Track time on projects and tasks

Time that is recorded after the fact is time that is under-recorded. The point of a timer inside the task is that it costs nothing to start.

Step by step

1. Open the task and start the timer when you begin. Stop it when you finish.
2. The entry keeps who, when, how long and against what.
3. Add an entry by hand for work done away from the screen. A note explaining it makes the later invoice easier to defend.
4. Check the Time report for your week and for the hours per project, person or week.

The same hours also count in Time tracking. Time that overlaps with clock-in time is counted only once.

Bill tracked time

1. Open Time tracking and its Reports tab. Choose Bill time.
2. Pick the project and the period. The list shows date, person, hours, hourly rate and amount.
3. Switch off Billable for entries you do not charge.
4. Select the entries and choose Create draft invoice.

The entries then show as Billed and cannot be billed twice. The project needs a customer and an hourly rate.

Budget and reminders

The hours you enter as Estimated hours in the project are the hours budget. A bar shows how much is used. Project members are notified at 80 % and again at 100 %. When time is missing for working days of the week, the time report shows a banner.

Hours from connected people

A connected employee records hours in their own account and sends them for approval. See Record and approve working hours.