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title: "Time Tracking Settings: Automatic Submissions, Breaks, Overnight Tasks & Global Cost Codes"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/time-tracking-settings-automatic-submissions-breaks-overnight-tasks-global-cost-codes"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-05-26T23:04:05.735Z"
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# Time Tracking Settings: Automatic Submissions, Breaks, Overnight Tasks & Global Cost Codes

## 🕒 **Time Tracking Settings: Automatic Submissions, Breaks, Overnight Tasks & Global Cost Codes**

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### ✅ **What This Covers**

This article explains how to configure Ontraccr to:

1.  Automatically prompt workers to submit time cards at clock-out
2.  Let workers manually log breaks (or automate them later)
3.  Handle overnight shifts
4.  Allow selection from a global list of cost codes

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### 🧭 **Where to Find These Settings**

In the **Web App**:

1.  Go to **Settings > Time Tracking > Clock Settings**
2.  Look for:
    -   ✅ *Enable Automatic Submission*
    -   ✅ *Enable Take Break / End Break*
    -   ✅ *Use End Time for Overnight Task Dates*
    -   ✅ *Enable Global Cost Codes for Projects*

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## 📤 **Feature 1: Enable Automatic Submission**

**What it does:**

Prompts workers to **submit their time card immediately** when they clock out.

**How it works:**

-   Activates a **signature + submission prompt** at clock-out
-   Time is submitted that same day (instead of waiting until the week’s end)
-   Approvers can still approve time daily or weekly

**Why use it:**

-   Reduces admin chasing for submissions
-   Improves real-time visibility for payroll

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## ☕ **Feature 2: Enable Take Break / End Break**

**What it does:**

Adds a manual **“Break”** button to the clock interface.

**How it works:**

-   Workers can tap **Take Break** and **End Break**
-   The break shows up as a separate entry on their time card
-   Breaks can be logged on **Web + Mobile**

**Why it’s useful:**

-   Lets workers track unpaid time manually
-   Works well when **Auto Breaks** are disabled (configured separately)

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## 🌙 **Feature 3: Use End Time for Overnight Task Dates**

**What it does:**

Controls which **calendar day** overnight time entries are logged to.

**How it works:**

-   If **enabled**, the system uses the **end time’s date**
-   If **disabled**, the system uses the **start time’s date**

**When to use it:**

For companies with **overnight crews** or late-shift workers — ensures their hours land on the correct payroll day.

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## 🗂 **Feature 4: Enable Global Cost Codes for Projects**

**What it does:**

Lets workers choose cost codes from the **global list**, even if those cost codes aren’t assigned to the project.

**How it works:**

-   In **Settings > Time Tracking > Clock Settings**, enable this option
-   Cost codes uploaded to the **Global Cost Codes** list become selectable on any project
-   Workers can use those global codes *in addition to* project-specific ones

**Why it’s helpful:**

-   Saves setup time for small or fast-moving jobs
-   Prevents data-entry bottlenecks when a cost code isn’t manually assigned to a project

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### 💡 **Pro Tips & Edge Cases**

-   ✅ You can combine **manual breaks** and **automatic breaks** by role
-   🧑‍💻 Overnight task date logic only applies when shifts cross midnight
-   ⚠️ If **global cost codes** are not enabled, missing project-specific codes will block time entry