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Billable Time

The Billable Time tab helps businesses track time spent on client work for invoicing purposes.

Record hours worked, assign them to customers, and convert them into invoices when ready.

Billable Time

Recording Billable Time

Click the New Billable Time button to record time spent on client work.

Billable TimeNew Billable Time

Learn about recording time: Billable TimeEdit

Converting Time to Invoices

New billable time entries are marked as Uninvoiced by default.

To invoice recorded time, go to the Customers tab and click the amount in the Uninvoiced column.

From there, create a New Sales Invoice that includes the uninvoiced time.

Learn about customer invoicing: Customers

Writing Off Unbillable Time

If time won't be invoiced, mark it as written off:

1. Click Edit on the time entry

2. Change Status to Written — Off

3. Enter the write-off date

This removes the time from your billable assets while maintaining accurate records.

Managing and Analyzing Time Entries

The Billable Time tab displays the following information:

Date
Date

The date when the billable work was performed. This date is used for tracking when services were provided and for reporting purposes.

Customer
Customer

The name of the customer to whom this billable time is charged.

Description
Description

A detailed description of the work performed. This helps identify what services were provided and can be included on invoices.

Time spent
Time spent

The duration of time spent on the billable work, displayed in hours and minutes format.

Division
Division

The division or department to which this billable time is allocated for tracking and reporting purposes.

Amount
Amount

The total billable amount calculated by multiplying the time spent by the hourly rate. This represents the value of services to be invoiced.

Status
Status

The Status column shows the current state of each billable time entry:

Uninvoiced - Time recorded but not yet billed to the customer

Invoiced - Time included on a sales invoice and billed

Written — Off - Time that won't be billed and has been removed from assets

Click Edit Columns to customize visible columns.

Edit columns

Learn about column customization: Edit columns

Advanced Reporting

Use Advanced Queries to filter and group billable time for better insights.

Example: View uninvoiced hours grouped by customer:

Select
CustomerAmount
Where
StatusisUninvoiced
Group by
Customer

Learn about advanced queries: Advanced Queries

Custom Fields for Enhanced Tracking

Add custom fields to track additional information like staff member names or project codes.

This enables filtering and grouping by these custom attributes in reports.

Learn about custom fields: Custom Fields