# \_new

Creates a new User Clock-in

### Parameters

#### user\_id

The ID of the user creating the Clock-in

#### date

The date of the Clock-in, formatted as Y-M-D (e.g 2023-06-27)

#### clockin

The time of day the user is expected to clock into work\
This is in an epoch time format (e.g 1687856400, meaning 10:00am on 27th June 2023)

#### clockout

The time of day the user is expected to clock out of work\
This is also in an epoch time format (e.g 1687883400, meaning 17:30pm on 27th June 2023)

### Example

```
FM_api('UserClockin_new',[
  'user_id'=>'94657',
  'date'=>'2023-07-03',
  'clockin'=>'1688380200',
  'clockout'=>'1688407200'
  ]
);
```

### Results

#### On Success

```
{"ok":1,"id":30021}
```

"id" value will vary

#### On Failure

If "user\_id" is not given a value, or has a value less than 1:

```
{"error":"missing or invalid parameter: user_id"}
```

If the "date" parameter is not given a date, or it is not in the correct format:

```
{"error":"missing or invalid parameter: date"}
```

If both the "clockin" and "clockout" parameters are not given values:

```
{"error":"missing or invalid parameter: clockin or clockout"}
```

If a User Clock-in creation is attempted for a user who already has another Clockin scheduled for the same date:

```
{"error":"an entry already exists for that user on that date"}
```


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