Custom Time Clock Software: Mobile Solutions for the Construction Industry
Gain Added Efficiency By Customizing Your Mobile Time Clock Software
Tailoring mJobTime’s Custom Time Clock Software To Meet The Special Needs of Your Business
At mJobTime, we have focused on giving our customers a large number of configuration options to make our application as flexible as possible. However, software programs are designed to accommodate the maximum number of companies possible. We realize that there are going to be situations where mJobTime may not address certain facets of your business processes, but we ultimately strive to provide employee time clock solutions that will be unique to every business.
We look upon these situations as opportunities. This is because we love to get input from our customers about our time clocks for construction as well as our other software. Many times, this input can lead to a new feature or functionality that becomes a standard part of the program. Oftentimes, when the amount of work and time involved is not significant, we will do the work at no charge. Even in those situations where there is a substantial amount of resources required to do the work, if we feel it will improve the product, we often will share the cost of the modification with the customer. In those situations where the customization is very unique to a customer, we will provide a quote for the work and allow the customer to make their own decision.
Whatever the case, our development team has earned quite a reputation for doing outstanding work in a reasonable time period. They will work with you to get a detailed understanding of your needs, propose a solution, develop and test the solution, and follow-up to insure that our employee time clock solutions are working as intended once released. Our customers constantly rave about the amount of time we have saved them with our modifications. Usually, the ROI on our customizations is very short.
Whether it’s a special report or a very specific way to calculate travel or per diem pay, our crackerjack development staff is always ready to meet your custom modification challenges. They thrive on being able to make mJobTime (and our time clocks for construction) meet even your most stringent and unique requirements.
mJobTime Mobile Time Clock Software Customization Examples
- Allow customer to clock in crews with equipment attached, but only post the equipment to one employee’s time card (not the entire crew).
- Allow Supervisor user to transfer individual existing time records to a different company, verifying that all (pronoun) time record fields are valid in the “transfer-to” company, and disabling transfers for “Approved” and
“Exported” records. - Add a new labor report for commercial drivers with the following columns:
- Last Name
- First Name
- Position
- Last Day Off
- Next Mandated Day Off
- Total Hours since Last Day Off
- Hours Remaining (in the cycle)
- Create a delimited file of time and material for our customer to send to their customer, and as a second customization, generate an invoice in their customer’s format.
- Modify our Weekly Time Entry screen to allow for daily distribution of time by sub-job.
- Create new functions to facilitate entry, tracking, and calculation of per diem and travel pay for employees on jobs:
- Allow users to enter per diem and travel rates per job
- Allow users to enter per diem and travel transactions
- Allow administrative users to export per diem and travel transactions to “Bank File” and “Timberline Export”.
- Customize the mJobTime Crew feature to track:
- Day or night shift per crew
- Craft code per employee
- Alternate employee ID per employee
- Per diem code per employee
- Travel code per employee
- Modify the export to accounting to create a text file export and add special calculations described below:
- Specifications
- A maximum of 40 hours per week will be exported for salaried employees
- Salaried employees will be identified by a field in the employee table.
- Time records beyond the 40 hour limit will remain in mJobTime and will be flagged as “exported”.
- For time records that include task codes beginning with “41” populate the “GL Exp Acct” field as follows:
- The second segment of the task code
- Followed by the employee’s department number (two-digit-zero-filled)
- The employee’s dept number will be pulled from a field in the employee table Examples: “500503”, “500603”
- Develop a custom version of the “Daily Time Sheet Entry by Employee” screen:
- To include a five-row header,
- Make the Job Number column header span all columns for the same job.
- As new columns are added, insert them into the grid sorted in ascending order by Job Number, then by the last five digits of the Cost Code, then by Extra.
- Remove color shading of alternate rows in grid and add a solid line between rows
- Shade “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” columns in White/Lt Blue/Dark Blue
- Increase allowable distribution columns to 30
- Divide the “Total” column into “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” sub-columns and display the appropriate totals for each row broken down into the three Pay IDs.
- Replace the “Save” button acknowledgement dialog with the following custom dialog:
- “Entries will be recorded with the following Date: ##/##/####”
- Allow user to click “OK” or “Cancel”
- Allow users to save selected distribution columns for multiple jobs and have them default whenever a job is selected for time entry.
- Add Edit, Review, and Approve functions to the Daily Time Entry screen.
Let us provide you with a personalized demo today. As you can see, a custom time clock from mJobTime can supply your business with many helpful resources.
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Can Blockchain Technology Revolutionize The Construction Industry?
The blockchain is often associated with virtual currency, but there’s so much more to it than that. It’s already started making its way into a number of different industries, from genealogy to the film industry. It’s being used by banks to both confirm and verify data, and even the government is using it to communicate sensitive information between different departments. See how it works and how the technology can be integrated for the benefit of professionals, clients, and regulatory agencies.
How It Works
The blockchain is a type of public ledger that records and keeps track of data. What makes it so special is that it’s both decentralized and secured with the help of cryptography, which makes it all but impossible for outside entities to manipulate the data to their advantage. For anyone who’s ever had a fraudulent credit card charge, it’s easy to spot the benefits of the blockchain right away. When it comes to the construction industry, its potential real-world applications are infinite. Not only can it streamline the many regulations imposed on the industry, but it can also encourage more collaboration between construction companies. It’s also easier and cheaper to move money around, no matter what part of the world you happen to be sending it to.
Logical Chains
One of the key components of the blockchain is smart contracts. These smart contracts follow the natural progression of work based on if/then statements. So if drywall is properly hung and checked, then painting can commence. As soon as a job is complete (per the contract), the company can be paid for their efforts. The documentation of these events is protected by an impenetrable fortress of code. This means that even if a hacker does steal the information, they won’t be able to read it.
The information of these chains is recorded on multiple sources all over the world, so there’s no chance of losing or misinterpreting the data. There will be no disputes later on about who did what, and who was liable for goods or services during any given time period. So even the most complicated of projects will be far easier to follow. If the blockchain combines with the Building Maintenance System, then construction workers should expect to see the integration of smart contacts into practically every piece of the building.
From the color of the paint to the ideal temperature of the rooms, decision-makers can set up if/then clauses that satisfy all of their requirements. Approvals during every stage of the way will be documented and verified. All payments associated with the building, from rent to insurance, could be recorded and verified with the help of the blockchain. Finally, the blockchain makes it easy to identify who’s doing what work and when. It may be just what a company needs to boost their reputation based on the work they’ve done and not their advertising budget.
In the Future
It should be clear by now that the blockchain is all about facts, which makes it perfect for an industry that’s so heavily regulated. Workers have a chance to document their skills to make it easier for them to advance, and clients have more transparency into what’s being completed and when. By simplifying the multiple transactions that occur and upping the rewards, the construction industry may see more workers entering their field. It may give smaller companies a greater chance to compete against the conglomerates.
Identification will also become much easier with the blockchain. Vendors or employees will have a way to easily verify their credentials without slowing down the timeline. Those in the construction industry are accustomed to having to go through a number of channels if they hope to be trusted to work on specific projects. The blockchain could speed up those channels, and allow more parties to work alongside each other — even if they have no prior experience working together.
Regardless of how blockchain technology looks in the construction industry, it seems clear that it should be embraced with open arms by all. Yes, it’s a new technology that many people in the construction industry don’t quite understand yet. But it’s efficacy and benefits really can’t be ignored for much longer.
Built for ENR 600 and other leading construction and energy contractors, mJob is a great fit for companies with challenging time tracking and job tracking requirements. Our customers love us and you will too. Call us at 800-387-1109 or email us at info@mjobtime.com.