What is Office in and Remote in feature in Zoho People?

Configuring Office in and Remote in feature

To configure, navigate to Settings > Attendance > Office in and Remote in.

Ensure that the “Office-In and Remote-In” option is enabled under Settings > Attendance > Configuration > Methods, only then can you configure this feature.

Configuration Options

Select the methods through which a check-in should be treated as Office-In:

For example, a direct check-in from mobile can be used to mark remote in, whereas a biometric device-based entry can be marked as office in (as the biometric device will be accessed physically in office locations).

1. Integrated Biometric Devices: Marks check-ins captured from integrated biometric hardware as Office-In.
2. FTP Plugin: Marks attendance entries imported via FTP as Office-In.
3. Imported Attendance Entries: Covers any manual or system-based file imports (Excel, CSV, etc.)
4. On-duty Entries: Check-ins logged while the employee is on duty (offsite official work).
5. Hourly Permission Entries: For partial-day permissions that generate attendance entries.
6. Regularization Request: If attendance is corrected or regularized through a request, it can be treated as Office-In.
7. Kiosk Devices: Check-ins done through shared kiosk devices placed at office locations.
8. Applicable IP Ranges: Check-ins done from allowed office network IP ranges. To configure IP Ranges, refer to IP Restrictions.
9. Applicable Geo Ranges: Check-ins made within configured geofenced office locations. To configure Geo Ranges, refer to Geo Restrictions.
   

For check-ins done within Geo ranges to be correctly marked as 'Office In' or 'Remote In', enable 'Make location sharing mandatory during check-in and check-out' under Check In and Check Out settings, refer to Check-in and Check-out & Facial Recognition preferences.

Office-In vs Remote-In Status Preferences

When an employee has both office-in and remote-in entries on the same day, their final status will be determined based on the selected preference.

1. Mark as office-in if there is at least one office-in punch: The employee will be marked as Office-In if any office-in entry exists for the day.
2. Mark as remote-in if there is at least one remote-in punch: The employee will be marked as Remote-In if any remote-in entry exists for the day.
3. Mark as office-in only when office-in hours are at least HH:mm: The day will be treated as Office-In only if the total office-in hours meet or exceed the specified threshold.
4. Mark as office-in or remote-in based on where most hours were logged: The status is decided by whichever has more logged hours—Office-In or Remote-In.
5. Mark as office-in or remote-in based on where the first punch was made
   The first entry of the day determines the status:
   - First punch is office-in → Office-In
   - First punch is remote-in → Remote-In
6. Mark as office-in or remote-in based on where the last punch was made
   The last entry of the day determines the status:
   - Last punch is office-in → Office-In
   - Last punch is remote-in → Remote-In

To configure remote work policy, refer to Remote Work Policy - Zoho People.

Customize Display Name

1. Office In: Enter the custom name for office-in status.
   
2. Remote In: Enter the custom name for remote-in status.