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Dashpivot: How to configure overtime calculations in a timesheet table

Learn how to configure overtime calculations in timesheet templates for accurate pay and reporting in Dashpivot

Written by Adriana De Souza

Configure overtime calculations in your timesheet templates in Dashpivot to automatically calculate overtime hours based on your organisation’s rules. This helps ensure accurate payroll reporting and consistent tracking of standard and overtime hours.

Video Walkthrough

Prerequisites

Before you begin make sure you have the following:

  • Plan: All Plan Types

  • Permission: Org Controller

  • Skills Required: Dashpivot

  • Device Type: computer

  • Subscription: Dashpivot

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Open the Timesheet template in the Templates section.

  2. Add the following columns to your default table:

    • Employee

    • Start

    • Finish

    • Break

    • Total regular hours

    • Total overtime hours

    • Total hours

  3. Set up your table cell references as follows:

    • A1: Employee

    • B1: Start

    • C1: Finish

    • D1: Break

    • E1: Total regular hours

    • F1: Total overtime hours

    • G1: Total hours

  4. In the Total regular hours column, enter the following calculation. This limits standard hours to 8 per day — if total worked time exceeds 8 hours, only 8 are counted as regular:

    =IF(TIMEDIF(B1,C1)-D1>8,8,TIMEDIF(B1,C1)-D1)

    In the Total overtime hours column, enter the following calculation. This captures any hours worked beyond 8, returning 0 if the total is within the standard threshold:

    =IF(TIMEDIF(B1,C1)-D1>8,TIMEDIF(B1,C1)-D1-8,0)

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