Text2Punch Mobile Time Capture
Text2Punch was built to address the time & attendance collection requirements of mobile or remote workers. Organizations that engage these types of employees and contractors often use inefficient methods to record attendance. These methods create administrative overhead and facilitate payroll errors. Users can clock in and out with a simple text from any cell phone. This simple to use SMS-based tool will capture this information and route it to timekeeping or invoicing system smoothly and securely.
Customers can enroll their organization through a secure portal and then set up each user or employee with their mobile phone number and unique badge or id. That’s it, you are ready to start recording time, tracking projects, mileage, expenses and more. User do not need to visit a website, Text2Punch SMS commands handle all their punching needs.
The customer can administer their entire program through the secure client portal. They can enroll or delete users, run reports, manage worker activity, and process time-off requests. The client portal can be accessed from any internet connected device.
Easy to use and sell, Text2Punch is available to sell through our Affiliate Reseller program.
Enroll your company and workers (click here)
Once your employees and users are entered through the secure portal, Text2Punch will automatically email or text them usernames & passwords along with a command menu. The worker’s cell number is immediately activated on our service. They simply use the assigned text number and punch in and out.
The user texting tools are simple
Always use the phone number originally sent with the activation text
For the start of day or to punch in, text IN
For the end of day or to punch out , text OUT
For an OUT FOR Meal/Lunch, text OL
For an IN FROM Meal/Lunch, text IL
For a Job transfer, text JOB xxxxxx (JOB client id)
For a Department transfer, text DEP xxxxxxx (DEP department code)
To post a miles transaction, text MI ### (MI numeric input)
To post a piece work transaction, text PC ### (PC numeric input)
To post a expense amount transaction, text TR ###.## (TR dollar amount)
To check their current status on the clock, text ST
To fix an IN or OUT punch allows certain users , text FIX IN HH:MM or FIX OUT HH:MM
Manage and share your data
The secure Text2Punch, portal clients can manage their workers time and other activity. The raw data generated can also be shared with third party systems like labor and payroll systems.
Data can also be exported into CSV format for manually building spreadsheets and reports. Summarized activity (by worker or project) can be created and used by client finical systems to improve billing accuracy.
Organizations that benefit from Text2Punch
- Mobile and traveling workers
- Drivers & delivery workers
- Mobile trades workers (A/C, Plumbers, Painters, Electricians, etc)
- Temp & Staffing companies
- Mobile service providers
- Heavy equipment operators
- Mobile Healthcare professionals
- Law Enforcement professionals
- Consultants & Professional service providers
- Any small businesses with easy-to-use time keeping needs
