Tip 50: Customizing fields and layouts for time logs in Zoho Projects

Dear users,

We received many feature requests regarding customized timesheet fields from you. A few of them are highlighted below:

"We would like to add a dropdown in a time-log with some custom values in it, preferably connected to a field in a task/issue that sets a default value but can be overwritten."
"We have a few projects wherein we want resources to clock hours against specific items. We have multiple sub-projects under a specific client project and would like to capture hours for sub-projects however time sheets only provide the option of selecting Project and Task."
"Is it possible to add a custom field to our Timesheet records? We have our time in the Timesheet and we filter for a time period and approve the time. Then I’d like to be able to mass update those records with an Invoice Number."
"I want to add "Location" with a dropdown of values that we can control when a user submits a time log entry."

We heard all of you! :) Yes, you can now create customized layouts and fields for your time logs based on your project's requirement. Refer to the following demonstration to learn how a construction company uses customized fields for their timesheet module.

You can access this feature's help documentation here and leave your feedback as comments below. If you have more ideas to enhance this customization, please feel free to write to us at support@zohoprojects.com

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