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Adding time in My Time - Timesheet

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When the Time Tracking App is configured, clicking the respective icon in the side navigation takes the user to “My Time,” where they can access the timesheet to manage their time.

An image displaying the Timesheet

The table below provides a quick overview of the timesheet:

Action

Visual Guide

  1. View your time entries in Timesheet view by selecting Timesheet from the dropdown in the top-right corner of the screen.

  1. Navigate to the current date.

  1. Navigate between weeks using the arrow buttons. By default, the week that belongs to today’s date is selected.

  1. Navigate between weeks. A calendar date picker is also available for easier navigation.

  1. Add a new work log entry

  1. The WORK section will display all time allocated across project, job, and task levels.

  1. If estimations are enabled, a progress indicator is shown; clicking the row icon displays this popover with the Time Spent / Estimation breakdown.

      Please refer to the article "Time Spent and Estimation" for more information.

  1. The ADMINISTRATIVE TIME section will display a list of non-chargeable job entries, which can be used for time entries such as absences, meetings, or personal development.

  1. The bottom row displays the total hours logged per day against the daily target. Hovering over a day or the weekly total displays a summary breakdown of Project, Job and Task, Administrative Time, and Overtime.

Day Total:

Week Total:

  1. The WEEK TOTAL column on the right displays the total hours logged for each work item for that week.

  1. Once the timer has started, a Stop Timer button will be displayed.

    A red background indicates the timer is actively running. For entries where time has already been logged, the Stop Timer button will be displayed without the red background.

Timer Active:

Timer Running — Time Already Logged:

  1. ‘Running timer’ icon is displayed on the parent Project/Job rows to indicate that a timer is actively running on a task within that hierarchy.

  1. The Uncategorised row groups any Job or Task not linked to a Project. Time tracked against an uncategorised Job or Task in Calendar view is recorded here.

  1. Clicking a cell within the Uncategorised row opens the Record Time panel, listing all time entries for that day, including those logged against uncategorised Jobs or Tasks.

Logging time against the Project in Timesheet


Important: When entering a duration, you can use the following format: m, h, d, or w to represent minutes, hours, days, or weeks respectively. For example, 2d will be saved as 24h.

When adding time entries at the project level, you must complete the fields specified in the app configuration: Project, Start Date, and Duration.

The table below provides steps for logging time at the project level in the Timesheet.

Description

Visual Guide

In the Timesheet, you can add a new work log entry from two different locations:

  • From the Add Time Entry button within the toolbar.

  • By clicking a cell against an existing work log entry and clicking the ‘+‘ (Add Time Entry) button.

Logging time against the Job


Important: When entering a duration, you can use the following format: m, h, d, or w to represent minutes, hours, days, or weeks respectively. For example, 2d will be saved as 24h.

When adding time entries at the job level, you must complete the fields specified in the app configuration: Project, Job, Start Date, and Duration.

The table below provides steps for logging time at the job level in the Timesheet.

Description

Visual Guide

In the Timesheet, you can add a new work log entry from two different locations:

  • From the Add Time Entry button within the toolbar.

  • By clicking a cell against an existing work log entry and clicking the ‘+‘ (Add Time Entry) button.

Logging Time against Task (Project and Job levels supported from Version 23 onward)


Important: When entering a duration, you can use the following format: m, h, d, or w to represent minutes, hours, days, or weeks respectively. For example, 2d will be saved as 24h.

When adding time entries at the job level, you will be required to complete the fields specified in the app configuration - Project, Job, Task, Start Date, and Duration.

The table below provides steps for logging time at the task level in the Timesheet.

Description

Visual Guide

In the Timesheet, you can add a new work log entry from two different locations:

  • From the Add Time Entry button within the toolbar.

  • By clicking a cell against an existing work log entry and clicking the ‘+‘ (Add Time Entry) button.

  • By clicking a cell against an existing work log entry and clicking the Start Timer button.

Once the timer has started on Timesheet, a Stop Timer button will be displayed in the timesheet.

Using the Timer Function


Once the timer has been initiated by clicking the , , or button, it will be displayed by default in the bottom right order in an expanded state.

From the Timesheet, users can perform the following actions:

  1. Collapse the timer - Minimises the timer, showing only the Stop button and time spent.

  2. Expand the timer - Maximises the timer to display the Stop button, time spent, task name, and Open Item icon.

  3. Reposition the timer - Drag the timer horizontally to a preferred location — this position will be remembered for future sessions.

  4. View time spent - Displays the total time tracked on the current task.

  5. View the current task name - Shows the name of the task being tracked.

  6. Open Item icon - Opens the task directly in the Item Info Sheet.

  7. Stop icon - Stops the timer and ends time tracking for the task.

Known behaviour:

  • The start timer functionality will only be available for the current day

  • A user cannot have more than one timer running at once

  • When clicking Start Timer while a timer is already running, the previously started timer will be stopped, the work log will be updated with the corresponding duration, and the new timer will start automatically.

  • A running timer will not be stopped automatically if the user navigates away from the view, logs out of the application, or, in the extreme case, when the server is restarted. In all these cases, the timer needs to be stopped manually.

  • A running timer will display “1” within the is running field within the work log module