Add or Edit Time Entries
Record time manually when a timer was not used.
Manual time entries help you keep timesheets accurate when work was done away from the timer or the timer was stopped too early.
Add a Manual Entry
- Open Productivity > Time Tracking.
- Go to the week that should contain the entry.
- Select Add time entry.
- Enter the description, project, task, start time, and end time.
- Choose whether the entry is billable.
- Add a billable rate if needed.
- Save the entry.
Manual entries may be unavailable if your workspace settings do not allow them.
If the action is missing, check workspace time-tracking settings or ask a manager how corrections should be submitted.
When to Use Manual Entries
Use manual entries for legitimate corrections, offline work, meetings, calls, or missed timers. Do not use them to guess large blocks of time after the work is no longer fresh.
If your team requires approval for corrections, add a note explaining why the time was entered manually.
What to Enter
Description
Summarize what was done during the time period.
Project and Task
Connect the entry to the right work whenever possible. This keeps project totals
and reports accurate.
Start and End Time
Use the actual time range for the work session. If you only know the total time,
choose the closest accurate range and explain it in the notes.
Billable
Turn billable off for internal work, admin time, or non-billable support.
Billable Rate
Use a rate when the entry should be valued differently from the default rate.
Notes
Use notes for review context that does not need to appear as the main entry
description.
Edit an Entry
Open the entry from the time list, update the fields, and save. Edit entries when the project, task, time range, billable status, or description is wrong.
After editing, refresh the timesheet or project time report and confirm the total changed as expected. This is especially important for billable entries.
Correct The Source Before Billing
Before an invoice, payroll run, or client report uses manual time, review entries for vague descriptions, wrong projects, missing tasks, duplicate time, and billable flags. Correct the time entry itself so reports and invoices agree, instead of fixing only the exported report.
If the correction changes a customer-facing bill, add a note that explains why the time changed and who approved the correction.
Delete an Entry
Delete an entry only when it should not appear on the timesheet at all. If the time was real but entered against the wrong work, edit the entry instead.
Before deleting approved or billed time, check whether it has already been used for payroll, invoicing, or client reporting. If it has, follow your team's correction process instead of silently removing it.
Manual Entry Review
Before saving:
- confirm the date and time range
- choose the correct project and task
- mark billable only when it should be billed
- write a description a manager can understand
- add notes when the entry corrects a missed timer
Manual entries can affect billing, payroll, utilization, and project reports, so avoid vague backfilled time.
Examples
Client onboarding callon the onboarding project, marked billable if the contract allows it.Internal planningon the internal project, marked non-billable.Correcting missed timer for homepage editswith a note explaining the timer was not started.