Once you have made the desired modifications to any of the preferences subscreens, click the Button. Timesheet will refresh the Global Preferences Modification Screen and display a green text message confirming the modifications you have entered.
User Interface Options |
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Value |
Results |
| Are Blank or Unentered Comments OK? |
Yes |
Allows users to leave the comment field blank on Time Entry and Expense Entry screens. Select Yes for this option if comments are not critical to your organization's needs |
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No |
Requires users to enter a comment on Time Entry and Expense Entry screens. Select No for this option if comments are critical to your organization's needs. |
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| Allow users to modify Memorized Time Entries? |
Yes |
Allows users to modify Memorized Time Entries that have been assigned to them by the admin or their manager |
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No |
Prevents users from modifying Memorized Time Entries that have been assigned to them by the admin or their manager |
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| Modify Hours Directly In Rejected Sheets (No manual corrective entries) |
Yes |
Timesheet will allow Users to edit entries directly to adjust records in time/mileage/expensesheets that have been rejected in an approvals process. |
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No |
Timesheet will require Users to enter manual corrective entries to be made to adjust records in time/mileage/expensesheets that have been rejected in an approvals process. |
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| Default comment on time entry screen (if applicable) |
Varies |
The text entered here will serve as the default text for the comment field on all Time Entry Screens. Please Note: This field is overridden by individual user preferences |
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| Show the Start/Stop button on Time Entry Screen? |
Yes |
Displays the Start/Stop button on each Time Entry Screen. Please Note: If you will be using any Time Entry Screens that are based on the Start/Stop format, you must have this option set to Yes. |
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No |
Hides the Start/Stop button on each Time Entry Screen |
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| # of entries to display dates on bottom of grid (min. 3) |
Varies |
This option determines the specific number of entry rows that, when displayed in any Entry Screen will cause Timesheet to display date values across the bottom of the entry screen as well as across the top. The default value for this option is 15 and the minimum value is 3.
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| Maximum number of Rules that can be in a new Policy |
Varies |
This option sets the maximum number of rules that can be included in each new policy created using the Rate Rules & Policies module in Timesheet 5.5. If your organization requires policies with greater complexity, you will need to set this option to a higher number. The default value for this option is 12. |
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| Always confirm submission for Approval |
Yes |
Timesheet will always display a popup window asking Users to confirm that they wish to submit their time/mileage/expensesheets for Approval before the sheets are actually submitted and closed for entry purposes. |
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No |
Timesheet will not warn Users before they submit a time/mileage/expensesheet for approval. Sheets will enter the approvals process for the submitting User immediately upon clicking the Submit button. |
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Custom Bug Reports |
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| Option |
Value |
Results |
| Enter text to be displayed on error screen. |
Varies |
Text entered into this field will appear on any error screen that users may encounter |
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| Enter text for Bug Report button. |
Varies |
Text entered into this field will appear on the button that is used to submit bug reports |
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| Enter url for Bug Report button to link to. |
Varies |
Specifies a URL that the bug report button links to. Please Note: Typically, a CGI script must be resident at the referenced URL to achieve maximum error processing functionality. Please contact the Journyx Professional Services team to receive assistance with this feature. |
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Project Access Options |
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| Option |
Value |
Results |
| Add new users to the All Group by default? (New users are put in the All group until assigned elsewhere)
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Yes |
Provides newly created users with access to all projects, tasks, pay types and bill types by default. Please Note: This option should be set to Yes only if your organization intends to allow users access to the majority your projects, etc. Otherwise, set this option to No to minimize the amount of editing that must be performed on new users |
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No |
Limits newly created user's access to Projects, Tasks, Pay Types and Bill types to only those items that are in a group that also contains the new user(s) |
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| Can users add projects? |
Yes |
Provides users with the ability to create new projects |
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No |
Prevents users from creating new projects. |
Security Options |
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| Option |
Value |
Results |
| Idle time before a user is forced to relogin (minutes) |
Varies (number) |
Defines the number of minutes that a user can be idle before a relogin is forced. The default is 1720 minutes, or 28 hours and 40 minutes. |
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| Idle time before the login screen expires (minutes) |
Varies (number) |
Defines the number of minutes that a login screen can sit idle before it must be reloaded. The default is 360 minutes, or 6 hours. |
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| Number of Days before password is invalid |
Varies (number) |
Defines a number of days that user passwords can be used before they must be changed. The default is 360 days. |
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| Minimum number of characters a password can be |
Varies (number) |
Defines the minimum number of characters that each password must be. The default is 1 character. |
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| Number of old passwords to save and disallow |
Varies (number) |
Defines a number of passwords that are kept in the system and may not be used again by users until they have been "pushed out" by newer passwords. The default is 1 password. |
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| Require mix of letters and numbers in password? |
Yes |
Indicates that passwords must be a mix of letters and numbers for additional security. With this option set to Yes, all user passwords must be composed of both Alpha and Numeric characters. |
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No |
Indicates that passwords do not have to be composed of letters and numbers. With this option set to No, any password that meets the minimum length requirement defined above will be accepted by Timesheet |
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| Lock users out after too many failed login attempts? |
No |
Users will not be locked out of Timesheet regardless of the number of failed login attempts by that user. |
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Yes |
After a certain number of failed login attempts (see below), the user will be locked out of Timesheet and will not be able to log in again until a manager, project manager or admin has reset the password for that user. |
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| Number of failed login attempts before user is locked out |
Varies (number) |
This option determines the number of failed login attempts allowed before a user is locked out of Timesheet. A user who has been locked out must have his password reset by another user with password reset authority. The default values for this option is 3. |
Screen Appearance Options |
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| Option |
Value |
Results |
| Default short date format |
Varies (date format) |
Determines the short date format that Timesheet will use to display dates throughout the application. The available date format options include: MM/DD/YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, YYYYMMDD, MM-DD-YYYY, MM.DD.YYYY, where MM = Month, DD = date and YYYY = four digit year. |
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| Default long date format |
Varies (date format) |
Determines the long date format that Timesheet will use to display dates throughout the application. The available date format options include: dddd, MM, DD, YYYY; DD MMMM, YYYY; MMMM DD, YYYY; dddd, DD MMMM, YYYY, where dddd = day, MM = Month, DD = date and YYYY = four digit year. |
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| For an extra button in the button bar, enter text here
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Varies (text) |
Text entered here will appear as a new button in the button bar that is displayed at the top and bottom of each screen in Timesheet. By default there is No extra button. |
| What URL should the extra button point to? |
Varies (URL) |
If an extra button is to be displayed in the button bar, the URL that this button should link to must be entered here. Please Note: This option requires a full URL including the scheme name (http://). |
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| Text for the email link at the bottom of each screen |
Varies (text) |
Defines the text that appears as an email link at the bottom of each screen in Timesheet. The default value is: Comments to author: Time@journyx.com |
| Email address at the bottom of each screen |
Varies (email address) |
Defines the actual email address that the link at the bottom of each screen will access if clicked. Please Note: This value must be a complete email address. The default value is: Time@journyx.com |
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| URL of the image at the top of each screen |
Varies (URL) |
Specifies a URL that points to a .gif or .jpg image that will appear at the top of every screen in Timesheet. There is No defined default for this option. To return to the Journyx logo information that occupies this feature at the time of installation, simply delete the URL in this option and click the Modify Preference Values button. Please Note: This must be a complete URL, including the scheme name (http://). Additionally, this value must not be a UNC path as used by some Windows environments. |
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| Width of top image |
Varies (number of pixels) |
Indicates the width, in pixels, that the image located at the top of each screen should be. Use "0" for the image's default size. |
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| Height of top image |
Varies (number of pixels) |
Indicates the height, in pixels, that the image located at the top of each screen should be. Use "0" for the image's default size. |
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| URL of the image at the bottom of each screen |
Varies (URL) |
Specifies a URL that points to a .gif or .jpg image that will appear at the bottom of every screen in Timesheet. There is No defined default for this option. To return to the Journyx logo information that occupies this feature at the time of installation, simply delete the URL in this option and click the Modify Preference Values button. Please Note: This must be a complete URL, including the scheme name (http://). Additionally, this value must not be a UNC path as used by some Windows environments. |
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| Width of bottom image |
Varies (number of pixels) |
Indicates the width, in pixels, that the image located at the bottom of each screen should be. Use "0" for the image's default size. |
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| Height of bottom image |
Varies (number of pixels) |
Indicates the height, in pixels, that the image located at the bottom of each screen should be. Use "0" for the image's default size. |
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| Use word wrap in Journals? |
No |
Disables word wrap when viewing Journals in Timesheet. |
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Yes |
Enables word wrap when viewing Journals in Timesheet. This feature is useful if you have large or lengthy Journal entries. With this option set to "Yes" Timesheet will display the Journal view in a set size relative to the size of the browser window you are using to view Journals. Journal entries are word wrapped appropriately. |
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| Journals associated with entry records can be modified |
Always |
Journal Entries that are associated with entry records (also known as diary notes) remain editable regardless of whether the associated records are open or submitted, rejected or approved. This option keeps Journal Entry Records flexible. |
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Never |
Journal Entries that are associated with entry records (also known as diary notes) are never editable. This option produces a rigid but highly-accountable journal notes system. |
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Dependent on the state of the record |
Journal Entries that are associated with entry records (also known as diary notes) are editable when the associated records are open for editing and non-editable once those records have been submitted and approved within Timesheet. |
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| Display project hierarchy on all administrative screens? |
Yes |
Causes Timesheet to display the Project Hierarchy within Project dropdown selection menus on every administrative screen. |
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No |
Causes Timesheet to display Project dropdown selection menus without the Project Hierarchy throughout the product. |
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| # users to be displayed for search results and user management screen |
Varies (number) |
Determines the number of Users who will be shown onscreen at any given time in both the User Management Screen as well as in User Search Screen results. This option has a default 10 and minimum value of 5. |
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| Currency Symbol for Rate Reports |
Varies (Symbol) |
This option allows you to specify which currency symbol (Such as: £, ¥, $) is used in the Rate Reports generated by the Rate Rules & Policies module. To change this option, you will need to use either the HTML entities (Pound = £ Yen = ¥) for the character in question or use the Windows character map to copy and paste the desired symbol into this field. The default value for this option is $ |
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Screen Colors Options |
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| Option |
Value |
Results |
| Darkest Color (Button Bar) |
Varies (HTML hex color string) |
Specifies the darkest color used by Timesheet for screen generation. The default value for this option is: #333366. To return to this value from another value, simply delete the contents of the value box and click the Modify Preference Values button. For further information on Hex Colors, please see the link at the bottom of the Global Preferences screen. |
| Dark Color (Table Titles) |
Varies (HTML hex color string) |
Specifies the second darkest color used by Timesheet for screen generation. The default value for this option is: #666699. To return to this value from another value, simply delete the contents of the value box and click the Modify Preference Values button. For further information on Hex Colors, please see the link at the bottom of the Global Preferences screen. |
| Middle Color (Some Table Backgrounds) |
Varies (HTML hex color string) |
Specifies the middle color used by Timesheet for screen generation. The default value for this option is: #9999CC. To return to this value from another value, simply delete the contents of the value box and click the Modify Preference Values button. For further information on Hex Colors, please see the link at the bottom of the Global Preferences screen. |
| Light Color (All Table Backgrounds) |
Varies (HTML hex color string) |
Specifies the second lightest color used by Timesheet for screen generation. The default value for this option is: #CCCCFF. To return to this value from another value, simply delete the contents of the value box and click the Modify Preference Values button. For further information on Hex Colors, please see the link at the bottom of the Global Preferences screen. |
| Lightest Color (Page Background) |
Varies (HTML hex color string) |
Specifies the lightest color used by Timesheet for screen generation. The default value for this option is: #FFFFFF. To return to this value from another value, simply delete the contents of the value box and click the Modify Preference Values button. For further information on Hex Colors, please see the link at the bottom of the Global Preferences screen. |
| Highlight Color |
Varies (HTML hex color string) |
Specifies the highlight color used by Timesheet for screen generation. The default value for this option is: #FFFFCC. To return to this value from another value, simply delete the contents of the value box and click the Modify Preference Values button. For further information on Hex Colors, please see the link at the bottom of the Global Preferences screen. |
Communications Options |
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Value |
Results |
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| Fully Qualified Domain Name Of This Server |
Varies (URL) |
This option attempts to determine the actual domain name of the Timesheet server by itself. This information in needed by the MSP Sync utility and other SOAP interface functionality. If Timesheet is unable to determine this value, the Journyx Professional Services Team may ask you to adjust this value; otherwise do not modify this value. |
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| SMTP mail server name |
Varies (text) |
Specifies the SMTP server that Timesheet will use for automated email notifications. Please Note: This option must have a value specified for automated email notifications to work properly in Timesheet |
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| From address of mail sent by jtime |
Varies (text) |
Specifies the address that will be shown in the "from" field on all automated email notifications. |
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| Do not process emails for timesheets before date |
Varies (date in YYYYMMDD format) |
Indicates the historical cutoff date for Timesheet related emails. Timesheet will not send emails regarding any time sheet that covers a period before this date. The default value for this field is August 18, 1972 (19720818). |
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| Activate approval emails? |
No |
Deactivates the email mechanism for automated emails related to the Approvals process in Timesheet. Please see the Approvals section of this manual for more information on the Approvals email notifications. |
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Yes |
Activates the email mechanism for automated emails related to the Approvals process in Timesheet. Please see the Approvals section of this manual for more information on the Approvals email notifications. |
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| Generate sheets for users to activate late email notifications |
Yes |
Timesheet will generate time/expense/mileage sheets for users who have not logged in within the current time period for the purpose of activating late submission email reminders. This will cause Timesheet to send "late sheet" reminder emails to users who have not logged in during the active time period. |
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No |
Timesheet will not generate time/expense/mileage sheets for users who have not logged in within the current time period for the purpose of activating late submission email reminders. Timesheet will not send "late sheet" reminder emails to users who have not logged during the active time period. |
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| Number of seconds to wait before giving up on mail server connection |
Varies (number) |
Specifies the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that Timesheet will wait for a response from the mail server before timing out. You may set this option to "0" to force TImesheet not to timeout when waiting on a response from the SMTP server. The default value for this option is 30. |
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Group Management Options |
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| Option |
Value |
Results |
| Allow Modification of the "All" Group? |
Yes |
Enables modification of the "All" Group beyond simply removing users from that Group. Please Note: Removing any item other than users from the "All" group may render that item unusable in Timesheet. For this reason, modification of the "All" Group is strongly discouraged. |
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No |
Prevents modification of the "All" Group other than removing users from that Group. |
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Approval Settings |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| Project approvals synchronize levels |
No |
Project Approvals proceed on their individual tracks without regard to the status of other approval tracks. |
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Yes |
Establishes a synchronized approvals process. When the approvals process is synchronized, all approvers on a specific level must approve the entries associated with a timesheet, mileagesheet or expensesheet before it move on to the second level. Synchronizing approvals levels increases approvals accuracy but reduces approvals speed, due to the interdependency of the approvals tracks. |
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| When rejected should approvals restart on 1st level? |
No |
Approvals return to the originally rejecting approver when resubmitted after being rejected.
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Yes |
Rejection at any level causes the entries in question to be returned to the first level of approval. Like the Project Approvals synchronize levels preference above, this option provides improved approvals accuracy at a cost to approvals speed. |
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| Show record details on Project Approver screen? |
No |
Timesheet will display only a summary of hours for any specific Project on the Project Approver screen. |
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Yes |
Timesheet will show detailed line items for each record displayed on the Project Approver screen. |
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Editing Projects |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| Allow Checkbox Deletion of Projects? |
No |
Disables checkbox deletion of projects. Deletion is only possible through the Delete Icon. Please Note: With this option set to "No" you will only be able to delete one project at any given time. |
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Yes |
Enables checkbox deletion of projects. Deletion is only possible though selected one or more projects via checkboxes and clicking the Delete button. Please Note: With this option set to "Yes" you will be able to delete multiple projects at one time. |
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| Allow Checkbox Modification of Projects? |
No |
Disables checkbox modification of projects. Modification is only possible through the Modify Icon. Please Note: With this option set to "No" you will only be able to modify one project at any given time. |
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Yes |
Enables checkbox modification of projects. Modification is only possible though selected one or more projects via checkboxes and clicking the Modify button. Please Note: With this option set to "Yes" you will be able to modify multiple projects at one time. |
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| Allow creation of projects under projects that are hidden? |
Yes |
Allows the creation of projects under parent projects whose status has been set to "hidden." Please Note: If hidden projects are not displayed in the project tree (see Show Hidden Projects in Tree, below) creating new projects under hidden projects will not be possible. |
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No |
Prevents the creation of projects under parent projects whose status has been set to "hidden." |
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| Allow non-Admins to modify project group assignments? |
No |
Prevents any user other than one with the Administrator role from modifying the associations between Projects and Groups in Timesheet. |
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Yes |
Timesheet will allow any user who has the Project Modification role ability (Project Managers and Admins only in a default Timesheet install) to modify the project/group associations of groups that are within their scope. |
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Behavior |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| Always Show The Full Project Tree? |
Yes |
Timesheet will display the full project tree at all times. Please Note: If this option is set to "Yes" then the options "Limit the number of projects on any single page to:" and "Default number of branches to show" are effectively disabled. See below for more information on these options. |
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No |
Timesheet will not display the full project tree. Please Note: If this option is set to "No" then the options "Limit the number of projects on any single page to:" and "Default number of branches to show" are used by Timesheet to determine which portions of the project tree to display. See below for more information on these options. |
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| Number of projects to show: |
25 |
Specifies the maximum number of projects that Timesheet will display on any given Project Management Screen. Please Note: If the "Always Show The Full Project Tree?" option (see above) is set to "Yes" then this option will have No effect on the Project Management Screen display. |
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| Allow re-parenting of projects via icons? |
Yes |
Allows use of the Cut and Paste buttons on the Project Management Screen to change the project hierarchy by moving projects between parents. This option does not supercede the ability to reparent projects via direct project editing. |
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No |
Disallows the use of the Cut and Paste buttons on the Project Management Screen to change the project hierarchy by moving projects between parents. Please Note: If this option is set to "No" the Cut and Paste buttons will No longer appear on the Project Management Screen. |
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| View Project "Icon Legend"? |
No |
Turns off the legend that describes the functions of each of the icons used in the Project Management Screen. |
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Yes |
Turns on the legend that describes each of the icons used in the Project Management Screen. |
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Number of new projects allowed on new project screen:
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Varies (number) |
Indicates the maximum number of new projects that may be created at one time when using the Create New Projects functions of Timesheet. The default value for this option is 3. |
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| Default number of branches to show |
Varies (number) |
Indicates the default number of branches of the Project tree to display. Please Note: If the "Always Show The Full Project Tree?" option is set to "Yes" then this option is effectively disabled. The default value for this option is 2. |
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| Show hidden projects in tree? |
Yes |
Forces Timesheet to display all projects, even those whose status has been set to "hidden" within the Project tree. |
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No |
Forces Timesheet to keep all projects whose status has been set to "hidden" from being displayed in the project tree. |
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| Show the full project tree on project status reports? |
Yes |
Timesheet will display the complete Project tree in Project Status reports, including Projects that are not in the group(s) of the User viewing the report. |
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No |
Timesheet will display only Projects that are contained within the group(s) of the viewing User when displaying Project Status reports. |
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Interface |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| Sort method for project management screen |
Tree |
Timesheet will display Projects sorted by their position within the Project Tree on the Project Management Screen. |
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Alpha by Name |
Timesheet will display Projects alphabetically by their names, without regard for parent/child relationships, on the Project Management Screen. |
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Alpha by Description |
Timesheet will display Projects alphabetically by their descriptions, without regard for parent/child relationships, on the Project Management Screen. |
| Use Enhanced Management Interface |
No |
Turns off the UI enhancements to the Project Management Screen. These enhancements include bold dark lines that more clearly separate each section of the project tree as well as a footer for the project tree that displays the same information as the header. Finally, when enabled the Enhanced Management Interface automatically displays the Create New Projects controls at the bottom of the Project Management Screen. |
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Yes |
Turns on the UI enhancements to the Project Management Screen. These enhancements include bold dark lines that more clearly separate each section of the project tree as well as a footer for the project tree that displays the same information as the header. Finally, when enabled the Enhanced Management Interface automatically displays the Create New Projects controls at the bottom of the Project Management Screen. |
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Extra Data |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| Show totals for time records? |
Yes |
Causes Timesheet to display the Actual Hours column on the Project Management Screen. This column provides a total of actual time records for each Project in Timesheet. |
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No |
Causes Timesheet not to display the Actual Hours column on the Project Management Screen. |
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| Let Managers see actual hours? |
No |
Turns off the appearance of "Actual Hours" in the Project Tree display for users other than Administrators. |
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Yes |
Turns on the appearance of "Actual Hours" in the Project Tree display for users other than Administrators. |
Disconnected Client Basic Settings |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| User DC forms are submitted to this address |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the address to which all Disconnected Client forms will be sent. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this option, changeme@yoursite, must be changed before your users will be able to work with the Disconnected Client features of Timesheet. |
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| How many minutes between new submission checks |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to specify the number of minutes that Timesheet waits between checks for newly submitted DC Forms. You may modify this option as required by your organization. The default value for this option is 2 minutes. |
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| Force project form to be submitted first |
Yes |
Forces users to submit any outstanding DC Project creation form(s) before they can successfully submit any Time, Expense or Mileage Entry forms |
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No |
Allows users to submit outstanding Time, Expense or Mileage Entry forms prior to submitting any outstanding DC Project creation forms. |
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| Force Email addresses to pass validator? |
No |
Allows DC Form submission emails to be logged in Timesheet without first passing the email address validator. |
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Yes |
Prevents DC Form submission emails from being logged in Timesheet without first passing the email address validator. |
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Disconnected Client Mail Text Settings |
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| Subject line prefix for DC form emails |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the text that will appear in the Subject line of each email Timesheet sends that contains a disconnected client form. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default text for this field is JTime DC |
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| Body text for DC form emails |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the text that will appear in the Body of each email Timesheet sends that contains a disconnected client form. You may modify this text as required by your organization.
Please Note: If you change the encoding method (see below), you should change the information on the encoding method used contained within this text.
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Disconnected Client Mail Sending Settings |
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| Option |
Value |
Result |
| DC Form sender name and email |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the name and email address that will be displayed in the From line of each email Timesheet sends that is related to the disconnected client module. You may change modify this text as required by your organization. The default text for this field is: Journyx Timesheets <changeme@yoursite> |
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| SMTP server name |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the name of the SMTP (outgoing) mail server that Timesheet will use when sending emails related to the disconnected client module. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: smtp |
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| SMTP port |
Varies (port number) |
This option allows you to specify the port used by the SMTP (outgoing) mail server that Timesheet will use when sending emails related to the disconnected client module. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: 25 |
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| Form encoding method |
Varies |
This option allows you to specify which encoding method Timesheet will use when sending emails related to the disconnected client module. While future versions of Timesheet will support alternate encoding methods, Timesheet supports only one encoding method: base64. More information on the base64 encoding method can be found at the following URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1421.txt |
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| Outgoing mail user agent |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify which mail client is shown as the sender of outbound Disconnected Client forms emails. The default value is Journyx Disconnected Client Mailer |
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Disconnected Client Mail Receiving Settings |
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Result |
| Incoming mail server type |
Server Type |
This option allows you to specify which type of incoming mail server Timesheet will use to receive incoming disconnected client emails. The two options are POP & IMAP |
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| Incoming mail account name |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the name for the incoming mail account that Timesheet will use to receive incoming disconnected client emails. You may change modify this text as required by your organization. The default text for this field is: discon |
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| Incoming mail account password |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the password for the incoming mail account that Timesheet will use to receive incoming disconnected client emails. You may change modify this text as required by your organization. The default text for this field is: discon |
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| Incoming mail server name |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the name of the incoming (POP or IMAP) mail server that Timesheet will use when receiving emails related to the disconnected client module. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: mail |
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| Incoming mail port |
Varies (port number) |
This option allows you to specify the port used by the incoming (POP or IMAP) mail server that Timesheet will use when receiving emails related to the disconnected client module. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The standard port for a POP server is 110. The standard port for an IMAP server is 143. The default value for this field is: 143 |
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| Incoming mail folder |
Varies (text/path) |
This option, required for IMAP servers only, allows you to specify the mail folder where Timesheet will look for incoming emails related to the disconnected client module. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: INBOX |
Disconnected Client User Visible Text Settings |
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Value |
Result |
| Request Submit button text |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the text that will appear within the button that users click to request Disconnected Client forms. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: Request Forms |
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| Retire requests button text |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the text that will appear within the button that users click to retire Disconnected Client forms. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: Retire these DC requests |
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| Instructions that appear at the top of each DC form |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the text that will appear at the top of each Disconnected Client form. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: Journyx Time Disconnected Client. |
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| Text to show in front of Approval checkbox |
Varies (text) |
This option allows you to specify the text that will appear at the to the left of the approval submission checkbox on each Disconnected Client form. You may modify this text as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: Check to submit this form for approval: |
| Time format specifier |
Time String |
This option allows you to specify the format that Timesheet will use for storing the times associated with each Disconnected Client form. You may modify this format as required by your organization. The default value for this field is: %m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S. These characters translate as follows:
- %m = month
- %d = day
- %Y = year
- %H = hours
- %M = minutes
- %S = seconds
The percentage and colon characters are simply used to delimit the time and date strings. Therefore, to change the general time format specifier to HH:MM Year/Month/Day, you would change this option to the following: %H:%M %Y/%m/%d |
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Disconnected Client Advanced Settings |
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Value |
Result |
| Expire requests this many days after the final period |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you specify the number of days that forms remain valid. You may modify this time period as required by your organization. The default number of days for this option is: 28 |
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| Process at most this many mail messages per check |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to specify a maximum number of Disconnected Client forms that Timesheet will process at any given mail check. You may modify this number as required by your organization. The default maximum for this option is: 10 |
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| Max number of time periods in advance that user can select |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to control how far in advance users can request Disconnected Client forms. This option is based on the time period assigned to the user in question. Therefore, if your organization uses several radically different time periods, you may need to consider this option carefully to ensure that users who have longer time periods do not have access to forms that are multiple months out. You may modify this time period as required by your organization. The default number of days for this option is: 8 |
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| Number of entry slots on DC Timesheet |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to specify the number of blank rows that will be available for time entry on each Disconnected Client Time Entry form. You may modify this number as required by your organization. The default number of lines for this option is: 8 |
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| Number of entry slots on DC Expense sheet |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to specify the number of blank rows that will be available for expense entry on each Disconnected Client Expense Entry form. You may modify this number as required by your organization. The default number of lines for this option is: 8 |
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| Number of entry slots on DC Project sheet |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to specify the number of blank rows that will be available for project creation on each Disconnected Client Project form. You may modify this number as required by your organization. The default number of lines for this option is: 11 |
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| Number of entry slots on DC Mileage sheet |
Varies (number) |
This option allows you to specify the number of blank rows that will be available for mileage entry on each Disconnected Client mileage Entry form. You may modify this number as required by your organization. The default number of lines for this option is: 8 |
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| Fwd response to junk email here. |
Varies (email address) |
Specifies an email address to which bounced DC emails are forwarded. If this option is left blank or set to "None," the Disconnected Client module ignores bounced DC emails. The default value for this option is: None |
The Professional Services Preferences section of Timesheet's Global Preferences is reserved for use by the Journyx Professional Services team. This section should not be modified except under direction of the Journyx Professional Services team.