Timecard Fields

Here is a description of the fields and buttons on a timecard.

Key: R – Read-only; * – Mandatory field, The number indicates the number of characters that are allowed in this text field, where appropriate.

Field     Description
Admin Global Edit     Select to make the changes global. This includes changes to the Timecard's Project, Resource, Currency, and Date regardless of whether Include in Financials is selected. To use this option, set Actuals Calculation Mode to Scheduled.
Approved     Indicates whether the timecard is approved.
Approver     The current approver for the timecard.
Assignment     Assignment Name to which the time card belongs.
Currency   * The currency that the milestone is charged in.
End Date     End date for the week that the timecard covers.
External Resource     Indicates whether the resource is an employee of the company or an external contractor. Select this option to roll-up the timecard hours into Billable Hours External. Deselect this option to roll-up the timecard hours into Billable Hours Internal.
Include in Financials     Indicates whether the timecard is to be included in the financial roll-ups to the project and RPGs.
Milestone     Milestone that the timecard applies to.
Owner R   Timecard owner.
Project   * Project that the timecard applies to.
Project Methodology     The current step in the Project Methodology.
Project Phase     The state of the project to which the time is to be booked.
Resource   * Resource that the timecard applies to.
Start Date     Start date for the week that the timecard covers.
Status     The current status of the timecard.
Submitted     Whether the timecard has been submitted for approval.
Time Credited     Indicates whether timecard hours are added to utilization calculations.
Time Excluded     Indicates whether timecard hours are subtracted from utilization calculations.
Timecard ID R   The unique identifier for the timecard.

Financial Data

Field     Description
Bill Rate     The hourly or daily rate billed for the resource.
Cost Rate     The hourly or daily cost rate incurred for the resource.
Cost Rate Amount     The hourly or daily costs incurred for the resource.
Project Exchange Rate     Project (Bill Rate) Exchange Rate, relative to Corporate Currency, calculated on End Date of the timecard.
Cost Rate Exchange Rate     Cost Rate Exchange Rate, relative to Corporate Currency, calculated on End Date of timecard.
Bill Rate Defaulted from Milestone     Indicates whether the Bill Rate is copied from the milestone associated with the timecard.
Bill Rate is Daily Rate     Indicates whether the Bill Rate is an hourly rate or a daily rate.
Cost Rate is Daily Rate     Indicates whether the Cost Rate is an hourly rate or a daily rate.
Billable     Indicates whether the hours on the time card can be charged to a customer.
Exclude from Billing     Indicates whether the Exclude from Billing checkbox on the child timecard splits should be selected. Selecting the checkbox has the same effect as billing hold, but is a permanent exclusion from billing generation.
Billed     Indicates whether the timecard has been charged to the project or customer.
Invoiced     Indicates whether the customer has been invoiced.

Hours and Notes

On the Hours and Notes fields you can change the Hours, Notes and Estimated Time to Completion. In addition, you can information to the Timecard and Audit Notes fields.

Location and Travel

On the location and travel fields you can specify whether each day involved travel and the location.

Note
These figures are not rolled up to actuals, but can be used by project managers in reports.

Region/Practice/Group Overrides

On the Region/Practice /Group Overrides fields you can change the RPG that revenue or cost transactions roll-up to.

Buttons

Button Description
Save Save Admin changes to the timecard.
Save & New Save Admin changes to the timecard and returns to the Timecard Entry page. 

Related Information

Timecards

About Timecard Splits

Related Tasks

Approving and Rejecting Timecards

Creating and Submitting Timecards

Correcting Timecards

Missing Timecards

Recalling Timecard Lines

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