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Creating an Invoice from the Time Tracking Reports

Note: Before starting, ensure you’ve activated the Time Tracking app in your account.

  1. From the main menu, click on “Time Tracking”.
  2. Click on “Time Tracking”.
  3. Click on the “” symbol next to the “Import” button.
    • The system will display reports either by (Staff, or Project, or Status) or by time duration (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly).
  4. Click on the report you wish to generate an invoice from.
  5. Scroll down the report and click on the “Create Invoice” button.
  6. Set the filter data for the items you want to include in the invoice as follows:
    • List by: Choose from the dropdown menu how you want to display the data on the invoice, either by: Project, Activity, Staff, or Date.
    • Format: Choose the invoice format from the dropdown menu, either Grouped or Detailed, as needed.
      • Grouped format: An invoice is created with a single item, which calculates the total hours of all time records that follow the same listing type chosen from the previous field. (Example: total hours for the same project, or total hours for the same activity…etc.)
      • Detailed format: A detailed invoice is created where each item represents one of the time records following the same listing type chosen from the previous field. (Example: a breakdown of all time records for the same project, or a breakdown of all time records for the same activity…etc.)
    • Include in Description: Click the checkbox next to each option you want to include in the invoice description.
    • Date Range: Select the period for which you want to create the invoice, from the following options:
      • Last week: Create an invoice for projects worked on in the last week from today.
      • Last month: Create an invoice for projects worked on in the last month from today.
      • Month to date: Create an invoice for projects worked on from the start of the current month until the invoice creation date.
      • Last year: Create an invoice for projects worked on in the last year from today.
      • Year to date: Create an invoice for projects worked on from the beginning of the current year until the invoice creation date.
      • Date Range: Choose a specific start and end date from the calendar to create an invoice for projects worked on within that specified period.
      • Specific Date: Choose a specific date from the calendar to create an invoice for projects worked on that date.
      • All dates Before: Choose a specific date from the calendar to create an invoice for all projects worked on before that date.
      • All dates After: Choose a specific date from the calendar to create an invoice for all projects worked on after that date.
    • Default Hour Rate: Enter a default hourly rate to include in the invoice for the services therein.
      • Note: The default hourly rate will take priority over the “employee hourly rate”. The system will calculate the total invoice based on it if entered at this step. If not entered, the system will calculate based on the employee’s hourly rate. For more details, see the guide “Adding an hourly rate for an employee“.
    • Project: Select from the dropdown menu the project to be included in the invoice.
    • Staff: Select from the dropdown menu the employee whose projects you want to include in the invoice.
    • Activity: Select from the dropdown menu the activity you want to include in the invoice.
  7. Click on the “Save” button.
    • The system will open a new invoice creation window containing the data you specified in the previous step
  8. Complete the remaining invoice data as required