Automation library · Data collection

Automated employee attendance & salary deduction

Started by a clock, and works across Email and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 4Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Employees Attendant SheetGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Generate AI Summary ReportAgentModel
  5. 5Calculate hours per dayCodeLogic
  6. 6Convert the result to JSON formatCodeLogic
  7. 7Employees Salary SheetGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Merge with SalaryMergeLogic
  9. 9Send Salary Deduction Report EmailEmail SendService
  10. 10Calculate Salary DeductionCodeLogic
  11. 11Save Email Log to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Adding the report to new sheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.