Add an automatic break

Article • 4/2/2026 • 3 min read

You can set the barcode system to clock employees out during assigned break times. You can set automatic breaks for a company, a department, or an employee.

To enable setting of automatic breaks, you must select theUse Auto Breaks check box in the Settings tab of the Bar Code Posting Setup (BCSETUP) page.

The breaks you enter for an employee override any breaks you assign for the department or company. The breaks you enter for a department override the breaks assigned for the company. So if you assign an employee a special break but want the employee to receive the department and company breaks too, you must set those break times up for the employee.

If an employee manually clocks out during an automatic break, the employee does not receive the automatic break. If an employee manually clocks out during the final minute of an automatic break, or clocks in during the first minute of an automatic break, the employee does receive the automatic break.

To add an automatic break

  1. Open the Bar Code Automatic Break Periods (BCAUTO) page.

    1. Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Shop Floor > Bar Code > Bar Code Automatic Break Periods.

    Or

    1. Search for BCAUTO or Bar Code Automatic Break Periods in the Navigation box and then select Bar Code Automatic Break Periods.

    Bar Code Automatic Break Periods (BCAUTO) page appears.

  2. To copy automatic break information from another company, department, or employee:

    1. Select the BarCode BreakPeriods - Copy.

    2. In the Copy From section, click Company, Department, or Employee according to the information that you want to copy.

    3. Click the corresponding Lookup Reference and select the company, department, or employee from which you want to copy the information.

    4. In the Copy To section, click Company, Department, or Employee according to the information that you want to copy to.

    5. Click the corresponding Lookup Reference and select the company, department, or employee to which you want to copy the information.

    6. On the Toolbar, click COPY.

  3. To add a new automatic break:

    1. Select BarCode Automatic BreakPeriods.

    2. In the View/Modify Filter section, click Company, Department, or Employee to set automatic breaks for the company, a department, or an employee.

    3. For department and employee breaks, click the corresponding Lookup Reference, and select the department or employee number.

    4. On the grid toolbar, click New.

    5. In the DOW column of the new row, type the days of the week to which the breaks apply.

    6. Use the DOW Legend to select the days of the week. To apply the break to every day of the week, type 1234567. To apply the break to only Saturday and Sunday, type 17.

    7. In the Start Time column of the new row, type the time to start the automatic break.

      Irrespective of the CSPROD time settings, use military time. 3:15 p.m. is 15:15. Midnight is 0:00, not 24:00.

    8. In the End Time column of the new row, type the time to end the automatic break.

  4. On the Toolbar, click Save to save your changes.

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