Job Sites (Geofencing)

Workstatus now supports Job Sites (also known as geofencing) which designates a specific area where your team is allowed to track time. The app can automatically start recording time when a user enters the job site or stop the timer when they leave the job site.

Whenever a user is tracking time within a job site, the system provides a report of when and for how much time the user spent at that job site, which you can generate and review with our Reports feature.

Roles and Permissions:

Organization Owner/Manager :
They can add, edit, and delete jobsites for all members of the organization.

Dept Head (User):
They can add, edit, and delete jobsites assigned to them and their department members.

Team Lead (User):
They can add, edit, and delete jobsites assigned to them and their Teams members.

Please refer following link for accessing Roles and Permission : https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/workstatus-roles-and-permissions-guide-zzkoo6/


This guide will show you how you can access the Job Sites feature and use it for your team.

Add job sites
Restrict timer to Job Sites
Job Site notifications

Add job sites

STEP 1

Click on the Job sites menu on the sidebar.

STEP 2

Click on the Add Jobsite button. If you have existing job sites and want to edit them, click the pencil icon of that Jobsite.

STEP 3

Enter the site name, address, then select the radius of the job site, then click Next.

STEP 4

Select project and team members allowed to track time on this job site, then choose Automatic timer actions. Hit Save to confirm your settings, and your team is set to track time to job sites.

Automatic timer actions

On Arrival
1.Start Timer– the timer starts automatically when a user is within range of the job site.
2.Send Reminder– sends a notification to the user via the mobile app that they have entered the range of the job site.
3.Don’t start timer– no automatic actions when arriving at a job site.


On Departure
1.Stop timer– the timer stops automatically when a user is within range of the job site.
2.Send reminder– sends a notification to the user via the mobile app that they have left the range of the job site.
3.Don’t stop timer– no automatic actions when departing a job site.

Restrict timer to Job Sites

You can also restrict time tracking to Job Sites. When this setting is enabled, users would not be able to start the timer unless they are within the Job Site radius.

STEP 1

Navigate to Settings > Features > Job site.

STEP 2

You should be on the Job Sites tab and see the Restrict timer to the job site setting.

The Default option will enable/disable the setting for the entire organization. You can also change individual settings which will override the organization default settings.

Job Site Notifications

Organization owners and managers can be notified through the mobile app when their team is entering/exiting job sites, this way you’ll know exactly when and where your team is working.

To enable this setting, follow the steps below:

STEP 1

Navigate to Settings > Features > Job Sites

STEP 2

Click on Enter/exit notifications, then toggle the Default setting to enable/disable this feature for your entire organization, or toggle individual settings to enable it for some users and disable it for others.

Updated on: 12/03/2024