Time tracking
Record, submit, and approve time — plus tasks, timesheets, and the concepts behind them.
- What is time tracking?Time tracking is how people in Operating record completed work — the time entries they log become the actuals that drive billing, profitability, and utilization reporting.
- Time tracking: quick introduction for usersSee our introductory video on time tracking to get going quickly.
- Understanding tasks and task lists
- How to start tracking time in OperatingStart tracking time where you already plan time. If you're interested in the timesheet functionality, drop us a message to hello@operating.app and we can give you trial access.
- What does submitting (locking) a timesheet do?Submitting (locking) a timesheet finalizes a Person's hours up to a chosen date, locks those days from editing, and signals that they're ready to be reviewed, approved, and billed.
- How to track time against a project phase
- How to use the timerThe timer counts your working time while you work, and when you stop it, Operating saves the time as a time entry. This article explains how an administrator turns the timer on, how you can hide it for yourself, how to start and stop it from the sidebar and from Hours, and what happens to the tracked time when you stop.
- How to submit (lock) a timesheetIn Operating you can submit timesheets (or lock timesheets) in the Hours tab, in the timesheet view
- How to unlock a submitted timesheet
- How to approve submitted hours
- How to create tasks and task lists
- How to edit timesheets on behalf of someone elseSometimes the employee can't create or modify their own time entries and an admin needs to step in
- How to view, edit, and export time entry data
- How to require notes and tasks on time entries
- How to fill timesheets automatically with time off and public holidaysTime Off management made automatic
- Rounding time entries
- Timesheet view and time entries list viewThere are two views for entering time in Operating: the timesheet view and the list view.
- Time balance (flex)Track balance of tracked time, going over or under the contract hours
- Location information for time trackingHere's how you can use Sites to specify where the work was done