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Time Tracking

Track time spent on tasks to understand productivity, bill clients accurately, and generate reports. The Task makes time tracking simple with one-click timers and automatic tracking.

How Time Tracking Works

Time tracking in The Task is based on time entries. Each entry records:

  • Start Time — When you started working
  • End Time — When you stopped (or still running)
  • Duration — Total time spent
  • Task — The task you're working on (optional)
  • Description — What you did during this time

Starting a Timer

There are several ways to start tracking time:

From a Task

  1. 1. Open any task panel (click on a task in a project)
  2. 2. Click the Start Timer button in the footer
  3. 3. The timer starts immediately and is linked to that task

From the Timer Widget

  1. 1. Use the timer widget (available on the dashboard and other pages)
  2. 2. Click Start Timer
  3. 3. Select a project to filter tasks
  4. 4. Choose a task to track time against
  5. 5. Or check Other for non-task work and enter a description
  6. 6. Click Start

The Global Timer Bar

When a timer is running, a green bar appears at the top of your screen showing:

  • • The task name or description
  • • Elapsed time (updates in real-time)
  • • A Stop button to end the timer

The timer bar is visible on every page, so you never lose track of your running timer.

Stopping a Timer

  1. 1. Click the Stop button on the timer bar
  2. 2. The time entry is automatically saved
  3. 3. View it in your timesheet

Don't forget to stop! If you forget to stop your timer, you can edit the time entry later in your timesheet to correct the end time.

Viewing Your Timesheet

Access your personal timesheet:

  1. 1. Click Timesheet in the sidebar
  2. 2. View all your time entries organized by date
  3. 3. See total time for each day
  4. 4. Filter by date range

Timesheet Information

Each time entry in the timesheet shows:

  • • The task name (with link to the task)
  • • Project name
  • • Start and end times
  • • Total duration
  • • Description (if provided)

Editing Time Entries

You can modify time entries after they're created:

  1. 1. Go to Timesheet
  2. 2. Find the entry you want to edit
  3. 3. Click on the entry to open it
  4. 4. Modify the start time, end time, or description
  5. 5. Save your changes

Deleting Time Entries

  1. 1. Open the time entry
  2. 2. Click the delete button
  3. 3. Confirm the deletion

Time Reports

Managers and admins can access time reports:

  1. 1. Click Reports in the sidebar
  2. 2. View time summaries by project, user, or date range
  3. 3. See total hours across the organization
  4. 4. Export data for billing or analysis

Report Features

  • • Filter by Date Range — View specific periods
  • • Filter by Project — See time for specific projects
  • • Filter by User — View individual team member time
  • • Summary View — Aggregated totals
  • • Detailed View — Individual time entries

Best Practices

For Accurate Tracking

  • • Start the timer when you begin working
  • • Stop when you take breaks or switch tasks
  • • Add descriptions for non-task work
  • • Review your timesheet daily to catch any issues

For Billing

  • • Always link time to the correct task/project
  • • Use the description field for billable work details
  • • Run reports at the end of each billing period
  • • Review entries before invoicing

Dashboard Time Summary

Your dashboard shows:

  • • Total time tracked today
  • • Time tracked this week
  • • Currently running timer (if any)
  • • Quick access to start new timers

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