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Overview of Timesheet View

You can open and view a timesheet and report actual work time if an administrator or project manager has designated you as a timesheet user.

If you have not been designated as a timesheet user, the Timesheet view is not available to you. Depending on the way your organization tracks actual work, you might be required to report actual work time on the Activity Details Resources tab.

To display the Timesheet view, choose View, Timesheets (F12) or in the toolbar, click .

The administrator or project manager can set preferences that determine

  • Whether you record time on a daily basis or by reporting period, for example, report actual total hours for a two-week period
  • The number of future timesheets you can access
  • If you have permission to record hours in unusual circumstances, for example, on a timesheet with a future date, or for Not Started or Completed activities
  • If you are required to submit timesheets for approval
  • Whether you have view-only access to activities that are inactive

    If an activity belongs to an inactive project or WBS, its status icon is slightly shaded. For example, if you are the primary resource for an inactive Not Started activity, the icon appears as . If you do have the capability to view inactive activities, you will be able to view only those inactive activities that were added to a timesheet when they were active. All timesheet total values (column, row, and grand total) include inactive activities.

To customize the Timesheet view, you can

  • Choose the activity data columns you want to see.
  • Resize and sort the columns.
  • Adjust the width of the activity data and time reporting sections.
  • Choose the timesheet cell colors.
  • Choose to display tool tips for time reporting cells, these tips are useful for identifying cell labels when using a screen magnifier.

For details about customizing the Timesheet view, see Customizing Timesheets and Activities Views.

Related Topics

Working in Timesheet View

Opening a Timesheet

Navigating in a Timesheet

Adding Activities to a Timesheet

Assigning Yourself to an Activity

Removing Activities from a Timesheet

Recording Actual Work Time on a Timesheet

Adding or Viewing Timesheet Notes

Submitting a Timesheet

Saving or Printing a Timesheet

Closing a Timesheet

Viewing Activity Details

Viewing Your Project List and Project Web Sites

Searching for Data


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