May 8, 2008: Version 5.61
This release includes improvements to Reporting, OpenID login functionality and the Mobile Edition.
The changes are as follows:
- New Options when Exporting Client List
You can now specify particular clients to export and optionally include custom fields in the exported data when running the Export Client List report. - Excel Linking
We improved Excel Linking to work for additional account configurations. Excel Linking enables your company to download ClickTime data directly into your own Excel spreadsheets. - Single-Sign On with OpenID
We improved error handling and messaging for login using OpenID. This includes automatically retrying the login request when an OpenID provider doesn't respond promptly. - ClickTime Mobile Edition Improvements
We've implemented some minor improvements to the Mobile Edition. - Web Services documentation
We added a link for the web services documentation to the Quick View page.
April 29, 2008: Version 5.6
This release includes enhancements to the Mobile Edition, web services, reporting and the new Week View time
entry interface. The changes are as follows:
- ClickTime Mobile Edition Improvements
We've improved the Mobile Edition for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm users when entering time and expenses. People with other devices will see some improvements as well. Additionally, when iPhone users bookmark ClickTime and add us to the iPhone home screen, a nice ClickTime logo will now appear. - Web Services - version 2.1
We have a new version of web services with an updated and enhanced API. Contact support for documentation on what's new. If you're currently using an old version of web services we encourage you to migrate as soon as possible. The old version will only be accessible until June 30, 2008. - Week View (beta) Updated
We've made several improvements to the Week View beta time entry screen including the ability to use the Options menu to easily switch between using type-ahead or standard pop-down lists on your timesheet to select the job and task you are working on. - New Option when Exporting Job List
You can now optionally include custom fields in the exported data when running the Export Job List report.
April 9, 2008: Version 5.5
This release includes new QuickBooks integration, linking to Excel, support for OpenID and enhancements
to reporting and the new Week View time entry interface. The changes are as follows:
- QuickBooks Connector
The ClickTime QuickBooks Connector allows companies to integrate timesheet and expense data seamlessly with QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier, and QuickBooks Enterprise (2005-2008). The integration tool communicates directly with QuickBooks, making it more efficient than traditional IIF export/import methods. - Excel Linking
Excel Linking enables your company to download ClickTime data directly into your own Excel spreadsheets. With this feature you can retrieve a saved Customizable Data Export report via Excel without logging into the ClickTime web application. You can then dynamically update the data in your Excel spreadsheet with just a couple of mouse clicks. This feature is available to all Corporate customers. - Single-Sign On with OpenID
We now provide support for login using OpenID. An administrator can enable or require the use of OpenID for login via the security settings in your company preferences. You can extend and integrate in-house IT systems to provide single-sign on or utilize external OpenID providers like AOL. See the online help for more information about configuring your account to use with OpenID. For more information about what OpenID is and how to get an OpenID, visit OpenID.net
Note: Yahoo is aware of a bug in their beta OpenID implementation that results in an error. As soon as Yahoo fixes their bug you'll be able to use your Yahoo ID. - Week View (beta): Auto-Save
The Week View beta time entry interface now will automatically save your time entries as you enter time throughout the day. You can turn this feature on or off via the Options menu on your Week View beta time entry screen. See the online help for more details regarding the auto-save feature. - Week View (beta): Sorting
We've added the ability to easily sort your time entries by job, task or total number of hours entered. Just click the column headings on your Week View beta time entry screen. Then, every time you go to your Week View, it will keep your time entries sorted as you requested. - Week View (beta): Get More Info on Selected Job
You can now dynamically get more information about the selected job in the Week View beta time entry interface. Just hover your mouse over the job pop-down selector and a window will appear showing you the full name of the client and job. - Week View (beta) Updated
We've made numerous improvements to the Week View beta time entry screen including minimizing the height and width of each row for people with smaller or lower resolution displays. Your on/off setting for AutoFill is now retained as you sign in and out each day. - Client Invoice Report: Mark Time Entries as Invoiced
The Client Invoice report now utilizes the labeling feature, enabling you to label time entries as "invoiced" and generating invoices for time entries that have not previously been invoiced. - Client Invoice Report: Custom Terminology
The Client Invoice report now reflects your company's custom terminology for a "job" (e.g. project, case, etc.). - Customizable Data Export Report: New filters
You can now filter data for this export report by billable status. You can also choose to include only worked time, time off or all time entries when exporting data. This is especially helpful when exporting data for third-party accounting, payroll and reporting systems. - Customizable Data Export Report: New Output Formats
This report can now export data in CSV (comma-separated), Text (tab-delimited), Excel and XML formats. - Customizable Data Export Report: Employment Type
We added the ability for this report to export the Employment Type value for each person. - Enhanced Report Builder
We improved performance when reporting on large datasets and added the ability to include time entry comments when building reports. We also fixed an issue with editing the date range when your computer's date format setting differed from your ClickTime date format settings. These changes are available when creating new reports. - Enhanced Time Off Reporting
New options and filters exist when using various reports regarding time off and accruals. You can now restrict the report based on date range as well as other options. These changes apply to personal reports as well as company-wide reporting. - Desktop Application: Sorting
The ClickTime Desktop Application now sorts time entries the same way as Day View in the web application. - Overriding a Person's Timesheet with Sub-Jobs
An administrator can now override another person's timesheet and edit the sub-job (a.k.a. phase, sub-phase, etc.) values. - QuickBooks Payroll
You can now select QuickBooks as your payroll application in your company preferences. - Fidelity Payroll
You can now select Fidelity as your payroll application in your company preferences. - Safari 3.1 Compatibility
We now officially support version 3.1 of the Safari web browser for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista. We recommend that all people using beta versions of Safari 3.x upgrade to the latest version. We no longer support Safari version 1.3 and older for Mac OS X. - Change Password Securely
When you change your password using the option from the My Preferences page, your information is now always sent securely (https/SSL) even if you signed in with a regular (non-SSL) connection. - Export Reports - Columns Removed for Basic Accounts
To improve consistency we have removed the "Division" and "Division Accounting Package ID" columns from appearing in Data Export reports generated by Basic accounts. Basic accounts don't have the ability to utilize divisions so these columns were always blank. If you have a Basic account and have automated processes that utilize these exports, please update them accordingly for compatibility. - Updated Administrator Manual and Online Help
We have updated the context-sensitive online help system and the printable administrator manual to include various new topics including QuickBooks Connector, Excel Linking and OpenID. You can access the online help system by clicking any of the "help" links that appear at the top and bottom of every page after you log in. The printable PDF user manual can be downloaded from the Quick View screen under the Company tab. - Terms of Service Updated
The ClickTime Terms of Service were revised.
January 15, 2008: Version 5.21
This release includes enhancements to reporting.
The changes are as follows:
- New Options when Exporting User List
New options are available when running the Export People List report. You can now filter which people are exported by selecting specific individuals, divisions or employment types. You may also optionally include custom fields in the exported data. - Enhanced Report: Export People List
We added a column with a unique ID value for each person to this export report. The ID value is helpful when integrating and synchronizing your person list with third-party applications and accounting systems. - Making Bulk Updates to Your User List
If you are interested in making bulk updates to your user list (adding and editing), please contact our Professional Services department for more information.
December 5, 2007: Version 5.2
This release includes marking time entries with labels and enhancements to reporting, data export management and the
Week View beta time entry interface. This release also adds compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard,
Safari 3.0.4 and QuickBooks 2008.
The changes are as follows:
- Labels
You can now mark time entries as "exported" and other values by utilizing labels at the time of export. Labels can be created through your company preferences. - New Filter when Exporting Timesheets
When exporting timesheet data, you can now exclude time entries marked with a particular label. For example, you may exclude all time entries that were previously marked as "exported to QuickBooks." - New Filters for Reports
When running reports, you can now easily filter for timesheets that either have or have not been approved. This option has been added to numerous reports and is available for customers using Timesheet Approvals. If you want to add this filter to a custom report please contact Professional Services. - QuickBooks Export includes Class
You can now include a "class" value when exporting time data to QuickBooks. To learn how to configure your account to include the QuickBooks class information in your exports, review the online help section for the QuickBooks Time Export report. - Week View (beta) Updated
We've added the ability to easily navigate to different dates using a calendar option. We've also made several other improvements to the Week View beta time entry screen. - QuickBooks 2008 Compatibility
We now officially support QuickBooks 2008 with our QuickBooks export options. - Mac OS X Leopard Compatibility
We now officially support the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system. This operating system is compatible with the ClickTime web application and the ClickTime Desktop Application. - Mac Safari 3.0.4 Compatibility
We now officially support version 3.0.4 of the Safari web browser with Mac OS X 10.4.11 and higher. We recommend that all people using older versions of Safari 3.x upgrade to the latest version. - Export Reports - Column Names Changed
To improve consistency we have changed some column headings in a few time and expense data exports. References to "employee name" were changed to "person name" and references to "Employee Cost" were changed to "Cost Rate". If you have automated processes that utilize these exports, please update them accordingly for compatibility.
November 1, 2007: Version 5.17
This release includes enhancements to the stopwatch feature and an alert regarding future changes
to some export reports.
The changes are as follows:
- Stopwatch
We've made various improvements to the stopwatch feature. - Week View (beta) Updated
We've implemented improvements and bug-fixes to the new Week View (beta) time entry interface. - Report Names Changed
In order to improve consistency, we have changed the names of several time and expense report. References to "employee" have been changed to "person." For example, the "Detail by Employee" report is now named "Detail by Person." Your report favorites with custom titles are not affected by these changes. - Export Reports - Upcoming Changes
For consistency across reports, we will be changing some column headings in a few time and expense data exports. References to "employee name" will be changed to "person name" and references to "Employee Cost" will be changed to "Cost Rate" during our next update in December. If you have automated processes that utilize these exports, please update them accordingly for future compatibility.
October 12, 2007: Version 5.16
This release includes enhancements to the new Week View beta time entry interface.
The changes are as follows:
- Search Options - Week View (beta)
We've added the ability to easily search for the client, job or task when entering your time. Just click the magnifying glass next to the appropriate selector and type in some text to simultaneously search across several fields (e.g. client name, job name, job number, etc.) in order to find the item you're looking for. - Client, Phase and Sub-Phase Selectors - Week View (beta)
We've implemented improvements when using separate client, phase and sub-phase selectors in the new Week View (beta) time entry interface. - Performance Improvements - Week View (beta)
Performance is improved when using Internet Explorer version 6.
October 1, 2007: Version 5.15
This release includes enhancements to reporting.
The changes are as follows:
- Report Builder
We've added the ability to easily define and change the timeframe of the report while using the Report Builder. We've also implemented additional enhancements to the Report Builder tool. The Report Builder can be accessed from the Reports section under the Company tab.
September 19, 2007: Version 5.14
This release includes enhancements to the new Week View beta time entry interface.
The changes are as follows:
- Week View (beta) Updated
We now retain your AutoFill on/off settings as you move between weeks and implemented various other improvements and bug-fixes to the new Week View (beta) time entry interface.
August 30, 2007: Version 5.13
This release includes enhancements to reports, the new Week View beta time entry interface and the ClickTime
Mobile Edition.
The changes are as follows:
- Year-to-Date Option
We added the ability to easily select "year-to-date" when running a report in order to view all time or expense data for the current year. - Week View (beta) Updated
We added an "options" button and now display the total hours entered for the week. We also implemented various performance improvements and bug-fixes to the new Week View (beta) time entry interface. - ClickTime Mobile Edition Improvements
We've optimized the application for use with Apple iPhones when entering time and expenses.
August 15, 2007: Version 5.12
This release includes enhancements to reviewing timesheets and the ClickTime Mobile Edition.
The changes are as follows:
- Timesheet Review
We added the ability to easily view a list of all comments associated with a particular timesheet while using the Timesheet Review page. - ClickTime Mobile Edition Improvements
We've optimized the mobile login page for iPhones and fixed an issue that prohibited some users from using the ClickTime Mobile Edition.
August 8, 2007: Version 5.11
This release includes enhancements to reporting and the new Week View beta time entry interface.
The changes are as follows:
- Enhanced Report: Export Job List
We added a column with a unique ID value for each job to this export report. The ID value is helpful when integrating and synchronizing your job list with third-party applications and accounting systems. - Week View (beta) Updated
We implemented various bug-fixes and improvements to the new Week View (beta) time entry interface.
August 3, 2007: Version 5.1
This release includes enhancements to reporting, expense sheets, the mobile edition and
a beta preview of a new Week View time entry interface.
The changes are as follows:
- Report Builder
We've improved the ability to save, edit, duplicate and delete custom reports designed with the new Report Builder feature. The Report Builder can be accessed from the Reports section under the Company tab. - ClickTime Mobile Edition Improvements
We've made various improvements to the ClickTime Mobile Edition. We also now officially support Apple's iPhone. Just point your mobile device's web browser to http://www.clicktime.com and sign in. - New Filters for Viewing Expense Sheets
When viewing your own list of expense sheets, you now have many additional filter options to select from. Your selection is also stored so that, for example, each time you login you can easily view only the expense sheets for which you haven't been reimbursed. - Updated User Manual and Online Help
We have updated the context-sensitive online help system and the printable user manual to include various new topics. This includes information and a walk-through demo of the Report Builder feature. You can access the online help system by clicking any of the "help" links that appear at the top and bottom of every page after you log in. The printable PDF user manual can be downloaded from the Quick View section under the Company tab. - New Week View (beta)
A preview of a new weekly time entry interface is now available. You can access this beta version by clicking on the "Try out the new Week View (beta)" link towards the bottom of the current Week View page. Let us know how you like it and keep checking on it as we continually improve it over the coming weeks.
May 29, 2007: Version 5.0
This release includes new reporting tools, stopwatch improvements and a new release of the
ClickTime Desktop Application.
The changes are as follows:
- Report Builder
A new Report Builder is available which enables you to create your own custom reports using multiple filters, sorting options, subtotals, charts, graphs and other advanced tools. The Report Builder can be accessed from the Reports section under the Company tab. - ClickTime Desktop Application 2.0
This new version includes a stopwatch timer, weekly summary, and other advanced features. Thank you to all of the people who helped with beta testing during the past several months. People using beta versions need to upgrade as soon as possible. All beta versions will expire and no longer be supported as of June 10, 2007. You can download the new release by logging in and clicking on the Download tab. - ClickTime Mobile Edition for Windows Mobile Devices
We've updated the ClickTime Mobile Edition to support Windows Mobile devices. The sign in page now includes standard and secure options. Windows Mobile 5 devices must use the standard method due to bugs in that operating system. Windows Mobile 6 devices may use either login method. Just point your mobile device's web browser to http://www.clicktime.com and sign in. - Custom Alerts in Expenses
You can now put up a custom alert message that will be shown to all people from your company when they enter expenses. To add an expense alert message select the Custom Messages option in the Advanced section under the Company tab. This feature is only available to corporate customers. - New Report: Job Breakdown
This new report can be accessed from the Client category and is available to accounts that are configured to break down jobs, projects or tasks into multiple levels (e.g. phases and sub-phases). The report allows you to drill-down into each job for information on each sub-level. - Client Invoice Report Enhancements
The Client Invoice report now includes job numbers along with the job names. If you prefer to exclude the job numbers from your invoices, please contact ClickTime Support to learn how to configure your account. - Stopwatch Timer
We have improved the stopwatch feature including support for selecting a job using the type-ahead input option. These features are available on the Day View and can be enabled in the "My Preferences" section. - Submit Timesheet Option
The Timesheet View now always has a "submit timesheet" button displayed. If you click the button but your timesheet cannot be submitted, a message will appear explaining what actions need to be taken in order to submit your timesheet. - Zero Hour Time Entries
Your ClickTime account can now be configured to allow people to enter a time entry for zero hours (e.g. the person needs to enter a comment for a job/project without associating any time). Contact ClickTime Support to learn more about configuring your account for this feature. - Sorting Your Custom Fields
Custom fields will now be sorted alphabetically by "display name" rather than the "custom field name" when adding or editing an item (client, job, task, person, etc.) that is configured with custom fields. - Web Services Update
We have updated web services to use a new URL. For customers using web services, please contact Professional Services for the updated documentation. You will need to update your systems before August 1, 2007 for compatibility. - Custom Login Pages: Updated Sign In Process
We have streamlined the sign in process. For customers who are utilizing custom sign in pages, please contact Professional Services for the updated documentation. You will need to update your custom pages before August 1, 2007 for compatibility. - Platform and Browser Support
We fully support Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. We have also updated the list of supported browsers to include the most popular and current versions. For more details please review the ClickTime system requirements. - New Currency Option
The New Caledonian CFP Franc currency is now available when entering foreign currency expenses and in your Company Preferences section.
April 10, 2007: Version 4.91
This release includes a new version of the ClickTime Desktop Application.
The changes are as follows:
- ClickTime Desktop Application 2.0 Beta 9
This new beta version includes the following improvements:- Supports "My Tasks."
- People who are required to enter a comment with each time entry can now use the Desktop App.
- Automatically saves time entries and logs out after being logged in for more than 48 hours.
- Support for Microsoft's Windows Vista
- Miscellaneous bug fixes.
View the release notes for 2006.