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Timekeeping Settings

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Overview

Timekeeping settings are configurations you use when creating a Time entry, I will go through each functions of these settings.

 

You can find the settings in Admin > General Settings > Timekeeping

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Matter Association

Dictates whether or not a matter is required for a time entry

Quick-code

Determines whether or not a quick-code is required for a time entry. For more information, see Quick-codes.

Desciption

Toggles if selecting a quick-code will automatically update the time entry description.

Track ‘start’ time

When turned off, “Start time” field will not appear on the time entry form. When turned on, a start time will be attributed to the time record.

Track hours worked

Dictates whether or not to track hours worked for reporting purposes.

Tasks require time entry by default

Toggles if 'Add time entry after this task is completed' is checked by default in a new task.

Tasks require quick code

Toggles if quick code is required in a task.

Create time entry by default

Toggles if 'Create time entry' checkbox is checked by default in a new phone call record.

Start call timer automatically

Toggles if 'Phone call timer' will start automatically in a new phone call record.

E-Billing description field


This setting designates which UTBMS/LEDES field description should populate the time entry description field when creating a time entry.

Minimum billable hours

Sets a minimum for billable hours entered. Billable hours entered below the minimum will round up to the minimum. 

  • This only affects billable hours and not hours worked

Minutes per 1 “unit”

Time can be entered with a “u” after the number. This will input the time in designated units. If I set my Minutes per 1 “unit” to 6 and enter 10u in the time entry form, it will reflect 1 hour.
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Time Precision

Controls whether time can be entered to one or two decimal places

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Rounding method

Dictates how time that exceeds the decimal places entered in precision below is rounded.

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  • Swedish rounding

    • 1 - 4: round down

    • 5 - 9: round up

  • Round up

    • Always round up

  • Round down

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