For our Osprey release we added the option to enter time entries in a list: as well as our timesheet period overview with one row per customer/project/task combination we have built a time entry list view. This view provides one row per time entry allowing you to enter additional information such as task quantity, start/stop times, remarks or location in the same list vs. a cell details tab below the overview. There are in fact two time entry details views: for a single day or for the entire period. Choose the view which suits you best according to your setup and the number of time entries in a period.

We also now allow quantity input into timesheets: there are two separate use-cases here each coming from a different client

  • For people performing repetitive tasks which take a fixed amount of time, such as for example teaching a class, it is now possible to define a “unit time” on the task details (below reminder in the DATES tab) and input of a quantity in the timesheet defaults the time recorded as quantity times unit time. For example if the unit time for a class is 30 minutes then entering “I taught four classes today” defaults the time entry as 2 hours
  • For people delivering usage based projects such as call-center staff answering calls on a per-call fee basis, it is now possible to enter the same quantity into the timesheet and have it update the task actual quantity which in turn is fed into the billing program. In this situation (unit time is not specified) the task time entry does not default, it is up to the user to record how long they actually spent. However based on how your task type quantity transfer method is set up the quantity input into the timesheet is automatically transferred across to the task