What’s new in this release?
With this release, you can now add up to three extra job fields to Timesheets, helping you to:
Streamline payroll processes
Identify recurring causes of paused jobs
Improve job cost allocation
In the Timesheet Settings section in the Company Settings area (or Organization Settings), select up to three job fields, including Pause Reason, to be displayed on User Timesheets.
The selected fields will appear in PDF and CSV exports, meaning you can use the data to drive downstream payroll, billing and reporting processes.
Read on for more.
Paused Jobs and Pause Reason
With this release, you now have better insight into Paused Jobs.
Timesheet Pause actions now have the label 'Job (Paused)'
Also, you an optionally choose to display the Pause Reason
This makes it easier to see when and why a Job was Paused instead of Completed, allowing you to identify recurring issues around business processes or employee training.
Other Job Fields
You can also include additional job fields in Timesheets to give you more information to help improve reporting, costing, payroll, and other internal processes.
How do I configure Timesheet fields?
You can select up to 3 fields to be shown in Timesheets. All Job-related fields can be selected, be they core fields or custom fields.
New Timesheets Settings tab
Timesheet settings have also moved to their own tab in the Company Settings - navigate to Company Settings > Timesheet tab (https://app.fieldaware.com/account/settings/timesheets/)
In this new tab, you can select up to 3 timesheet fields to be displayed in the Timesheet.
The following fields can be selected:
Core Job Fields
Job Description
Job Type
Scheduling Priority
Pause Reason
Job Custom Fields
All custom fields
How are Timesheets Fields displayed?
The selected fields will be shown in all Timesheets views:
Timesheets screens on web and mobile
Timesheet CSV export
Timesheet PDF export
Note: When more 2 or 3 fields are chosen, the PDF will be in landscape mode.
Feedback and Enquiries
If you have any feedback or queries about this feature, please contact support@fieldaware.com.
Release date: November 2023