What
is a time record.
A time record,
sometimes called a time line or time entry, represents a unit of
time,
minimally measured by a start time and an elapsed time.
Each time record can have the following values:
State
Active (tracking time), paused, or idle.
Start Time and Date
When the time record first started logging elapsed time.
Elapsed Time
The
elapsed time is the amount of time between the start time and the
stop
time minus any paused
time. Elapsed time can be assigned to a specific category,
client, project, and task. The elapsed time can have a true
value
and a display value, depending on how the preferences are set.
Paused Time
A time value not usually used for billing or charging
purposes.
Instead it is often used when there is a break in the elapsed
time. The paused time can
have a true value and a display value, depending on how the
preferences
are set.
Stop Time and Date
A time value calculated by adding the displayed elapsed time and
displayed paused time to the
start time.
Flag
Marking a time record for whatever reason.
Color
Often used to group time records. See the Custom Color Lists
section for more information on customizing the values for this
column.
Charge
The hourly rate times the elapsed time.
Payment
A value paid against the time record.
Hour Rate
The hourly rate used to calculate the charge. This value
used is
set by the Category, Client, Project or Task assigned to the time
record.
Category, Client, Project, and
Task
Values assigned to the time record normally for organizational
reasons
and to assign an hourly rate to the time record.
Comments
Any text or graphics (images or pictures) relevant to the time
record.
Expenses
Expenses
ssigned to the time record.
Tax Rate
The tax
rate
used for this time record. This value used is set by the
Category,
Client, Project or Task assigned to the time record.
Paid
Used to mark if you've received payment for this time
record.
Usually marked from the Invoice.
Name
Normally the name of the person tracking time. Used to group
similar time records.