. Scanning it counts as being on site, so the location is not also checked.
- A work area code at, say, the racking laydown yard puts the hours on that project and task, so nobody has to pick it.
Post codes only where you want proof of presence or want a task picked for people. Everywhere else, a tap is enough.
What to send us#
For each site: its name, its address or a pin, the size of the circle, and the setting. For each code: the site, and the project and task it should put hours on, if any. Email the list to support@ohthyme.com.