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The clock button lives in the top bar. Click it to start your day, take a break, or finish.

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The clock button

Clicking it opens a small panel headed Timecard.

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Clock in

1

Click the clock button

It reads Clock in when nothing is open.
2

Click Clock in inside the panel

Your session opens immediately, stamped with the server’s clock.
3

Watch the clock run

The top bar switches to a running counter and the panel shows a green Clocked in marker.
There is nothing to fill in. No project, no task, no description. The clock only records that you are at work.

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Clocking in on a day off

If today is not a scheduled work day, a confirmation appears first:
Clock in on a day off? Today isn’t a scheduled work day for you. You can still clock in – your time will be recorded as usual.
Click Clock in anyway. The day is later marked Worked on day off.
Clocking in is never blocked for being early, late, unscheduled, or on a day off. TimeTracker records what happened and classifies it afterwards.

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Take a break

1

Open the clock panel

Click the running clock in the top bar.
2

Click Take a break

This closes your current session. The clock stops.
3

Come back and click Resume

A new session opens. The gap between the two becomes your break.
While you are on a break the panel says “You’re on a break. Resume when you’re back.” and the button reads Resume instead of Clock in.
Take a break and Clock out do the same thing to your session – both close it. The difference is what you do next. Coming back and clocking in again turns the gap into a break.

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Clock out

Open the panel and click Clock out. Your session closes and the day is recalculated straight away. The panel keeps showing what you did today:

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One open session at a time

You can only have one session open. A second clock-in is refused with:
You’re already clocked in. Clock out before starting another session.
Trying to clock out when nothing is open gives:
You’re not clocked in right now, so there’s nothing to clock out of.

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Example

Sarah Lin’s Tuesday at Northwind Studio: Her shift list shows 09:04 – 13:00 and 13:45 – 17:10.

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Permissions

You need timecard.clock. Owner, Admin, Project Manager, Finance, Member and Contractor all hold it by default. Client contacts do not. Two other things can hide the button:

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Location rules

If your workspace uses location rules, clocking in may be held back while you are away from an allowed network or place. You get:
You can clock in from work. Nothing you’ve tracked is affected.
See Location rules overview.

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What happens next

  • The session is stored under the calendar day it started, in your workspace timezone.
  • Clocking out recalculates that day – worked minutes, break minutes, variance against your schedule, and a status.
  • The day appears on your timecard, on the Timecards tab of the Time page.
  • Nothing about this touches your timesheet or any project.

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Common questions

Yes, anywhere you can sign in to the workspace. The elapsed time comes from the server, so it is the same on every device.
No. The session stays open until you clock out. If you forget entirely, a daily sweep flags it – see Missing clock-out.
Not at clock-in – the time is stamped by the server so it cannot be forged. You can correct it afterwards on your timecard.
The whole shift belongs to the day it started. A shift from 23:00 to 02:00 is filed on the earlier date.
No. They are separate. Start a timer from the timer button if you also want to track work against a task.

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Troubleshooting

Timecards

Read and correct the day’s shifts.

Missing clock-out

Fix a session you left open.

Submit a timecard

Send a period for approval.

Time Clock overview

How presence differs from tracked time.