The Master File contains information related to your employees within TriNet Time. It is designed to display one employee at a time and is controlled by the employee filter.
Access the Master File by clicking on the Employee tab and selecting Master File.
Master File Sections:
Contact Information
The Contact Information section contains information such as employee name, address, phone numbers, and emergency contact information.
Employment Information
The Employment Information section contains information specific to the employee such as employee ID, birth date, hire date and anniversary date.
Work Information
The Work Information section contains information regarding the employee’s work details such as position, pay period, various policies and error tracking.
Options displayed in the drop-down menus for this section are initially set up during the account implementation.
Default Shift & Pay-to-Schedule Information
Default Shift
Creating a Work Week Default Shift
To create a default shift, begin by manually entering a start time and end time for each day. You may use any time format (14:00, 02:00 PM, 2PM, 2pm, 2p). You may also select "Existing Shifts" to view shifts previously created and then drag and drop those to specific days of the week. To apply a shift to the entire week, drag and drop the existing shift onto the Week Days header.
These default shifts can be assigned to an employee under the Scheduling tab on the main toolbar.
Note: Default shifts must first be created in the Master File section before adding them to an employee in the Scheduling section.
Default shifts also allow you to quickly add an employee's default shift on the schedule by right clicking on any day and selecting "Assign default shift".
This will automatically apply the shift for that day according to what you have setup in the screen below.
Example: Add a shift to an employee for Thursday.
- Click on the Existing Shifts button and then drag and drop the desired shift onto Thursday.
- You can also manually add start and end times on one day and add existing shifts on another day.
- Or assign a default shift by right clicking on an empty field on Thursday and selecting "Assign a Default". (The default shift must already be set up in the Employee > Master File)
Pay-To-Schedule
Pay-To-Schedule is a feature within the Employee Master File that automatically enters a salaried employee's time entries without them having to clock in and out. Instead, the system will automatically enter their time entries/paycodes based on their schedule. This can be applied to both exempt and non-exempt employees.
To learn more about Pay-To-Schedule, please click here to read the full article.
Approvals and Organization/Project Membership
In this section, you may assign organization(department) memberships, project(job function) memberships and approval levels. Organization and project memberships as well as approval levels are initially set up during implementation, can be modified as needed, and are based on company hierarchy and organizational structure. 
Pay Codes/Linked Conditions
In this section, a manager may assign pay codes and linked conditions to an employee. Employees may be assigned multiple pay codes and linked conditions.
System Access
Managers can authorize employee access to TriNet Time in this section. You can also remove system access from an employee.
Options available in the drop-down lists are initially set up under Admin > Security > System Access Roles.
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