Time tracking. Crossing records in different tasks
not on the roadmap
Степан Чубанян
don’t allow user to cross time records in different tasks. Now it’s validating and raising error only if try to do it in one task.
System allow you to do something like this:
Task 1
User 1 tracked 10:00-11:00
Task 2
User tracked 10:30 - 11:00
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Brian Shen
not on the roadmap
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Ben
open
Kaleb Garrison
considering
Hey, there!
Just so that we have a better understanding here, can you please send me a quick screen recording (we recommend Loom or our new screen recording feature Clip) showing the issue from your end?
This would be very helpful in tracking down the root of the problem.
We hope you have a good day!
Bruce Cannon
Kaleb Garrison: Well, the problem you have in this discussion at the moment is that:
- Степан Чубанян wants the system to prevent a user from accidentally recording the same calendar time period under two tasks.
- Abbey Barker wants to be able to have the same time record be logged under more than one task.
My opinion is:
- Abbey's requirements are better addressed by having the task with time logged against it shared into the other list.
- Stepan's request is actually sort of critical, given how easy it is to have two (or twenty) timers running at once in clickup. I think this should be prevented by the system, given that humans don't actually multitask.
A) TIMER: requiring people to task switch instead would be better. In fact, this would be a very nice way to enforce this: when a user tries to start a second timer when one is already running, ask them if they want the system to stop the first for them and then start this one. Extra credit: give them a way to add a note to the stopped time record (without leaving current context!).
B) MANUAL: Stepan's specific request is likely about manual time entry: system should permit each calendar minute to have only one task logged against it. Before accepting any manual time entry, system should check the log for conflict and give the user an IN CONTEXT way to resolve it.
Степан Чубанян
Bruce Cannon: yeah, you’re absolutely right.
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Abbey Barker
Agreed! We would love to be able to connect different tasks across different lists to track time from both tasks. We like to keep tasks separated by client, but still track time to both tasks where necessary.
For example, we have a client with more than one business. So, if we tracked 10 minutes to one task, we would like to also track those 10 minutes to the other task/business.