How to track and quantify your time using timers, weekly timesheets, tasks, and hourly rates. And, tips on running reports to see where your time is going.
A customer asked the following question: I was wondering if there was a way to set default rates for individual clients rather than only having the rates in system wide. Or even on the project level? There is not a way to create a pool of separate defaults for different clients. There is only one […]
Intervals limits the viewing, editing, and approving of other people’s timesheets to only administrator level users. This is by design. A person’s timesheet captures time across multiple projects. A manager level user may or may not have access to those same projects. An administrator level user, however, is able to view all people and projects, […]
A customer asked the following question: I see that the timers show time in time format (HH:MM:SS) but after I apply the time it shows in decimal format. I can see why for project calculations, but when manually adding time it is a bit awkward to add time in decimal format. Is there a setting […]
While Intervals does place an emphasis on tracking time on individual tasks, it does not require you to do so. You also have the option to add general time to projects. In fact, there are plenty of use cases when tracking time at the project level makes more sense: Phone calls that don’t have an […]
There are a few scenarios where importing time entries is going to be faster and easier than entering them manually. For example, you may need to initialize your account with historical time tracking data. Or, you may have one or more weeks of time tracking data for your entire team in an Excel spreadsheet. The […]
Yes, but there is a caveat. Some customers like to have uniformity when entering time, so data in reports is easier to digest. Intervals provides a feature for rounding up time when it is being entered. This is most useful when using timers, because timers can stop at odd times. To allow for consistent time […]
We received the following question from an Intervals customer: I accidentally submitted an incomplete timesheet. How do I modify it and resbumit the time? When a timesheet is submitted for approval it will remain in that state until an administrator approves it. As long as it hasn’t yet been approved you can continue updating your […]
If you are new to tracking your time or need a friendly nudge, there are two time tracking notifications to help you stay on top of your time tracking and build good habits. The notifications are located beneath your name in the navigation. Click on the “Time tracking” tab to manage the time related notifications. […]
This video introduces how timesheets work and how submitting and approving timesheets works. The first half is introductory in nature while the second half is a little more advanced and answers common questions we receive in support. Feel free to roll your mouse over the progress line at the bottom of the video to jump […]
Intervals features a weekly timesheet for each person on your account. All weekly project and task time is listed on this page, where it can be reviewed and edited. There is also an option to copy individual time entries. However, the weekly timesheet cannot be copied in it’s entirety. If there is a need to […]
When you submit your timesheet for approval you are notifying the administrators of your account that your time for the week is ready to be reviewed and approved. Once it’s been approved by an administrator you will no longer be able to add or edit time for that week. Therefore, it’s important to review your […]
The default description of work performed is set at 255 characters. If you need more space, there is a setting that can be configured. The 255-character limit is plenty for most of our customers but if you need verbose descriptions of work performed included with each time entry this can be configured to match your […]
We received the following support question: We are testing Intervals and have a question, can we setup monthly not weekly timesheets and if not, what do you suggest we do when a week covers two months as we need to close out and report to the government on first of each month our activity in […]
We received the following support question from an Intervals customer: I need some assistance on changing a number of projects. Can we somehow update all projects to be non-billable? When creating new projects there is a billable / unbillable setting that controls the default add time behavior for the project. More information on setting projects […]
Bulk edit time in action (2:15) Multiple time entries can be edited at once directly on the bottom half of the timesheet or by navigating to Time → Edit time. Filter the list of time entries by client, person, project, date range, and more to find the time entries that need updating. Then, click on […]
General time entries are time entries that are not associated with a task. When adding time manually or via a general timer you can select the desired task when applying time. A task is not required and general time can be applied to projects. An Intervals customer asked the following question: I have a project […]
One of the main reason’s why someone chooses Intervals over other time tracking systems is the valuable information that is learned from tracking time in a granular fashion. You have full control over your work types, rates, and module structure. You can setup your tracking however you like. If you need to see the time […]
Whenever time is added (via a timer or manually) the work types that are active and associated with the project will show up as an option. If you are expecting a work type to be there and it is not, the most likely explanation is that the work type has not been added to the […]
We received the following question from an Intervals customer. What happens when I deactivate a work type? Am I no longer able to report on that work type? Setting a work type to inactive prevents the work type from being used going forward, it does not impact your ability to report on historical data in […]
This guide allows you to connect to your Intervals account using our API and Excel from Microsoft 365. First, get your API token from your account section. Navigate to Data > From Web: Enter the following information in the From Web settings below and click OK: In the next step, fill out the form by […]