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Timesheets, clocking on and visit time

Turn on Timesheets in Settings, Features. Then clock on and off from the dashboard or My time, time each visit from the job page, and see everyone's hours on the Timesheet tab of the Calendar.

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Turn on Timesheets in Settings, then clock on from the dashboard and time each visit from the job.

Where: Settings → Features, then My time and the Timesheet tab

The Owner or a Manager turns on Timesheets in Settings → Features.
Each person presses Clock on in the clock card on the dashboard or on My time, and Clock off when they finish.
On a job, the Visit time card has Start visit time and Stop visit time for each booked visit.
Fix missed time on My time: Log time you didn't time, or Edit an entry.
Review hours on Calendar > Timesheet.

Watch out: Timesheets is off until someone turns it on. Until then there is no My time, no Timesheet tab and no Visit time card.

My time

My time (in the menu, under More on smaller screens) shows your shift and the time on each visit for the week. Log a forgotten shift with Log shift, or time on a job with Log visit time; if the job has no visit that day, one is added. You can only change your own time.

Visit time on the job

The job's Visit time card lists each booked visit with Start visit time and Stop visit time, and what each person recorded. Log or correct your time opens My time for that job. A job with no booked visit says "This job has no visits scheduled yet."; schedule it first.

Starting a job can also offer to start your visit time.

The Timesheet tab

On the Calendar, the Timesheet tab shows each person's Shift, Shift time, time On visits and Unallocated time. Choose Day or Week, pick a person (or Everyone) and press Show. CSV downloads what you see.

Job costing

With Job costing also on, recorded visit time counts as labour hours on the job.

Common questions#

How do I clock on?

Press Clock on in the clock card on your dashboard or on My time. Press Clock off at the end of the day. Timesheets must be on in Settings, Features.

Where did My time go?

Timesheets is off. The Owner or a Manager turns it on in Settings, Features tab. My time then appears in the menu.

How do I time a job?

Open the job. In the Visit time card press Start visit time, and Stop visit time when you finish. Starting it clocks you on if you weren't already.

I forgot to clock on. How do I fix my hours?

Open My time and use Log time you didn't time to add a shift or visit time, or press Edit on an entry to correct it.

How do I see everyone's hours?

Calendar, Timesheet tab. Choose Day or Week and a person, then press Show. CSV downloads it.

Does Chippie do payroll?

No. Timesheets record hours only. Download the CSV for your payroll or accountant.

Can I edit someone else's time?

No. Each person corrects their own time on My time.

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