What is a time record.

A time record, sometimes called a time line or time entry, represents a unit of time, minimally measured by a start time and an elapsed time. 

Each time record can have the following values:

State
Active (tracking time), paused, or idle.

Start Time and Date
When the time record first started logging elapsed time.

Elapsed Time
The elapsed time is the amount of time between the start time and the stop time minus any paused time.  Elapsed time can be assigned to a specific category, client, project, and task.  The elapsed time can have a true value and a display value, depending on how the preferences are set.

Paused Time
A time value not usually used for billing or charging purposes.  Instead it is often used when there is a break in the elapsed time.  The paused time can have a true value and a display value, depending on how the preferences are set.

Stop Time and Date
A time value calculated by adding the displayed elapsed time and displayed paused time to the start time.

Flag
Marking a time record for whatever reason.

Color
Often used to group time records.  See the Custom Color Lists section for more information on customizing the values for this column.

Charge
The hourly rate times the elapsed time.

Payment
A value paid against the time record.

Hour Rate
The hourly rate used to calculate the charge.  This value used is set by the Category, Client, Project or Task assigned to the time record.

Category, Client, Project, and Task
Values assigned to the time record normally for organizational reasons and to assign an hourly rate to the time record.

Comments
Any text or graphics (images or pictures) relevant to the time record.

Expenses
Expenses ssigned to the time record.

Tax Rate
The tax rate used for this time record.  This value used is set by the Category, Client, Project or Task assigned to the time record.

Paid
Used to mark if you've received payment for this time record.  Usually marked from the Invoice.

Name
Normally the name of the person tracking time.  Used to group similar time records.