Timers allow you to accurately track time spent on Work Items. You 'Start' the timer when you start working on the Work Item and 'Stop' it when you are done. You can also 'Pause' the timer if you temporarily stop working on a Work Item and 'Resume' it when you work on it again. For example, assume you have two Work Item; Task T1 and a Workflow W1. When starting on T1 you start its timer. After a couple hours you need to switch to W1. You can either click 'Pause' for the timer for T1 and then 'Start' the timer for W1 or you can directly click 'Start' the timer for 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.
ou can have only one 'active' (ticking) timer at a time and is indicated in Red. To add time click on Fill Time icon. This will open an Update Progress & Time window with the time pre-filled. You can modify the hours if required. After you fill time the timer for that Work Item is reset. To remove the Work Item from the list click on 'Delete' icon.
To use timer to record time:
- From the main menu, click on Projects and navigate to Timers.
- On the new pop-up, click on Add Timer and select one of the available option on which you want to fill time: Task or Workflow.
- Select the appropriate Work Item from the project and click on Next.
- The Work Item appears in the timer window. Click on the Start icon to start the timer for that Work Item.
- To pause a timer, click on the Pause icon next to the Work Item.
- To reset a timer, click on the Reset icon for the Work Item.
- To delete a timer, click n the Delete icon for the Work Item.
- To fill time, click on the Fill Time icon for the Work Item.