--- title: "Phase Two | GTX Attendance" slug: "ta-2" description: "Time and Attendance Phase Two Overview in Marlin GTX trusted automotive software by Megabus." updated: 2026-01-27T03:09:11Z published: 2026-01-27T03:09:11Z canonical: "help.megabus.com.au/ta-2" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.megabus.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # T&A Phase Two Overview **Marlin GTX** [5.8.1](/gtx/docs/gtx-581) introduces a number of enhancements to **Time and Attendance** functionality. **These enhancements are focussed towards:** - **Improved communication** between staff and manager workflows - **Clearer visual tracking** of attendance status and notes - **Sharing attendance summaries** with Marlin HR - **Mobile integration** with the Marlin app To upgrade your system and take advantage of these new features, please [contact the Megabus Support Team](https://www.megabus.com.au/support). ## Attendance Adjustment Requests Staff members can now raise **adjustment requests** from Attendance Entry. **To raise a adjustment request:** - Click **Request Adjustment** above the Clock-On/Off buttons - Enter a **Reason** in the pop-up and click **Save** Managers can then review and action the help requests in **Attendance Maintenance**, as required. See the [Attendance Adjustment Requests](/gtx/docs/ta-2#attendance-adjustment-requests) help guide for further information. ## End of Period Warnings GTX now displays **attendance warnings** during End of Period Close-Off to highlight incomplete time records or unresolved shifts. **Warnings will appear if:** - The attendance period is **nearly closed** - Staff are **still clocked on** - Required finalisation steps are **incomplete** Click **Show Staff** to view who is still clocked on: - Right-click on staff to update their attendance status as needed. See the [End of Day](/gtx/docs/end-of-day-process) guide for more information. ## New Colour Key Attendance events are now **colour-coded** for increased visual clarity. See the [Attendance Maintenance](/gtx/docs/attendance-maintenance) help guide for further information. ## Linking GTX and HR Attendance Summaries A new **Employee** filed has been added to Staff Maintenance files enabling you to link staff records in GTX to employee records in HR. **To Link Staff Members:** - Select **Main > Staff > Staff Mainteance** - Open the staff file in **Edit** mode - Click on the magnifying glass icon next to the **Employee** field - A list of employees in the connected HR system will open - **Select** the correct employee to establish the link - [Finalised attendance records](/gtx/docs/finalising-attendance-events) for this employee will now be viewable in HR See the [Linking T&A to HR](/gtx/docs/ta-2#linking-gtx-and-hr-attendance-summaries) help guide for further information. ## Cancelling Attendance Events Attendance events can now be **cancelled**. **To Cancel an Event:** - Select **Main > Staff > Attendance Maintenance** - Select the relevant **employee** - Click on the **List** tab in the section on the right - **Double-click** the event you want to cancel - In the **Change Attendance Detail** window: - Optionally add a **comment** before cancelling - Click **Cancel Event** (bottom left) - **Confirm** the cancellation See the [Attendance Maintenance](https://help.megabus.com.au/gtx/docs/attendance-maintenance#cancelling-attendance-events) help guide for further details. ## Finalising Attendance Events Attendance events can now be **Finalised** so that they appear in HR and can no longer be edited. **To Finalise Attendance:** - Select **Main > Staff > Manage Attendance** - Select the **Staff Member** - Click **Finalise Attendance Events** at the top - In the **Finalise Attendance Events** pop-up: - Enter a **date range** and click **Calculate** - Select staff and **review records** - Click **Generate Report** to preview - Make changes now if necessary - Click **Finalise** The finalised entries will now be visible in the HR **Pay Advice** window and cannot be modified. See the [Linking T&A to HR](https://help.megabus.com.au/gtx/docs/linking-attendance-to-hr#finalising-attendance-events) help guide for further information. ## Attendance Notes You can now add **Notes** to individual attendance events that will also appear in linked HR systems. **To Add an Attendance Note:** - Select **Main > Staff > Manage Attendance** - Select the relevant **employee** - Click the **Summary** tab in section on the right - Click the **Note** button next to an attendance event on the far right - Enter a **Summary** and **Details** - Click **OK** to save A **tick** appears next to the Note button when a note has been added. Click the button again to **view** or **edit** the note. See the [Attendance Notes](/gtx/docs/attendance-notes) help guide for further details. ## Staff Notes Notes can now also be recorded against staf profiles from both **Attendance Maintenance** and their **Staff Maintenance** profile. **To Add a Staff Attendance Note:** - Select **Main > Staff > Manage Attendance** - Open the relevant staff member in **Edit** mode (F2) - In the **Edit Attendance** window: - Click **Add** - Enter a **Summary** and full note **Detail** - Click **Ok**, then **Save** You can review or edit notes later from window or in the **Notes** tab of their Staff profile. See the [Staff Notes](/gtx/docs/attendance-notes) help guide for full instructions. > ## App Stuff **Edit** button ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d7282b31-60c4-41e6-bf87-3f684d4da049/Images/Glossary/image-1705889838140.png) Shortcut: **F2** **Add** button ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d7282b31-60c4-41e6-bf87-3f684d4da049/Images/Glossary/image-1704776179584.png) Shortcut: **Insert** **Save** button ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d7282b31-60c4-41e6-bf87-3f684d4da049/Images/Glossary/image-1705904835202.png) Shortcut: **F10**