Schedule fill creates a starting point for review; it does not prove the planned work occurred.

1. Use published shifts

The tool reads the published schedule for the selected dates, not an unpublished planning draft.

2. Review what is omitted

Existing timesheet days are left alone. Time off, missing times, overnight-style invalid ranges and unresolved multiple shifts are omitted or reported for review.

Read the preview and omission messages before confirming.

3. Check breaks and exceptions

Approved late arrival or early departure can narrow the shift. Scheduled unpaid blocks determine deductions when applicable, including a deliberate zero for a paid lunch; automatic deduction is a fallback.

4. Check the filed entry

Review the saved times and source/notes. A schedule change afterward does not replace a timesheet already created for that day.

Before you finish

• Do not use an absence approval as proof that paid-leave hours were added.

• No payroll run is calculated or sent by this fill action.

Related guides

• Filling Timesheets from Published Staff Schedules

• Choosing Between Scheduled Hours and Actual Attendance

• Preventing Duplicate Time Entries During Imports

• Reviewing Automatic Break Deductions

Screenshots show an example center. Pay periods, approval, rounding, breaks and overtime settings depend on your organization’s configuration.