Locations

Locations represent the physical sites where your employees work --- offices, stores, warehouses, job sites, or any other work location. Navigate to Dashboard -> Locations.

Locations are used for:

• Geofencing (GPS-validating clock-ins)
• Filtering scheduling, timesheets, and reports by site
• Assigning employees and teams to a site
• Device (kiosk) assignment

Adding a Location

1. Go to Dashboard -> Locations -> Add Location
2. Enter the location name (e.g., "Sydney Head Office", "Warehouse B")
3. Enter the street address
4. The map will geocode the address automatically --- confirm the pin is in the correct place
5. Set the geofence radius in metres (e.g., 100m)
6. Optionally add a location code for internal reference
7. Click Save Location

Geofencing

Geofencing uses GPS to validate that employees clock in from within an approved radius of the location.

How Geofencing Works

• When an employee clocks in (kiosk or staff portal), their device location is checked
• If the device is within the geofence radius, the clock-in is accepted
• If outside the radius, the system can: warn the employee, block the clock-in, or flag for manager review

Configuring Geofence Behaviour

1. Open a location and go to the Geofencing tab
2. Set the radius (50m---5000m)
3. Choose the out-of-bounds action:
   • Warn --- Allow clock-in but flag it
   • Block --- Prevent clock-in until inside boundary
   • Flag for review --- Allow but queue for manager review
4. Save

Assigning Employees to Locations

1. Open the location
2. Go to the Employees tab
3. Click Add Employee and search by name
4. Save

Alternatively, assign locations from the Employee profile.

Assigning Teams to Locations

1. Open the location
2. Go to the Teams tab
3. Click Add Team and select from your list
4. Save

Location Devices (Kiosks)

Each kiosk device is assigned to a specific location. This ties all clock events from that device to the correct location. See Devices for how to set up and manage kiosks.

Weather at Location

WoPora integrates real-time and forecast weather data per location. This weather context is displayed on the Scheduling page to help managers plan outdoor or weather-sensitive shifts. No setup is required beyond saving the location address.

Editing and Archiving Locations

• Edit a location by clicking the location name and updating fields
• Archive a location to remove it from active filters without deleting historical data
  • Go to the location -> click Archive
  • Archived locations still appear in historical reports

Related Docs

• Teams
• Employees
• Devices (Kiosks)
• Scheduling