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Ask a Cactusoft Construction technician to activate the functionality Choice of qualifications.

The section Punch is an integral part of managing your time effectively. It allows you to easily enter and edit your schedules for various activities or tasks. You can allocate specific blocks of time during the day for different activities.

Start working hours

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. Press the button Start

  3. The menu Arrival at the worksite

  4. You can modify the activity and your qualification for this worksite context by clicking on thepencil icon. When you're done, tap Confirm

  5. Press thehour and the minutes

  6. Confirm arrival time by pressing Selected time

When you first enter your time, a pop-up will appear asking if you want to show your location. You have the choice to accept or block your position.

You have the option to press the button Construction start time if you arrive on time for your worksite.

If you are assigned to a job site for that day, it automatically suggests the job site.

Special cases linked to unplanned worksites:

If you are not assigned to a site, here are the steps:

  1. Press the button Start

  2. Press the button Choose a project

  3. Select your project in the field Choose a project

  4. Select the activity in the field Choose an activity

  5. Select your qualification in the field Choose a qualification

  6. Press Confirm

  7. Follow the rest of the steps to enter your hours

If you are on an unplanned worksite and you enter your hours, don't forget to choose your activity by pressing the button Choose an activity.


Change activity or project context

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. If you have entered your hours, you will have a âž• button. Press it

  3. Choose Change context

  4. The menu Arrival at the worksite is displayed

  5. Click on thepencil icon

  6. Edit the activity, project, or qualification. When you're done, tap Confirm

  7. Press thehour and the minutes

  8. Confirm arrival time by pressing Selected time

You can directly change the project by tapping the project name.

You can directly change the activity by tapping the activity name.

You can directly change the qualification by tapping the qualification name.


Add a break time

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. If you have entered your hours, you will have a âž• button. Press it

  3. Choose Break

  4. Choose the break time your worker took. Click on Other to manually enter the desired time

  5. Press thehour and the minutes

  6. Confirm arrival time by pressing Selected time


Enter dinner time

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. If you have entered your hours, you will have a âž• button. Press it

  3. Choose Lunch

  4. Choose the lunch time your worker took. Click on Other to manually enter the desired time

  5. Press thehour and the minutes

  6. Confirm arrival time by pressing Selected time


Add reception time

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. If you have entered your hours, you will have a âž• button. Press it

  3. Choose Welcome

  4. Choose the onboarding time your worker took. Click on Other to manually enter the desired time

  5. Press thehour and the minutes

  6. Confirm arrival time by pressing Selected time


Report an absence

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. Press the âž• button

  3. Choose Absent

  4. Choose the project you are absent from

  5. Press Confirm


Complete working hours

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. Press the button To end

  3. The menu Exit from the worksite is displayed and press thehour and the minutes

  4. Confirm the exit time by pressing Selected time

You have the option to press the button End of construction if you leave your site on time.

Calculating your time:

Sometimes we forget the notion of time spent on a worksite. When you enter your arrival time at the job site, a section Time since entry is displayed and when you finish your working day, the calculation will be carried out (the name Time since entry will change to Total). The calculation takes into account dinner time, reception time, etc.


Change hours

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. Click on the three points on the time you want to modify (Enter, Break, Lunch, Home, Context change Or Departure)

  3. Choose To modify and correct the time

  4. Click on Selected time to confirm the time

Changes to your times are possible as long as the site report has not been submitted by your foreman or supervisor.


Add a photo of the timesheet

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. Press the button Photo. If you or your foreman have put in the hours, you can press the âž• button. Then choose Photo

  3. Depending on the device you are using, here are the steps to add a photo:

    1. On computer

      1. Click the âž• button

      2. Browse your folders to find the photo

      3. Select the photo and click Open

      4. The photo is displayed in the window. You can add another photo with the âž• button. Also, you can remove the photo in case of an error by clicking on the three points which is located in the corner of the image, then select DELETE

      5. Press Confirm to submit the photo

    2. On cell phone/tablet

      1. Press the âž• button

      2. Choose whether you take a photo with your cell phone (or tablet) or browse your photo library (or browse your cell phone/tablet)

      3. The photo is displayed in the window. You can add another photo with the âž• button and you can remove the photo in case of an error by clicking on the three points which is located in the corner of the image, then select DELETE

      4. Press Confirm to submit the photo

  4. Choose the project whose photo you want to add

  5. Press Confirm

  6. The photo is uploaded

  1. and you can add another photo from another timesheet by tapping Photo

The app can detect if your image is blurry.

Upload multiple photos:

If you upload multiple photos at the same time, the app will add numbers to the end of your photo name. For example, I add two photos under the name: arrival_worksite. When I confirm to upload the photos, the names for each photo will be arrival_site1 And arrival_chantier2.


View photos of your timesheet

  1. From theHome | Punch

  2. Click on the three points

  3. Click on See to consult the details of the site sheet


Add a note to the time

  1. From theHome | My projects | Schedule | Worksite of the day

  2. Go to the section Your timesheet

  3. Click on the three points on the time you want to put a note (Entrance, Break, Lunch, Welcome, Context change, Transport, Photo Or Departure)

  4. Click on Add a note

  5. Write your note and tap To safeguard

  6. The note is displayed below the beat


Edit a time note

  1. From theHome | My projects | Schedule | Worksite of the day

  2. Go to the section Your timesheet

  3. Click on the three points on the beat you want to modify the note (Entrance, Break, Lunch, Welcome, Context change, Transport, Photo Or Departure)

  4. Click on Edit rating

  5. Edit your note and tap To safeguard

Delete a note:

You do the same steps to edit the note. The only exception is that you must erase the message instead of writing. Then you click on To safeguard.


Enter transportation time between job sites

  1. From theHome | My projects | Schedule | Worksite of the day

  2. Go to the section Your timesheet

  3. Press Start to punch the hours

  4. The button Transportation is displayed above Entrance and click on it to punch the travel time

The function is activated when your worker must travel between two worksites in the same day.


Delete time

  1. From theHome | My projects | Schedule | Worksite of the day

  2. Go to the section Your timesheet

  3. Click on the three points on the time you want to delete (Entrance, Break, Lunch, Welcome, Context change, Transport, Photo Or Departure)

  4. Click on Supprimer

  5. Appuyez sur Supprimer pour confirmer la suppression du temps

Temps de transport pour le travailleur

  1. À partir de l’Accueil | Poinçon

  2. Allez dans la section Votre feuille de temps

  3. Appuyez sur Voir tous les travailleurs

  4. Allez dans la section de votre travailleur (ou de votre nom)

  5. Cliquez sur Débuter pour poinçonner les heures du travailleur

  6. Le bouton Transport s’affiche au-dessus Entrée et cliquez dessus pour poinçonner le temps de déplacement

La fonction s’active lorsque votre travailleur doit se déplacer entre deux chantiers dans la même journée.

Ajouter un travailleur au chantier

  1. From theHome | My projects | Worksite of the day

  2. Go to the section Your timesheet

  3. Press See all workers

  4. In the top bar, click on the three points

  5. Click on Add a worker

  6. Click on the worker you want to add to the site sheet. You can search to find your worker's name

  7. Your worker appears in the site sheet

Add me to the timesheet

An administrator, a dispatcher, a supervisor and a foreman can add themselves to the site sheet by pressing Add me to the timesheet.

If a person who is present in the list of the section Other contacts and who is added to the site sheet, the name of this person will move to the section Team. Also, the forms will follow this person. An example, a supervisor is in the list Other contacts and decides to work on this worksite that day.

Remove a worker:

Removing a worker only applies if you add a new worker to the job sheet. Here are the steps for removal:

  1. From theHome | My projects | Worksite of the day

  2. Go to the section Team

  3. Click on thewatch icon

  4. Go to the section of your added worker

  5. Click on the three points that are on the same line as the worker's name

  6. Click on Remove worker

  7. Press Withdraw to confirm the worker's withdrawal