How to Start and Stop Shifts

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Introduction #

Kaamfu allows employees to start and stop their work shifts through either the Kaamfu Web Application or the Workstation Connect desktop app, depending on organizational policy.
 This ensures accurate tracking of time, activity, and productivity while maintaining full visibility for team leads and admins.

This article explains both ways to start and stop a shift in Kaamfu and highlights what happens once a shift begins or ends.

 

Why This Feature Matters #

Shift tracking in Kaamfu creates accountability and accurate time-based insights.
 By starting and stopping shifts properly, users ensure all activity and attendance data are captured correctly, forming the basis for analytics and compliance.

Here’s why this matters:

  • Ensures accurate work duration and activity capture.
  • Provides real-time visibility of employee status to leads and admins.
  • Supports attendance and compliance requirements.
  • Feeds accurate data into Insights and performance reports.

Kaamfu’s dual shift initiation system offers flexibility while maintaining precision in data tracking.

 

Who Should Read This #

This guide is for all Kaamfu users who record their work time using shifts.

  • Employees who log their work hours through the web or Workstation Connect.
  • Team Leads who track member attendance and shift activity.
  • Admins who define shift rules and require time-based visibility across teams.

If your organization uses Kaamfu for shift-based operations, this guide applies to you.

 

What This Guide Covers #

In this article, you’ll learn:

  • How to start and stop shifts using the Kaamfu Web Application.
  • How to start and stop shifts using Workstation Connect.
  • What happens once a shift is active or ended.

By the end, you’ll understand exactly how Kaamfu manages and records your shifts automatically.

 

Feature Overview #

A Shift in Kaamfu represents a user’s active work session.
 When you start a shift, Kaamfu begins recording your Workday, capturing time, activity, and engagement data.

Depending on company policy, you’ll either start your shift:

  • Through the Web App — for users not required to log workstation activity.
  • Through Workstation Connect — for users required to capture detailed desktop-level activity and focus data.

Both methods sync automatically with your organization’s Kaamfu workspace and update shift data in real time.

 

Start and Stop Shifts Using the Kaamfu Web Application #

 

Step 1: Log In to the Kaamfu Web App #

Go to your workspace in Kaamfu and log in using your organization account.

 

Step 2: Start Shift #

From the top navigation bar or Workday section, click Start Shift.
 Your status changes to Active, and Kaamfu begins recording your Workday time and in-app activity automatically.

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Step 3: Work as Usual #

Continue performing tasks, updating worklines, and collaborating in conversations.
 Kaamfu keeps tracking your shift duration until you manually end it.

 

Step 4: Stop Shift #

At the end of your day, click Stop Shift in the same area.
 Your Workday is closed, and the recorded time and activity data are finalized.

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Step 5: Verify Shift Record #

You can view your completed shift under Activity Panel → Workday Log.
 Leads and admins will see your shift reflected instantly in Insights.

 

 

Start and Stop Shifts Using Workstation Connect #

 

Step 1: Open Workstation Connect #

Launch the Kaamfu Workstation Connect desktop app on your device and ensure you’re logged in with your workspace credentials.

 

Step 2: Start Shift #

Click Start Shift (or Start Workday, based on your setup).
 Kaamfu immediately begins recording workstation-level activity such as application usage, focus duration, and app switching.

Your status changes to Active, indicating your shift is live and monitored.

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Step 3: Work Normally During Shift #

You can continue using all required applications. Workstation Connect silently tracks your activity, syncing with the Kaamfu workspace in real time.

 

Step 4: Stop Shift #

At the end of the workday, click Stop Shift.
 This ends the Workday session, stops tracking, and finalizes all recorded time and activity metrics.

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Step 5: Confirm Completion #

Check your Workday record from the Activity Panel in the Kaamfu web app or directly from the Workstation Connect summary view.
 Your shift will appear as completed and synced with your team’s Insights.

 

Key Benefits #

Starting and stopping shifts accurately offers multiple operational and analytical benefits:

  • Dual Flexibility
     Users can log shifts via web or Workstation Connect, based on role and requirement.
  • Automatic Activity Capture
     Workstation users benefit from seamless activity tracking and compliance assurance.
  • Transparent Attendance
     Leads and admins can monitor who is active, inactive, or completed for the day.
  • Error-Free Reporting
     Kaamfu automates time capture and syncing, removing manual errors.
  • Improved Team Accountability
     Shift logs promote consistency and fairness across distributed teams.

These features make Kaamfu’s shift management both flexible and dependable.

 

Related Resources #

To learn more about related time and activity features in Kaamfu, explore the following resources:

These resources will help you master shift tracking, compliance, and performance visibility in Kaamfu.

Updated on October 28, 2025
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