You may have to manually select the client, matter or task if not populated.
This will populate the fields below the Template field. If you have "Fee" type billing item templates defined, you can select one of them by clicking and typing in the Template search box.This is the easiest way to create a timer if you are working on the same task today that you worked on previously. You can copy information from a previous billing item by clicking on the copy icon to the right of the billing item.If you forget to start a timer you can "catch-up" the hours by putting the correct number in the Hours so far field.ĭata for the new timer can be manually entered by one or more of three different methods: The only required fields for starting a timer are Client and Hours so far. If you have different rates for different clients this field will change as you switch clients. The Hourly Rate field will automatically be filled in with information from your contact record. Often you can start a timer by simply clicking on the Start Timer button without having to populate any of the fields. For example, if you are in a matter details page, the Client and Matter fields will be completed based on the matter that is open.
The window is divided into two sections: the upper part shows your fee billing items, ordered by modification date and the lower part shows data entry fields for the new timer.Ī clock icon to the left of a billing item row indicates that the billing item is an active timer.ĭepending what page is open when you click on the Start New Timer button, some of the fields may be prepopulated. This will show the Start New Timer window. To start a billing timer click on the Start New Timer button in the Time Manager menu. Billing timers continue to run even if you logout of AppColl. Any billing timer that is still running past midnight local time will continue running until paused. Paused billing timers are automatically stopped and removed from the billing timer popup window at midnight local time, and the "fee" billing item is finalized. The timer continues until it is paused or stopped. Once a billing timer starts, a "Fee" billing item is created along with any details (i.e., who, client, matter, tasks, etc.). Billing timers can be started, paused, completed or deleted as needed. You can start as many timers as you wish, however only one timer can be running at any one time. The time spent is automatically recorded as a billing item. You start a timer when you begin work and stop it when you are done, pausing the timer for temporary periods of inactivity. The Timer Manager link icon is available in the main Tasks module, the Matters module, and the list of tasks at the bottom of a matter details page.Ī billing timer is a convenient way to track the amount of time worked on a task.
This will show a form with information pre-populated from the row to speed up creation of the timer or billing item. You can also quickly start a timer or add a billing item for a matter or task by clicking on the clock icon in a matter or task list and clicking on the appropriate button. To use the Time Manager, hover over the clock at the top of page:įrom the menu you can quickly start a new billing timer or add/update a fee billing item. The Time Manager, available on any page in AppColl, is used to start/pause/stop billing timers and to quickly enter and edit "Fee" type billing items for the person currently logged in. AppColl's Time Manager simplifies the entry and updating of billing items associated with a person's time.
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