HCM Cloud Time Capture | Relevance to the current Hybrid Mode

Last Updated On January 6, 2026
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With new normal, employers have introduced a Hybrid model of work, and even employees prefer working in a hybrid mode – Work from Office and Work from Home. To capture this in Oracle Time and Labor, the Timecard entry page can be customized.

To enhance a Custom-time attribute in the Oracle Time and Labor Timecard page.

 

Steps to create:

 

1. Navigation: Setup and Maintenance > Click on Tasks and search > Time and Labor Value Sets:

Access the value set created and change the value of the Module field from “Time & Labor” in “Time and Labor Web Entry Configurations”. Fill in the other fields accordingly and then click on Save.

While clicking Manage Values, create two values as Work from Office & Work from Home and then click on Save and Close.

 

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Fig 1: Creating Time and Labor Value Set

 

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Fig 2: Manage Drop down values in Value Sets

2. Navigate to Setup and Maintenance > Search > Custom Time Attribute.

Create a new attribute with the setup follows,

  • Classification – Without dependent attributes
  • Data Type – Text
  • Default Filtered Data Source for Time Entry – choose the value set in Time and Labor Value Sets
  • Default Unfiltered Data Source for Setup Tasks – choose the value set in Time and Labor Value Sets, same value as above
  • Attribute Category – Custom and then click Save and Close.

 

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Fig 3: Creating Custom Time Attribute
  • Navigate in Time Entry Layout Components under Setup and Maintenance and create a new layout component with the setup.
    • Layout Component Type – Single attribute timecard field
    • Time Attribute – Choose Custom Time Attribute set at step 2
    • Filtered Data Source for Time Entry – Choose the value set in Time and Labor Value Sets
    • Unfiltered Data Source for Setup Tasks – Choose the value set in Time and Labor Value Sets and fill other fields accordingly and add the filters. Then click Save and Close.

 

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Fig 4: Add required fields in Time Entry Layout Components

 

  • Navigate in Time Layout Sets under Setup and Maintenance – Update the actual layout set for all the layouts (Responsive, Time Entry etc.) and edit the value set with the newly created set and then click save and Close.

 

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Fig 5: Update the Time Entry Layout sets with the newly created attribute

 

  • Navigate to My client groups > Team Timecards
  • Add a Time card for an employee using the created custom attribute option.

 

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Fig 6: Fill the timecards with the created custom attribute – WFO

 

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Fig 7: Fill the timecards with the created custom attribute – WFH

 

Business Benefit:

  • With a hybrid mode of working, this option would be more helpful and useful to track or monitor the Workers’ shift Patterns.
  • Multiple dates can be selected for a corresponding time period at a single go using these options.

 

Author: Indhu G, Software Engineer – Oracle HCM Associate Consultant