Project Tree: Tasks Understanding the data represented by a task (and the time entry that is created when a task is dragged to the Activity Grid) is critical to a full understanding of the other types of items that appear in the Project Tree. The properties of a task are described below: Task Properties Property Task Name Project Name Default Comment
Billable
Account Code Client Billing Rate Project Starts: Project Ends
Description The name of the task. The name of the task's parent project, if any. The comment that will be included with time entries for the task unless it is modified or replaced during editing of a time entry. Is the task billable or not. This is an especially valuable property for consultants and others who bill their time, but can also be used to distinguish between, for example, vacation time and work time. This property is specifically intended for consultants and others who bill their time. It is used to define a "job code" or 'billing code" that is associated with the task. It is a "text" field, so it can include mixed alpha and numeric values. The name of the client for whom the task is being done. The hourly billing rate for the task. The date (or other text) describing when the project starts. The date (or other text) describing when the project ends.
When a task is dragged to the Activity Grid to create a time entry, the task's key properties are transferred to the entry and the following properties result: Property Changes from Task to Time Entry Property Change Description Task Name No change The name of the task. Project Name No change The name of the task's parent project, if any. Default see "Comment" Comment Is the task billable or not. This is an especially valuable property for consultants and others who Billable No change bill their time, but can also be used to distinguish between, for example, vacation time and work time. This property is specifically intended for consultants and others who bill their time. It is Account Code No change used to define a "job code" or 'billing code" that is
associated with the task. It is a "text" field, so it can include mixed alpha and numeric values. The name of the client for whom the task is being done. The hourly billing rate for the task. The date (or other text) describing when the project starts. The date (or other text) describing when the project ends. The text of the task's Default Comment is inserted and the user is free the replace or add-to that base comment. The starting date and time of the entry. The ending date and time of the entry. A calculated value (decimal format) of the difference between the starting and ending times.
Client
No change
Billing Rate
No change
Project Starts:
No change
Project Ends
No change
Comment
New
Start End
New New
Hours
New
Last Change When
New
Date and time of last change to the time entry.
Last Change By New
Your internal DayBook ID number, which is 0 (zero).