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# How to limit the available time entry types

In haddock HR you can define which time types, for example: Work, Leave, or Illness, will be available when a person clocks in.

This setting is configured at the **contract** level.

Remember that **every employee must have an assigned contract**, and that the changes you make will only affect the employees linked to the contract you are editing.

### What is a time type?

A **time type** defines the nature of the time recorded within a day or shift.

It lets you classify recorded time according to its type. For example:

- Work
- Rest
- Paid break
- Illness
- Medical appointment
- Travel to training

Each time entry must be associated with a time type. This classification makes it possible to distinguish recorded hours correctly and manage them properly.

### How to configure it

1. Go to **Settings**.
2. Open **Contracts**.
3. Click the contract you want to modify.
4. Go to the **Time entries** tab.
5. Turn on **Use only the time types defined in the contract**.
6. Add the time types you want to allow.

### What happens when you enable it

- In the **Start** clock-in button, only the types defined in the contract will appear.
- In **Time entries > Manual time entry**, only those same types will also be available.

If a time type is not added to the contract, it cannot be used when making a time entry.

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