Timesheets

Overview

A Timesheet records the hours an employee spends on tasks and projects. It is used for tracking work done, calculating billable hours, and feeding into payroll for timesheet-based salary structures.

To access: Projects → Timesheet

Creating a Timesheet

1. Go to Projects → Timesheet → New
2. Select the Employee
3. Select the Company — Cola Solar Nigeria Limited
4. Under Time Logs, click Add Row and fill in:
   • Activity Type — e.g. Installation, Planning, Site Survey
   • From Time — date and time work started
   • Hours — number of hours worked
   • Project — link to the relevant project
   • Task — link to the specific task
5. Add more rows for additional tasks worked on the same day
6. Click Save then Submit

Using the Timer

To record time live while working:

1. Open the Timesheet
2. Click Start Timer
3. Select the Activity Type, Project, and Task
4. Enter Expected Hours
5. Click Start — the timer runs
6. Click Complete when done — the hours are logged automatically

Creating a Timesheet from a Task

1. Open the Task
2. Under the Activity section on the dashboard, click the + icon next to Timesheet
3. Fill in the time log details
4. Submit

Submitting and Approving

1. Once all time logs are added, click Submit
2. Submitted timesheets feed into project cost tracking automatically
3. For payroll, timesheets must be submitted before the payroll run

Only submitted timesheets are counted toward project costing and billable amounts.