Locate the Attendance Options tab inside of TimeForge.

Make sure to set up the correct grace periods for staff members who clock in early and clock out late.

Make sure that the Allow other employees to witness an employee clock in option is set to Yes.

When a staff member is too early to work, they will receive a pop-up window similar to the above image.

A manager can allow the staff member to clock in, or another employee can provide their own credentials (username and password, or fingerprint) to allow the employee to clock in.

Locate the settings for your store / location.

1. Make sure that the setting for “Would you like to enable TimeForge integration with another program?” is set to “Yes“.

2. Choose an appropriate username and password for the web service. This is specific to your location / store, and won’t be needed again. We recommend that you choose as long of a username and password as possible.

3. TimeForge will automatically send an email to managers if it cannot synchronize. This heartbeat functionality will ensure that TimeForge and 3rd party applications are running properly at your business.

By default, TimeForge permissions are controlled by the Connector/Translator or other 3rd party software.

After configuring the web service username and password, click on Save.

Enter your web service username and password, which you previously configured in the TimeForge web site.

That’s it … you are done!

First, navigate to the “Setup” tab. From the “Today” Tab, you can click on the Setup tab, or click on the Change My Settings button.

Locate the Access TimeForge on Facebook link. Click on this link.

Sign in to Facebook with your Facebook username and password.

Sign in with your TimeForge username and password (just like you would on the www.TimeForge.com website)

Facebook displays information about your account, including your schedules, time card, and messages. Managers / supervisors will see additional information, and can see whom is clocked in at the location, as well as sales information (if configured).

At the bottom of the TimeForge application, you can click on the TimeForge Employee Scheduling link to go to the TimeForge Facebook page.

Leave us a note about what you like, or want to see improved, and Become a Fan of TimeForge on Facebook.

First, navigate to the “Setup” tab. From the “Today” Tab, you can click on the Setup tab, or click on the Change My Settings button.

Locate the personal information RSS feed URL, which is located on the right hand side, and starts with:
https://www.TimeForge.com/Scheduler/rss.html

Managers may have several RSS feeds, which include information on different locations / stores within the business.

Each RSS program is slightly different in how it requires that you add a feed. In this example, we are using Sage, a popular RSS feed reader for the Firefox web browser.

Click on the Find icon. Other RSS readers may require that you enter the URL of the RSS feed. If that is the case, enter the RSS RSS URL directly into the software. This URL is most commonly:
https://www.TimeForge.com/Scheduler/rss.html

Some RSS readers (such as Viigo for the Blackberry) do support encryption, but do not support username and passwords. In some cases, these RSS readers can be coerced to support username and passwords by using a URL with the format of:
https://username:password@www.TimeForge.com/Scheduler/rss.html

For example, if your username is ‘abigail@timeforge.com‘ and your password is ‘testing123‘, the URL you would enter is:
https://abigail@timeforge.com:testing123@www.TimeForge.com/Scheduler/rss.html

Please note: This step only needs to be done one time.

Sage, like many mobile web browsers (such as Safari and Opera) will automatically find any relevant TimeForge RSS feeds. Click on the feed (”Timeforge’s Information“), and then choose Add Feed.

These feeds have a lot of information in them, and contain information such as:

- Upcoming schedules
- Shift Swaps and Open Shifts
- Time card information
- Approved, pending, and denied requests
- Messages from other staff members and management
- And other items …

Sage, or any RSS reader, will show the items relevant to your TimeForge account.

Use the TimeForge RSS feed to get upcoming schedule information directly on your cell phone, at any time, without browsing the web.

Using the TimeForge RSS feed, you can easily view and send TimeForge messages.

On the list of staff members, click on Clock Out (or click on your name).

To validate your clock out when using Time Clock Mode, you need to enter your password and/or press your finger on the Fingerprint Scanner.

Before finalizing your Time Clock clock out, you may review your current time card. Specifically, TimeForge Attendance displays how long you have been clocked in during this shift, and what your total is for the week. You may also enter any declared tips, mileage calculations, or notes for management.

Choose Clock Out to complete the clock out process.

First, navigate to the “Setup” tab. From the “Today” Tab, you can click on the Setup tab, or click on the Change My Settings button.

On the “Setup” tab, enter your email address into the “My Email” field, you can also enter your cell phone number into the “My Cell Number” field.

TimeForge can generate a number of different email and text message alerts, based on the information that you would like to know about.

For example, you can receive daily schedule reminders as text or email messages. You can also be notified of bid shifts, or when other co-workers want to swap shifts with you. Other notifications include when shift swaps are approved or denied, or when a request is approved or denied by management.

If you would like to be notified about upcoming schedules, choose the check box which starts with “I would like to be emailed…” You will receive nightly emails about any posted schedules. The number in the drop-down box (above shown as “2“) is the number of days you would like to be notified, and can be set up to 30 days.

Note: You will only be able to receive information about schedules that your management team has posted.

If you would like to be notified about upcoming shifts, choose the check box which starts with “I would like to be sent a text message …”. TimeForge will send you a text message before the shift begins as a reminder of your upcoming work schedule.

Note: You may be charged by your cell phone carrier to receive the text message. TimeForge is not liable for any text messaging charges that you may receive from your carrier.

Click on Save My Settings when you are done.

First, navigate to the “Setup” tab. From the “Today” Tab, you can click on the Setup tab, or click on the Change My Settings button.

On the “Setup” tab, click on Change my password

Enter a new password in both the “New Password” and the “Confirm Password” fields.

Please make sure your password is appropriate — a good password will be at least 6 characters long, and should be a mix of numbers, uppercase characters, and lowercase characters.

Make sure that you have selected (and answered) a Secret Question to be able to recover your password in case it is ever lost or forgotten.

Click on Save My Settings when you are done.

First, navigate to the “Setup” tab. From the “Today” Tab, you can click on the Setup tab, or click on the Change My Settings button.

On the “Setup” tab, enter your email address into the “My Email” field.

If you would like to be notified about upcoming schedules, choose the checkbox which starts with “I would like to be emailed…” You will receive nightly emails about any posted schedules.

Click on Save My Settings when you are done.

On the TimeForge.com Log in page, click on Help! I cannot access my TimeForge account ….

Enter your username into the Username box, then click Next.

If your account does not have a Secret Question configured, TimeForge will not be able to reset your password. In this case, contact TimeForge Support to reset your password.

To request a new password from TimeForge, enter the answer to your Secret Question, then click Next.

Enter your new password in both the “New Password” and the “Confirm New Password” boxes, then choose Next. Your new password has been assigned.

Go to TimeForge.com using your favorite Internet browser (such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc…)

Once on the website, place your finger on the biometric fingerprint scanner. If your fingerprint is registered, TimeForge will automatically log you in, and take you to the Today page.