#5273·hrms

Add Bulk Employee Check-in Tool / Wizard

Author: elhananjairCreated Sep 16, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026
Labelsfeature-request

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently, when a biometric attendance machine goes offline (due to power outages, hardware failure, or connectivity issues), HR administrators must manually create "Employee Checkin" logs one by one for every single employee to record missing "OUT" or "IN" punches.

While the "Bulk Attendance Tool" exists, it bypasses check-in logs entirely and forces a "Present" status. This breaks audit trails for companies that strictly rely on detailed check-in logs for payroll, overtime, or shift-differential calculations.

Adding a native Bulk Employee Checkin Tool would streamline manual overrides

Describe the solution you'd like

Introduce a wizard or utility screen (similar to the Bulk Attendance Tool) called Bulk Employee Checkin.

Key Features:

  1. Filters: Allow filtering employees by Company, Department, Designation, Branch, or Shift Type.
  2. Action Fields: A single configuration header where the admin can define:
    • Log Type: Select field (IN / OUT)
    • Time: Datetime picker (Range)
    • Device ID: Optional text field (e.g., to log "Manual Override - Power Outage")
    • Skip Auto Attendance: Checkbox
  3. Employee Selection: A dynamic table/list of employees generated based on filters with checkboxes to select all or specific individuals.
  4. Submission: A "Create Checkins" action button that loops through selected e

Describe the alternatives you've considered

Data import would be another way to achieve this but it adds another task and it takes time

Additional context

In environments with unstable power infrastructure or frequent device dropouts, HR managers routinely have to process hundreds of missing checkout punches for a single shift. The current workaround requires downloading a CSV template via Data Import, filling it out manually in Excel, and re-uploading it. A native UI tool would drastically improve the user experience for HR managers