Why it matters
When a shift needs attention, this is where you act on it. Everything you need is on one page: what was scheduled, what actually happened, what the worker reported, and what the automated checks found. The page promotes the obvious next step for the shift's state, and keeps every other correction one click away — so a clean shift reads calm and a flagged one points you straight at the fix.
How it works
Every shift has a detail page. FabWise runs automated checks on each completed shift and presents what it found alongside the time data. The page is state-aware: a slim strip at the top names how many items need attention, and each body section — Start, End, Breaks, Personal Time, Tasks — highlights amber and carries its own action exactly where the open item lives. There's no separate review screen to jump to; you act right where the fact is.
Where to find it
- Path: Admin > Timecards > select a week > View Shift on the row you want (admins and managers)
- Supervisors: Admin > Users > the worker > Shifts, then the shift
- Who can see it: Admins, managers, and supervisors
- Direct link: Each shift has a unique URL you can bookmark or share
What you'll see
Header
- Worker name, shift type, date
- Status badge — the single signal for the shift's state (for example, In Progress, Completed, Missed, Signed Off). If a completed shift needs review, the badge carries the count. This is the one place the state is shown.
Shift Review strip
If the shift needs attention, a slim amber strip near the top says how many items need it and lists each one as a link — clicking a link jumps straight to the section card that carries the action. No actions live in the strip itself; it's a signal and an index, not a place you act. It disappears the moment the last item is resolved.
Start, End, Breaks, Personal Time, Tasks
Each of these is its own card, showing scheduled versus actual times or break status. When you've made no correction, FabWise shows the captured times. When you've corrected a time, it shows the captured time and your correction side by side, so the original record is never lost.
A card with an open item highlights amber and carries its own action right there — Acknowledge if the times are right as-is, or a correction control (Correct times, Left at scheduled time, the meal two-choice) if something needs to be supplied or fixed. A clean card that's still editable shows a quiet Adjust trigger, so you never need an open exception to make a correction. Times that differ from the schedule appear in amber even on a clean card — not a warning, just drawing your eye to the difference.
Acknowledging or correcting one card clears only that card — other open items on the same shift stay open until you handle them, and each act is reversible: no confirmation step, just re-open or correct again if you change your mind.
Hours Worked
The payable math for the shift: gross worked, minus any meal deduction and personal time, leaving the net hours that flow to the timecard and the payroll export.
On a shift still under review the same card appears headed Hours Worked (tentative — pending review) and is read-only. It is deliberately shown here even though the review is still open — the shift detail page is where you make the decision, and you need to see the number your decision is about. The scan surfaces are different on purpose: an unreviewed shift's hours read "Pending" on the timecards grid, so a settled-looking figure never sits in a column you skim.
If the shift's capture is incomplete — a worker who never clocked out and no supervisor end time supplied yet — the card shows no figure at all rather than a number derived from the schedule. FabWise does not fill a gap in the record with an assumption and then present it as hours worked.
Attendance
For a missed shift, this card is where you record why it was missed — Excused, Unexcused, or No-call-no-show — with an optional note. Saving closes the shift's review at the same time.
Tasks Worked
What the worker did during the shift, by job and task.
Detail Panel (sidebar)
- Worker info — name, department, shift type.
- Inspection Results — a collapsed panel showing every automated check, pass and fail, for full transparency. Most supervisors never expand it — the Shift Review strip and the highlighted section cards already summarize what needs attention.
- Audit History — a timeline of corrections and sign-offs, with who did what and when.
What to do
A clean, completed shift
Nothing. The shift was clean and its times are finalized. The page is your audit record. If you ever need to change something, use the quiet Adjust trigger on the relevant card.
A shift that needs review
- Follow a link in the Shift Review strip, or just scroll — the section carrying the open item is highlighted amber.
- For each one, Acknowledge it if the times are right as-is, or use the section's correction control if something needs to be supplied or fixed.
- When every item is resolved, the shift is ready for sign-off on the hours report.
A missed shift that was actually worked
If a worker forgot to clock in and the shift was marked Missed, use Mark as worked and enter the actual times. The shift becomes a corrected, worked shift — its hours count, the Missed status clears, and the original record shows the correction was a supervisor entry.
A signed-off shift
A signed-off shift is locked and read-only. To change it, unlock the week on the hours report first.
Common questions
Q: I made a mistake acknowledging an exception. Can I undo it?
A: Yes. Acknowledgments are reversible — re-open the exception and review it again.
Q: Where do I correct the times on a clean shift?
A: Use the quiet Adjust trigger on the Start or End card. Every correction is available on any unlocked shift, even one with no open exceptions.
Q: Why do some shifts show fewer inspection checks than others?
A: FabWise only runs the checks that apply to a given shift. A shift with no scheduled meal break skips the meal-break checks, an unscheduled shift skips the schedule-match checks, and so on.
Q: Where does pay get calculated?
A: Not in FabWise. Once hours are signed off, they export to your payroll provider, which classifies overtime and calculates the dollar amounts. FabWise's job is the accurate time record.
Related
- Reviewing and Approving Shifts
- Exporting a Pay Period to Payroll
- Shift Review (worker perspective)
- Time Rounding
Last updated: 2026-08-29