Time Log

Time Log view provides multi-views to display time entries.

View Description
General Display the common information of time entries
Measurement Display the measurement information you collected in time tracking
Cost Display the cost information of each activity. To learn how to use measurement, please refer to How to use measurement.

This view is only available for Easy Tracker Lite/Standard Edition.
Pivot Analysis Duration Pivot analysis produces multidimensional duration reports on time entries. For example, the weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly report on which projects/tasks you have worked, how many hours and the sum.

To learn how to use pivot analysis, please refer to How to Use Pivot Analysis
Pivot Analysis Cost Pivot analysis produces multidimensional duration/cost reports on time entries. For example, the weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly report on which projects/tasks you have worked, how many hours, how much they cost and the sum.

To learn how to use pivot analysis, please refer to How to Use Pivot Analysis

This view is only available for Easy Tracker Lite/Standard Edition.

In any view of Time Log view, you can add or edit any time entry. If you forgot tracking a task, you can add a time entry here for the task manually. If you find some time entry need to be modified, you can edit it here.

When a new time entry is added, the date of the entry is determined by the selected entry in the Time Log view. If there exists time interval, you can choose to add time log before or after the select entry in the Time Log view.

NOTE: Only time entries not submitted or rejected can be edited.

When you have confirmed the time entries are okay, you can use the action of Submit to submit your entries to your director.

Time entry has several approval statuses:

  1. Not Submitted The entry is not submitted. It can be viewed and edited.
  2. Under Review The entry is under review. It can be viewed, but cannot be edited.
  3. Rejected The entry is rejected by the approver. It can be viewed and edited.
  4. Approved The entry is approved. It can be viewed, but cannot be edited.

Note: Submit is only available for Easy Tracker Professional / Easy Tracker Enterprise.

Right-click the grid, it will popup a menu, which provides rich functions to edit or display time entries.

The following table describes the menu items in popup menu or tool bar.

Menu Item Description

Menu Item Description
Editor
Edit Time Log Popup Edit Time Log dialog to edit the selected time entry. Double-click the select entry or press Enter key can also popup Edit Time Log dialog.

NOTE: Only time entries not submitted or rejected can be edited.
Add Time Log Add a time log. When a time entry is added, the date of the entry is determined by the selected entry in the Time Log view. If there exists time slot, you can choose to add time log before or after the select entry in the Time Log View.
Delete Time Log Delete the selected time entry.

NOTE: Only time entries not submitted or rejected can be edited.

Keyboard shortcut: Delete
Switch To A Task Link This Switch to a new task like this. This action will stop the current tracking task, and switch to a new task like this one.
Submit When you have confirmed the time entries are okay, you can use the action of Submit to submit your entries to your director.

Only available for Easy Tracker Professional / Easy Tracker Enterprise.
View
Refresh Refresh the display in the selected view.

Keyboard shortcut: F5
Time Span Show time entries in the specified time range.
Record
Prior Span

Show prior span information.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Left
Next Span

Show next span information.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Right
Help
Help Show the help content of the selected view.

Keyboard shortcut: F1
Context Help After you click this button, the mouse cursor will change to what's it cursor, move the cursor to the grid in the selected view and click, then a context help dialog will popup.

Keyboard shortcut: Shift+F1

How to use this view:

In the main tool bar, you can use the actions of Prior Span, Next Span to navigate different date range, and use Refresh action to refresh the listed time entries. In the tool bar, you can select the date range, which determines the time entries to show. In the grid, you can right click and select to add or edit time entry from the popup menu items.

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