Why Time Registration Matters
The new EU legislation ensures:
- A 48-hour weekly limit: An average capped over four months.
- Designated breaks: To promote safety and well-being.
- 11-hour rest periods: Ensuring employee health and productivity.
For businesses, these rules go beyond compliance. Structured time tracking offers:
- Enhanced Accountability: Foster a culture of responsibility.
- Accurate Billing: Eliminate errors in invoicing for billable hours.
- Productivity Insights: Use data to optimize performance and allocate resources efficiently.
Great time tracking software ensures your organization not only meets these requirements but also benefits from smarter time tracking.
The Business Value of Streamlined Time Tracking
Effective time registration isn’t just a necessity—it’s a strategic advantage. Here’s how time tracking software helps businesses thrive:
1. Enhanced Productivity
Missed or inconsistent time registration leads to significant revenue losses, particularly in service-based industries. A great time tracking solution eliminates this gap by ensuring accurate and consistent tracking.
2. Data-Driven Insights
Centralizing data like driving hours, absences, and project time in one platform enables proactive planning and resource management. Finance teams can then make informed decisions, avoiding last-minute bottlenecks.
3. Operational Accuracy
Manual errors are costly. With easy shortcuts to favorite projects or copy functionality mistakes are reduced as it helps streamlining workflows.
Benefits for Every Role in Your Business
Streamlined time tracking should benefit all employees and help them contribute to productivity, planning and data-driven decisions.
Timesheet720 from ON720.COM enhances the standard timesheet functionalty in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and is designed to empower everyone in your organization.
- Employees: Intuitive tools minimize administrative tasks, saving time and reducing frustration.
- Project Managers: Accurate tracking supports budget adherence and resource allocation.
- Finance Managers: Gain visibility into billable hours, overtime, and absences for precise invoicing.
- Leadership: Make strategic, data-driven decisions to improve profitability.
Timesheet Functionality in Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers a robust timesheet system designed for tracking time and resources used on projects, as well as handling absences.
Let's take a look at some of it's key features.
Core Capabilities
- Time Tracking for Projects and Resources
Users can log time spent on project tasks, service orders, or resource activities. Absence registration is supported for detailed time reporting.
- Integration with Project Planning and Journals
Time entries can be copied directly from project planning lines, reducing redundant data entry. Approved timesheet lines can be posted into project or resource journals for billing and reporting purposes.
- Approval Workflow
Timesheets require approval before posting, ensuring validation by managers or designated approvers. Approval can be managed by individual lines or in bulk, and project managers can view associated timesheets.
- Customizable Work Types
Work types can be predefined to categorize activities (e.g., resource, project, assembly orders). This helps in billing and reporting.
- Reusability and Automation
Timesheet lines from previous periods can be copied forward for efficiency.
Scheduled batch jobs allow for automated timesheet creation.
- Mobile Access
With the New Time Sheet Experience enabled, users can manage timesheets on mobile devices.
Advanced Features of Timesheet720
Most companies would benefit from an enhancement of the standard functionality of Business Central. Instead of investing in a 3rd party time tracking software and integrate it with Business Central it is really valuable to use Timesheet720 appas it works directly within the already existing Timesheet functionality enhancing it by adding:
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Log Driving Hours and Mileage
Track employee driving hours and mileage directly in Business Central. Simplify invoicing and ensure precise records for fieldwork or travel.
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Favorite Projects
Mark frequently used projects for quick access, speeding up time registration for recurring tasks.
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Norm Time Registration
Easily adjust working hours for public holidays, reducing manual adjustments and ensuring accurate tracking.
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Absence Tracking
Seamlessly track sick days, vacation, and other absences with integrated approval workflows.
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Employee Balance Overview
Gain real-time visibility into employee working hours, vacation balances, and more for better workforce management.
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Improved Timesheet Copy Functions
Copy and paste entries from previous weeks or favorite projects, streamlining repetitive processes.
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Mobile-Friendly Interface
Access and manage timesheets from any device, ensuring flexibility for remote work or employees on the go.
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Seamless Integration with Business Central
Fully integrated into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Timesheet720 keeps all your data in one place—no third-party apps required.
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Timesheet720 is more than just a compliance tool—it’s a growth enabler. Transform your approach to time tracking and discover the difference it makes for your team and operations.
Start for free with Timesheet720 and elevate your time registration today.
Kent Lyager Laursen
Head of Marketing