Time entry in Outlook
PowerPack for Progressus enables the user to do time entry in Outlook email and calendar, prevents work from being forgotten or missed. Done on a regular basis, it rewards a structured way of working, making it possible to quickly review and submit a timesheet.
Tip
If you work with more that one Business Central company, you can easily switch between companies in Outlook. In the add-in's action bar, choose More Actions, and then you can see the option for switching between companies.
Using the timesheet add-in
Time entry from email
Let's say that you get an email from a customer that need your attention as part of a customer project. The time spent shall be posted to the project.
Directly in Outlook, you can open the Timesheet add-in, which recognizes the date and email subject to populate date and description fields. By adding Project No, Project Task Code and Quantity, the time entry will instantly update the timesheet.
Tip
If you use the add-in often, you can pin it so that it is always immediately visible. For more information, see Using add-ins in Outlook on the web....
Time entry from Calendar booking
If you have booking in your Outlook calendar which shall be posted to a project, you can open the Timesheet add-in, which recognizes the date, time and subject to populate the Date, Quantity and Description fields. By adding Project No and Project Task Code, the time entry will instantly update the timesheet once the field "Include on Timesheet" is checked. Any field can be changed as appropriate.
If the booking has been sent out from Progressus, the Timesheet add-in may also contain Project No and Project Task Code. If so, the user only have to check "Include on Timesheet".