Begin has several settings pages that admins can use to configure the system. This article gives an overview of the available settings.
Note: Some settings sections may not be visible depending on your plan, permissions, and enabled features.
How to access settings
Click Settings in the left sidebar. The settings page opens with a sidebar showing all available sections.
Settings sections
Company contacts
Your company's basic information: company name, invoice email, contact person name, phone, and email.
Overtime calculation
Configure overtime rules, normal working hours, calculation periods, and special hour multipliers (evening, night, weekend, holiday).
Working schedules
Configure default working schedule settings.
Compliance
Set up compliance checks for working time regulations. Requires compliance permissions.
Rounding
Configure time rounding rules for clock-in times, clock-out times, and total hours.
Automatic closure
Set up automatic period closure rules.
Pause
Configure automatic pause (break) deduction rules, including multiple pauses and reset thresholds.
Timesheets
Configure timesheet display and behavior settings.
Reports
Set the time format for reports (clock or decimal) and whether to show only confirmed hours.
Mobile app
Configure GPS requirements, app features, and company-wide clock-in/out reminder schedules.
Biometric terminal
Configure settings for fingerprint and face reader devices — break registration, object code entry, and identifier linking.
Tablet
Configure which fields are required on the tablet terminal form. Requires the tablet feature to be enabled.
API Tokens
Create and manage API access tokens for integrations. Requires the API tokens feature to be enabled. Admin only.