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How to Use Quick Actions on Your Time Card in the Patriot Worker Portal App

Employees: how to use the Quick Actions menu on the Time screen in the Patriot Worker Portal mobile app to autofill your time card with your default shift length, reset your time card, add a daily note, request time off, or add time.

Available for: Employees whose employer uses the Patriot Time and Attendance add-on and has turned on time cards for them.

The Patriot Worker Portal app is not available for 1099 contractors at this time.

The Patriot Worker Portal app is rolling out. Patriot Worker Portal is a new, separate app that will replace the My Patriot app. When your account is switched over, you will see a notice on the My Patriot login screen.

Download the Patriot Worker Portal app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

The Quick Actions menu on the Time screen in the Patriot Worker Portal app gives you shortcuts for common time card tasks. Use Quick Actions to:

  • Reset Time Card: Clear all entries on your open time card.

  • Autofill Time Card: Fill in your default shift length on the days you choose.

  • Daily Note: Add a note for today.

  • Request Time Off: Ask your employer for paid or unpaid time off.

  • Add Time: Add a time entry.


How to Open Quick Actions in the Patriot Worker Portal App

  1. Open the Patriot Worker Portal app and tap Time at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Tap the purple + quick action button.

    • The Quick Actions menu opens with Reset Time Card, Autofill Time Card, Daily Note, Request Time Off, and an Add Time button.

The Quick Actions menu in the Patriot Worker Portal app shows four options, Reset Time Card, Autofill Time Card, Daily Note, and Request Time Off, with a purple Add Time button at the bottom.


How to Autofill Your Time Card in the Patriot Worker Portal App

Autofill Time Card fills in your default shift length (for example, 8h) on each day you choose, so you don't have to add time one day at a time. You can only autofill dates in your open time card.

Autofill uses the default shift length in your app settings. To change it, tap your profile photo or initials, then go to App Settings > Preferences > Default Shift Length. See How to Change Your App Settings in the Patriot Worker Portal App.

  1. On the Time screen, tap the purple + quick action button.

  2. Tap Autofill Time Card.

    • Your default shift length fills in automatically.

  3. Tap the Days field.

  4. Tap each day you want to autofill.

    • Only dates in your open time card are available.

  5. Tap Autofill X Day(s).

    • The button shows the number of days you chose (for example, Autofill 5 Day(s)).

    • Your default shift length shows under each day you chose in the calendar.

To change the hours on one autofilled day, tap the day, tap the time entry, and tap Edit Time Entry.


How to Reset Your Time Card in the Patriot Worker Portal App

Reset Time Card clears all time entries on your open time card. Use Reset Time Card if you want to start your time card over.

Reset Time Card removes every entry on your open time card. Make sure you want to clear all of your time before you reset.

  1. On the Time screen, tap the purple + quick action button.

  2. Tap Reset Time Card.

    • All entries on your open time card are cleared.


How to Add a Daily Note for Today From Quick Actions

Daily notes are comments about a specific workday. The Daily Note quick action adds a note to today's date. Managers are not notified of new notes and may not see them until they approve your time card.

  1. On the Time screen, tap the purple + quick action button.

  2. Tap Daily Note.

    • The Daily Note screen opens with today's date and a Note field.

  3. Type your note, then tap Save Note.

    • Daily notes can be up to 2,500 characters.

To add a note to a different day, tap the day in the calendar on the Time screen, then tap Add Note under Daily Note.


How to Request Time Off From Quick Actions

  1. On the Time screen, tap the purple + quick action button.

  2. Tap Request Time Off.


How to Add Time From Quick Actions

  1. On the Time screen, tap the purple + quick action button.

  2. Tap Add Time at the bottom of the Quick Actions menu.

    • The Add Time screen opens.

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