Record miscellaneous indirect labor for shop floor employees

Article • 4/27/2026 • 2 min read

Indirect labor records time an employee spent on something other than a job order, for instance time spent on vacation.

Do not confuse indirect labor with the barcode F4 Clock-Off Indirect function. Use the barcode F4 Clock-Off function to record labor tasks like maintenance and compensated breaks.

To record indirect labor for shop floor employees

  1. Open the Daily Labor (LABR) page.

    • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Shop Floor > Daily Labor.

    Or

    • Search for LABR or Daily Labor in the Navigation box and then select Daily Labor.

    The Daily Labor (LABR) page appears.

  2. To add an employee’s labor for a new date:

    • On the toolbar, click New.

    • Click the Employee Number lookup reference.

      The Lookup For Employee Number window appears.

    • Select the required row and click Select. Or double-click the employee.

      Click Cancel to exit from the Lookup For Employee Number window.

    • In the Date box, enter the date on which the shift started. Or click the Calendar to display the calendar. Select an appropriate date.

    1. On the toolbar, click Save.
  3. Or to add labor for an employee on an existing date:

    • On the toolbar, click Browse.

      The Browse For Daily Labor window appears.

    • Select the required row and click Select. Or double-click the employee and date that matches the date on which the shift started.

      Click Cancel to exit from the Browse For Daily Labor window.

    • On the toolbar, click New.

      The Create New Daily Labor window appears.

  4. Select the appropriate in the Labor Type section: Regular, Serial, Parallel, Vacation, Sick, Holiday, or Other and click Accept.

    Click Cancel to exit from the Create New Daily Labor window.

  5. In the Elapsed Time box, enter the amount of time to record towards the indirect labor.

  6. Click the Earnings Code lookup reference.

    The Lookup For Earnings Code window appears.

  7. Select the required row and click Select to select a code that describes the earnings. For example, Regular, Holiday, or Overtime. Or double-click to select the row.

    Click Cancel to exit from the Lookup For Earnings Code window.

  8. If the labor is overtime, select the Overtime checkbox.

  9. On the toolbar, click Save. The labor entry is saved.