Time-Tracking Genius

Track time in less time with automatic suggestions. Activity in work items (comments, update assignee, etc.) and git commits are used to suggest time entries. Users can then review and edit the suggestions, log additional entries (such as meetings), and submit their timesheets for approval.

Features:

• Suggested timesheets based on git commits and work item activity.
• View logged time and add time entries on the work item page.
• View a timeline of each day on the timesheet page.
• Approval workflow for weekly timesheets.
• Link time entries to custom categories.
• Flexible reporting with filter and aggregate options.
• Filter on (non-)billable hours, labor categories, user groups, and more.
• Filter reports on custom fields.
• CSV exports for summarized reports and full log data.
• Send weekly reminders to users who have not submitted their timesheets.
• Permissions to control who can view and edit time entries.
• Configure access for teams or per user.
• Automatic calculation of billable hours based on hourly rates.
• Track time-off.

Installation

After installing the extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace, go to the extension's settings page (under Organization Settings) and add permissions for the users who will be using the extension, or enable team-based access.

You can configure the suggested timesheets under the 'Service hooks' section in the Project Settings page. Click the 'Add' button and choose TimeTrackingGenius from the list. On the next page, select the event 'Code pushed' and click 'Next' and then 'Finish'. Repeat these steps with the 'Work item created' and 'Work item updated' events.

Permissions

User access is based on either team membership or individual permissions. You can configure permissions from the 'Users' tab on the settings page.

Your timesheet

Timesheets are accessible from the 'Time Tracking' tab on the project page. The 'My Timesheet' page shows the time entries for the current period.

Work items

Time logged for a single work item can be viewed and edited from the work item page.

Time reports

The 'Time reports' page lets you view and export time entries for a specific period. You can filter by user, project, work item, and category and aggregate by user, project, work item, and category.

Categories

Categories allow you to group time entries. You can add categories from the 'Categories' tab on the settings page.