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Timelog application tour
- How do Time units work? Why isn't there any conversion?
- Can I hide this application from my customers? If I don't need Timelog, can I remove it from a project?
- Why is it possible to enter negative time records or null time records?
- Why is it that a time record can be entered in the future?
- Why are time records limited to 999.9? How can I go beyond this limit?
- In the report generation section, why does the "member" drop down menu allow for a "None" option?
- In the report generation section, when the records are sorted by member name what does the "Hide members without time records" option mean?
How do Time units work? Why isn't there any conversion?
Time units are pre-defined units for a project. You can choose to use either hours or days. If during the course of a project you decide to change the time unit, you need to update all of your past entries. The conversion of days in hours and vice versa is generally considered to be potentially harmful.
Can I hide this application from my customers? If I don't need Timelog, can I remove it from a project?
Yes, an Administrator can choose to hide this application from outside companies. You can also remove the application from a project.
Why is it possible to enter negative time records or null time records?
A negative time record may be useful in certain cases, If you use Timelog to establish the amount of billable hours to a customer, you can use negative time records to adjust the total amount of work load being billed without changing the individual time records for the project.
Entering null time records can be useful in the following cases:
- Communicating to a customer that he is not being charged for a particular work item
- To indicate that a particular activity did not use up any workload
- To keep a record of an activity which is to be billed at a later time.
Why is it that a time record can be entered in the future?
This feature is helpful when you are using Timelog to bill a customer. You may need to enter a record but which is to be billed at a later date.
Why are time records limited to 999.9? How can I go beyond this limit?
This allows you to avoid common mistakes when entering a time record. To go beyond this limit you need to enter several time records.
In the report generation section, why does the "member" drop down menu allow for a "None" option?
The Timelog application allows you to enter a time record for a particular work item without associating it to a member of the project.
Please note that the ‘All members' option includes records which are not associated with any member.
In the report generation section, when the records are sorted by member name what does the "Hide members without time records" option mean?
This option allows you to list only work items for project members who have had an activity over the selected period. This therefore allows you to remove all records with a null time record.
