Time Billing - Register

Owned by Karen McDonald
Last updated: Dec 05, 2024 by Queenie Flores
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This page goes through how to access and use the Time Sheet Register in Wise Owl.

For further assistance with entering time records or using the My Time Today feature, use the links below

Time Sheet - Enter Data

Entering Time Efficiently Video including My Time Today button

To access the Timesheet Register

Select the time billing icon, the green alarm clock, from the top menu bar. 

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Alternatively select the accounting and finance icon, the orange $ sign, and select the first subsection; time billing. 

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Register

The time sheet register is the one-stop place for all things time-related. All time entries can be found using the search parameters, time records and fixed fees can be entered as well as your daily billings tracked. 

The time sheet register parameter are useful in searching for a particular time record.

There are different timesheet statuses:

  • Draft: time records that have been entered and saved successfully, as identified by the green tick at the end of the line item, however have not been submitted (see figure below). 

    • It is important to submit your time at the end of each day so that the time entries are ready for billing, and so that other Wise Owl Legal users (who have the relevant permission) have access to view your time entries. 

  • Unbilled: time records that have been submitted but not yet invoiced

  • Billed: time records that have been invoiced

  • Deleted: time records that have been deleted

Note that by default, the draft status in unselected. The reason behind this is that someone can be quickly entering their time throughout the day, but proofreading and double checking everything at the end of the day before clicking submit to 'publish' their time as correct. 

The time sheet register can be viewed in either units, hours or minutes. 

 This can be edited by going to Settings > My Settings. Do not use Appliance Settings > Time Billing as this only changes the settings for future users. 

 The default time units also affect the 'Enter Time Records' screen. 


The top right corner of the Time Sheet Register shows your hours billed for the day compared with your daily billable target. 


In addition, in the top right hand menu bar there is a time bar which shows today's billable hours. As more hours are recorded the time bar increases and changes from red to yellow to green. Clicking the time bar from any Wise Owl Legal screen will take you to the time sheet register. 

 

To turn off the time bar untick 'Show Time Bar' in Tools and Settings > Appliance Settings > Time.  

The Wise Owl wants to rewards you for your hard work, and as such when you reach your billable hours target for the day you are rewarded with The Wise Owl Gold Medal. 


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