Mandatory Away Time Description – Chrometa

Overview

Chrometa helps you automatically track the time you spend on your computer. One of its key features is tracking "away time" — the period when you're not actively using your PC or Mac. When you return to your workstation, Chrometa prompts you to log this away time, allowing you to allocate it to a specific client or task if needed. To enhance accountability and improve reporting accuracy, we’ve added a new feature: Mandatory Away Time Description.

With this update, you can make it mandatory for users to provide a description for their away time before dismissing the prompt. This option can be especially useful for users tracking billable hours, project managers, and team administrators who need clear records of time spent away from work.

How It Works

Away Time Popup: Whenever you return to your PC or Mac after a period of inactivity, Chrometa displays a popup asking you to log your away time.
Previously Optional Description: Before this update, you could either enter a description of your away time or dismiss the popup without providing any details.
New Feature: Mandatory Description: Now, with the Mandatory Away Time Description option enabled, users must enter a description of their away time before they can close the popup. This ensures that every period of inactivity is accounted for with a description, making time tracking more transparent.
Assign to Client/Project: As always, users can allocate this time to a specific client or project for better reporting and billing accuracy.

Benefits

Improved Time Tracking: By requiring users to describe their away time, you'll ensure that all time spent, even non-working hours, is documented and accounted for.
Enhanced Reporting: This feature makes reports more detailed and precise, which is particularly beneficial when generating client invoices or auditing time usage.
Better Team Accountability: Team admins can ensure that members provide necessary context for time away from the computer, helping them monitor team productivity and track billable hours more effectively.

How to Enable Mandatory Away Time Description

To enable this feature for your Chrometa account, follow these steps:

Log in to your Chrometa account.
Go to the Settings menu on the top-right corner.
Navigate to the Away Time section under Settings.
Enable the "Mandatory Away Time Description" option by toggling the setting on.
Once enabled, users must provide a description when logging their away time.

Team Admin Controls

For Team Admins, you can enforce this setting across your team by following the steps above in your Admin dashboard. This will ensure that every team member complies with mandatory away time descriptions, contributing to more accurate and accountable time tracking across your organization.

FAQs

Q: Can I still dismiss the away time popup without adding a description?
A: Not when the Mandatory Away Time Description option is enabled. The popup will require you to add a description before you can dismiss it.

Q: Who benefits from this feature?
A: This feature is especially useful for users tracking billable hours, project managers needing detailed reports, and team admins who want more transparency and accuracy in time tracking.

Q: How can I allocate away time to a client or project?
A: In the away time popup, select the relevant client or project from the dropdown list before adding your description.

Q: Is this feature available for both PC and Mac users?
A: Yes, this feature is available on both PC and Mac platforms, ensuring consistent behavior across devices.

Conclusion

The new Mandatory Away Time Description feature in Chrometa adds an extra layer of precision to time tracking, ensuring that no away time goes unaccounted for. Whether you're a solo user looking to track billable hours or an admin managing a team, this feature will help streamline time tracking and improve the quality of reports.

For further assistance or if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our support team