How to Clock In and Out on the Mobile App

Mobile Phone AppUpdated 20 Sep 20263 min read

Clocking on and off jobs in the mobile app records exactly how long each technician spends on each job, which feeds your productivity reports. This article shows you the three ways to clock in and out from your phone.

  • Make sure you have created a Mobile User by following this guide here: How to Add a Mobile User 
  • You also need to make sure this Mobile User has selected a Mechanic (A) and that the Show Mechanic Features toggle (D) is set to Yes.
A screenshot of the Mobile User card with a letter next to each setting.

Quick Clock On Clock Off

You may quickly Clock On or Off any Job visible in your Job centre by swiping the Job right in the list.

  • Tap the Car Icon to open your Job Centre.
A cropped screenshot of Workshop Software's Mobile App, a hand cursor indicates to tap the Car icon to open the Job Centre

  • Locate the Job you wish to Clock On to, you may use the search bar to filter by Customer Vehicle or Job Number.
  • Swipe right on your desired Job then tap the green Play button, you will now be clocked on and time will accrue.
A cropped screenshot of the Job Centre. Hand cursors indicate to swipe a Job right then tap the Play Button.

  • If there are multiple Labour Products included on this Job you must choose the Labour Product against which to record your time. Tap your chosen product.
A screenshot showing the Labour Product select when Clocking On

  • You clock off the same way by swiping right on the same job and then tapping the grey Stop button.
A cropped screenshot of the Job Centre. Hand icons indicate to swipe right and then tap the Stop Icon.

Please Note: You may also clock on to a different Job and the previous job will clock off.

Clock On and Off Inside a Job

You can also Clock On and Off a Job inside the Job's records and leave personal notes for each time period.

  • Tap the Job you would like to access.
A cropped screenshot of the Job Centre, a hand indicates tapping Job 50033.

  • Tap the Play button inside the grey box to Clock On, if there are multiple labour products then choose the appropriate product.
A cropped screenshot of a Job, a hand icon indicates to tap the Play button

  • To clock off click the Pause button.
A cropped screenshot of a Job, a hand icon indicates tapping the pause button.

Clock On and Off by Scanning a Paper Job Card

If your business prints paper Job Card you may also scan the barcode on these to Clock On or Off a Job.

  • In the Job Centre tap the Barcode icon in the right of the search bar.
  • Scan the Barcode and select Clock In or Clock Out in the pop up.
Screenshots of Workshop Software's Mobile app. Hand icons indicate to tap the Barcode Icon in the Search Bar, scan a Barcode and then tap Clock In.

Please Note: If your printed Job Cards do not include barcodes you may enable them in Settings > Company Settings > Invoice Settings with the Barcode on Job Card toggle.

Good to Know

  • You may view a list of all previous Time Entries in your app History under the More Tab.
A screenshot of Mechanic Time entires in the Mobile App's History

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