activeCollab Timer

With activeCollab Timer you can:

1. Track time in multiple activeCollab installations
2. Have more than one timer available at the same time (with only one is being active)
3. Submit time entries directly to your activeCollab
4. Complete a Ticket or a Task with the time submission
5. When the idle time is detected activeCollab Timer will automatically be paused
6. Set the minimal interval and the rounding value that can be submitted
7. Have only your Assignments and Active Projects available
8. See the total sum of all non-submitted time
9. Auto-refresh your accounts
10. and more...

How to connect activeCollab Timer with your activeCollab?

To set up activeCollab Timer, you need to create your account first. The purpose of the account is to connect your activeCollab Timer with activeCollab system you are working in. You can have as many accounts as you need. If you are working with different Clients who have their own activeCollab, you can have an account for each of them and use activeCollab Timer all the time.

To create an account you need to:

• define the account name
• input API URL - is available on your activeCollab Profile page, under the API Settings option
• insert your API Key - you can also find it on your activeCollab Profile page, under the API Settings option. Be careful, each time you change your password your API Key is going to be reset.
• Click Connect button and check if the communication between your activeCollab Timer and activeCollab system is set.

Now you can start tracking time!

How to track time with activeCollab Timer?

Here’s what you need to do to start tracking your time:

• Choose the account you wish to use
• Click New Timer button (marked with +). Fill in the form by setting some basic information about the current timer and click Submit.
• Start the timer you have just created by clicking the Start button (>) in the header of the application.

The clock is ticking now. If you wish to make a pause, simply click the Pause button, and the Timer will be on hold. If you leave your workspace unexpectedly, activeCollab Timer will be paused automatically, after the application detects that you hare been away for more than 15 minutes. It will start working again after you get back to your computer.

If you need another timer, simply create it in the same way. When you start the other one, your current timer will be paused. You can have several listed timers, but only one of them can be active at a time.

How to submit the data?

After you click the Submit button in the header of activeCollab Timer you will be able to submit your data in activeCollab system. In case you have missed to set the description of a timer, or to connect it to the project or ticket you were working on, you can do it now. A form will appear where you can add all necessary info. On top of that, you can decide to remove the timer, or to complete the task after you have submitted the data right from the submission form.

If you wish to learn more about activeCollab Timer we recommend activeCollab Timer Manual. And if you have any questions feel free to contact us on support page or activeCollab Timer forum.

Enjoy activeCollab Timer!