Enter this timesheet cycle code. You must assign one of these timesheet cycles to each active employee on the Manage Employee Information screen. You can establish an unlimited number of timesheet cycles.

Enter a description of this timesheet cycle for reports and other documents conducive to a longer description.

From the drop-down list, select the frequency type of the timesheet cycle. Valid options are:

• Monthly: Timesheet period ending at the end of the month
• Semi-Monthly: Timesheet periods ending on the 15th and end of month
• Weekly: One week in the timesheet period
• Bi-Weekly: Two weeks in the timesheet period; 14 days

Enter the auto-adjustment percentage to be used as a default entry on the timesheet. Normally, this percentage is set to "100.00." However, if you enter only part of a pay period, enter the percentage that applies to the part you are entering. For example, if you enter half of a pay period, enter "50.00" for the percentage.

Because this percentage is offered only as a default, you can change or override it when entering the timesheet.

From the drop-down list, select the day on which the work week starts. This will be used to determine the overtime hours for the week.

Enter the number of timesheet periods in this cycle. This number also designates the number of timesheet periods to automatically populate the Timesheet Periods Details table. For example, if you want to set up a timesheet cycle for recording timesheets on a weekly basis for a normal calendar year, enter "52" in this field. This field is required if you want to use Add Periods button to automatically populate the Timesheet Periods Details table.

Enter, or click to select, the date to be used as the starting point for adding entries to the Timesheet Periods Details table.

After you select the Add Periods button, Costpoint calculates the dates in each timesheet cycle (period), based on the values in the Frequency and Number of Periods fields, and adds them to the Timesheet Periods Details table. If entries already exist in the table, the additional entries immediately follow the existing ones. Enter data in this field and click Add Periods to automatically populate the timesheet cycle schedule.

To populate this field, click the Add Periods button to calculate the last end date based on the values in the Number of Periods, First End Date, and Frequency fields. This date is the last timesheet period end date added to the timesheet cycle schedule.

Click this button to calculate the last end date based on the values in the Number of Periods, First End Date, and Frequency fields. This date is the last timesheet period end date added to the timesheet cycle schedule.

Click this button to insert entries into the Timesheet Periods Details table. To use this feature, first fill in the Frequency, Number of Periods, and First End Date fields. After you select Add Periods, the rows are added following the previously existing end date in the table.