Enter Mechanic Equipment Time on the Field Management Mobile App

Use the Mechanic - Equipment option on the Field Management Mobile app to allocate employee time to a piece of equipment through a cost code.

  1. At the top of the home page in Field Management Mobile, select the pay period for the time entry:
    1. Tap the pay period shown.
      A list of available pay periods displays at the bottom of the page.
    2. Select the applicable pay period.
    3. Tap Done.
  2. On the home page, locate the applicable date for time entries.
    Dates display in a gray bars that divide the timecard into sections.
  3. If mechanic equipment time has already been added for a date, you can tap the existing entry to add time to it.
  4. To add new mechanic equipment time for a date, on the home page, tap the icon to the right of that date. If the date has no entries yet, you can select Tap to start entering time. In the pop-up window that opens:
    1. Select Mechanic - Equipment.
    2. For Clone a previous overhead entry? select either Yes to copy equipment, cost code, and employee selections from a previous card or No to select the equipment, cost codes, and employees.
  5. To enter mechanic equipment time, select the Employees or Cost Code tabs that display at the bottom of the page.
  6. If you select the Employee tab, you can select any employee to access the following options:
    Note: If you need to add employees for this entry, select + Add an Employee at the top of the page.
    • Remove Employee Time: Removes the selected employee from your timecard for this day.
    • Add/Edit a Note: Allows you to add a note to a scope for the selected employee.
    • Edit Line Details: Allows you to modify the class or craft (if enabled) and change the shift.
      Note: After you submit time, the Edit Line Details option is no longer available. This prevents users from modifying an employee's craft, class, or shift for submitted time.
    • Time Allocation: Opens a list of earn codes per cost code for the selected employee. Use the Collapse All option at the top of the page to scroll to the desired scope and enter time. To allocate the same hours to multiple scopes for this employee, select the Bulk Allocation tab.
    • Clock Entry: Allows you to enter clock-in and clock-out times for the selected employee or bulk clock-in / clock-out times for multiple employees. To delete time, select the trash can icon to the right of that time entry. After you submit time, the Clock Entry option changes to View Clock Entries, allowing you to review but not edit submitted clock hours.
      Note: The Time Clock feature is optional and not required for timecard submission. If you do use this feature, all time must be allocated and all employees clocked out in order to submit time.
  7. If you select the Cost Code tab, you can select any cost code to access the following options:
    Note: If you need to add a cost code for this entry, select + Add Cost Code at the top of the page.
    • Remove Cost Code: Removes the selected cost code from your timecard for this day.
    • Add/Edit a Note: Allows you to add a note to a specific employee’s line.
    • Time Allocation: Allows you to see all employees and earn codes for the selected cost type. To allocate the same hours to the selected cost code for multiple employees, select the Bulk Allocation tab.
  8. To enter time for a different date in the current pay period:
    1. Select the date at the top of the time entry page.
      The Timecard date change page opens.
    2. Select the date for your time entries.
      The system returns to the time entry page with the newly-selected date at the top.
    3. Enter time as needed.
  9. After you are finished entering time and are ready to send for approval or processing, select Submit in the upper right. For more details, see Submit Time on the Field Management Mobile App.