# End-of-day reminder: tools back before the end of the shift

Shortly before the end of the working day, Tulz reminds everyone who still has tools that are due back today – with the tool and its storage location, as a notification in the bell and as a push message on the phone. The tool crib gets a list of what is still out. So nothing ends up in someone else's tool trolley overnight.

![Settings → Reminders: end-of-day reminder](https://tulz.work/hilfe/bild/feierabend-erinnerung.webp?l=en&v=32ef7053)

### Switching it on (administrator)

1. *Administration → Settings → Reminders*, section **End-of-day reminder**.
2. Tick **Remind staff before the end of the day about tools due back today**.
3. Choose the **Time** – about half an hour before the end of the shift, e.g. 16:30.
4. **On these days**: tick the working days (Monday to Friday by default).
5. Optionally **Also tools without a return date that were issued today** – for workshops where tools come back the same day.
6. **Tool crib and foreman get a list** – on or off.
7. *Save*.

### Who gets what?

- **Every employee** with tools due today or overdue (and, if enabled, issued today without a date): *End of day: please return 2 tools* – with inventory number, name and storage location. A tap opens *My day*, where they can return the tools directly.
- **Tool crib and foremen** per site: *End of day: 5 tools are still out – with 3 employees*. A tap opens *Loans → Due back today*.

The **Due back today** list is always available under *Loans* – even without the reminder.

### Good to know

- The reminder is sent once a day. If the cron job fails and only runs again hours later, it is skipped for that day – so nobody is woken up at night.
- It only reaches the phone if push notifications are enabled (see *Enable push notifications on your phone*). Everyone can choose under *My profile → Notifications* whether to receive it via bell, push or not at all.
- Tools in a personal kit, issued permanently, are not included.

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Source: https://tulz.work/en/help/article/end-of-day-reminder · As of 2026-10-22 · Tulz