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Early In Alert

Step-by-step instructions covering how to create and assign an early in alert from the Buddy Punch website as an Administrator.

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Overview: The Early In Alert allows you to get notified if an employee punched into their shift early. The alert can be sent to an Employee, Manager, or Administrator via email, push notification, or both.

Important! The Scheduling Add-On is required to use this alert. More information about what's included in the Scheduling Add-On here.

Instructions:
Create an Early In Alert


Create an Early In Alert

1. Start by clicking Settings --> Alerts & Reminders:

2. Then click + Add a New Alert/Reminder:

3. You'll then be able to specify the:

  • Reminder Name—This will be in the message to employees.

  • Reminder Type—Early In Alert

  • Minutes—Minutes before the alert will trigger before the shift starts

Important! Don't see the Early In Alert option?
You may not have Scheduling. More information about what's included in the Scheduling Add-On and how to enable it here.

4. You'll then want to choose who the message should be sent to and if it should be sent via email, push notification, or both. Assign the proper employees and Save once done:

5. If you need to edit or delete the alert, you can do so by choosing the Edit or Delete buttons:


Early In Alert Examples

Below you'll find email and push notification Early In Alert examples for Administrators, Managers, and Employees.

Email

Push Notification

Administrator

Manager

Employee


FAQ

Q: Can the Early In Alert be sent to all users?

A: Yes, the Early In Alert can be sent to an employee, their manager, an administrator, or all users.

Q: Can more than one Early In alert be created?

A: Yes! You can create as many Early In alerts as needed and on a per-employee basis.

Q: Why don't I see the Early In alert in the Type dropdown on the alert creation page?

A: Scheduling is required to access the Early In alert. More information about what's included in the Scheduling Add-On here.

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