# Activate Punch

### 1. How to limit punching options of mobile application for a few employees?

To limit punching option for an employee you can follow the path below:

**Path:** Login to cloud > ESS Setting > Leave > Activate Punch > Enable the options as required and save

**Step 1:** Login to cloud portal, go to ‘ESS Settings’, select ‘Leave’ from tab and click on ‘Activate Punch’.

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**Step 2:** Enable/Disable the options by ticking or un ticking the boxes as required and click on ‘Save’.

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**Note:** To enable, tick the boxes and to disable, untick the boxes and save. This will help you limit punch for some employees.

**Link**:<https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Settings/Employee/ESSIndex?module=Leave&submodule=ActivatePunch>

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### 2. How to check new employee enrolled for face and geo tracking?

To check employee mapped for the face punch / selfie punching / Geo tracking, you have to follow the process mentioned below:

**Path:** Cloud login > ESS Settings > Leave > Activate punch > Here you can check the employees enrolled for face and geo tracking by viewing if the ticks are enabled in geo tracking and face punch option or are disabled.

**Step 1**: Log into the cloud portal, go to the ‘ESS Settings’ menu and under the ‘Leave’ tab, click on the ‘Activate Punch’ subtab.

**Step 2**: Under the ‘Selfie Activate’ & 'Punch Activate' column, Check if the checkbox of the employees for whom you want to activate selfie attendance and face punch are enabled or not.

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**Link**: <https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Settings/Employee/ESSIndex?module=Leave&submodule=ActivatePunch>

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### 3. Do I need to map employees under punching through mobile?

Yes, you need to map the employee for enable the mobile app punching feature for that kindly refer the process below:

**Path**: Cloud portal>ESS Settings>Leave>Activate Punch>select employee>Save

**Step 1**: Log into the cloud portal and click on the ‘ESS Setting’ menu.

**Step 2**: Click on the ‘Leave’ tab and select ‘Activate Punch’ subtab. Select the checkbox under the ‘Punch Activate’ column for the respective employee and click on the ‘Save’ button.

The Punch-in and Punch-out will be activated for the employee for their ESS mobile app.

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**Link**:<https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Settings/Employee/ESSIndex?module=Leave&submodule=ActivatePunch>

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