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Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report
Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report

Step-by-step instructions covering how to run the Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report from the Buddy Punch website.

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Overview: The Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report compares the hours employees were scheduled to work with the actual hours they worked, highlighting any differences. This report helps track discrepancies between planned and worked hours, providing insights into attendance and scheduling accuracy.

Important: This report is only available with the Custom Reporting Add-On.

Export options include:

  • CSV

  • Excel


Run the Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report

1. Start by clicking Reports in the top navigation followed by Custom Reports:

2. Click Built In Reports at the top and once on that tab, click Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report:

3. By default you will see data for the last 30 days, but you can edit the pre-existing filter or use the + Filter option to add a new one:

4. By clicking the 3 dots ( ⋮ ) associated with a header you can sort in ascending or descending order or create a filter for the column:

5. And by clicking the arrow pointing down ▼ at the bottom of a column, you can see how many total values are in the column using Count or how many total unique values are in the column using Count Distinct:

6. Once you've filtered the data as needed, you can download by choosing Export in the top right-hand corner followed by Export Now.

You'll also see an option to Schedule export, which is outlined in more detail here.

7. After choosing Export now, you'll receive a prompt to select the export format — CSV or Excel. Make a selection and click Export now:

8. Your report should download to your designated downloads folder. If not, click the "If not, click here" link to re-download:


How to Schedule a Report Send

1. To schedule a report send, start by visiting the report for which you want to schedule a send a click Export on the right followed by Schedule export:

2. You'll receive a pop-up where you can see any pre-existing scheduled sends for the report. Otherwise, to create a new scheduled send, click + Schedule an Email:

Important: Emails are sent from no-reply@explo.co. Please check your spam folder if you don't see scheduled emails in your inbox.

3. Here you can specify the details of the schedule send including the:

  • Email Recipients (enter an email in the field and hit Enter to add them)

  • Email Subject

  • Email Body

  • Export Type (CSV or Excel)

Along with how frequently you want the email to be sent:

  • Daily

  • Weekly

  • Monthly

And at what time, in which time zone.

4. After you've entered all the necessary details you can either Send Test to preview the email or Schedule Email:

5. After scheduling the email, you'll be taken back to the Manage exports page where you can see your newly created scheduled send, with the ability to create more scheduled sends:

6. By clicking the 3 dots ( ⋮ ) associated with a scheduled send, you have the choice to Edit, Send Test or Delete:

7. Below is an example of a report being received by email through the scheduled send:


Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report

Below you'll find examples of the Actual vs Scheduled Hours Report Preview page which gives you a snapshot of employee details before exporting along with CSV and Excel export examples.

Default Filter

Additional Filters

Report Preview

CSV/Excel

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