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Timers allow you to accurately track time spent on tasksWork Items. You 'Start' the timer when you start working on the task Work Item and 'Stop' it when you are done. You can also 'Pause' the timer if you temporarily stop working on a task Work Item and 'Resume' it when you work on it again. For example, assume you have two tasks Work Item; Task T1 and T2a Workflow W1. When starting on T1 you start its timer. After a couple hours you need to switch to task T2W1. You can either click 'Pause' for the timer for T1 and then 'Start' the timer for T2 W1 or you can directly click 'Start' the timer for T2 W1 which will automatically pause the timer for T1. When you need to switch back to working on T1, click 'Resume' for the timer for T1.

 You You can have only one 'active' (ticking) timer at a time and is indicated in Red. 

To use timer to record time: 

  1. From the actions menu ☰ of the work item (App item or Task), click on Timer.
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  2. The new timer on the selected task is started. You can see the timer on the top-right of your menu bar.
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  3. Click on the timer to see the different options for this.
    To add time, click on

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  1. fill time icon. This will open an

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  1. Update Progress & Time window with the time pre-filled. You can modify the hours if required. After you fill time the timer for that

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  1. Work Item is reset. To remove the

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  1. Work Item from the list click on 'Delete' icon. 

To use timer to record time: 

  1. From the main menu, click on Projects and navigate to Task Timers.
  2. Opens the Task Timers window. To add a task to track time on, click on Add 
  3. Select the Task you wish to add and click on Next
  4. The Task appears in the timer window. Click on the Start icon to start the timer for that task
  5. To pause a timer, click on the Pause icon next to the task 
  6. To reset a timer, click on the Reset icon next to the task
  7. To delete a timer, click n the Delete icon next to the task
  8. To fill time, click on the Fill Time icon next to the task 
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  • Adding a timer on a new work item will start the new timer. Any existing one will be paused.
  • If you add the timer again on the existing work item again, then no action will be taken i.e. the timer will continue counting.

If the 'Timer' option is not available on a particular work item, then check the following:

  • The 'Allow Time' option on the work item is unchecked.
  • The project under which the work item is present is in 'In Planning' or 'Archived' phase and your company does not allow time on these phases.
  • The 'Time Sheet' module of your company is disabled.