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Recording Time Worked in the My Time Diary View

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My Time Diary is a view in which end users can record time worked and can specify how the time should be logged against projects, tasks, or activities.

The following procedure explains how to record time worked using the My Time Diary view.

To record time worked using the My Time Diary view

Navigate to the Time Sheets screen.
From the Show drop-down list, select My Time Diary.
In the My Time Diary list, add a new record.
Complete the fields in the My Time Diary list. Some of the fields are described in the following table.

Field	Comments
Account	Customer or potential customer organization associated with the time worked.
Activity	Activity that required the time worked.
Billable	When selected, indicates that the time can be billed to the associated account.
Class	Read-only. General category of time spent. Defaults to the Billing Class of the selected Project. Typical values include Client Billable, Client Investment, and Internal. Available values are set in the PROJECT_CLASS list of values.
Date	Date on which the work was performed.
Effective Rate	Read-only. Amount to be charged per unit of time. Depends on the value of the Project Role field.
Elapsed Time	Read-only. Time difference between Start and End values. Automatically calculated.
End	Date when the time worked was concluded.
Opportunity	Sales opportunity associated with the time worked.
Private Comments	Comments that will not appear on the invoice.
Project	Required. Project associated with the time worked. If the time was not worked for a specific customer project, you can enter a public project or a work type. When you associate a time item with a project by completing this field, Siebel Professional Services Automation automatically tracks your work in the Time Summary and Time Adjustment views in the Projects screen. Entering a value in this field and in the Project Role field allows the hourly rate to appear in the time sheet (as long as you are on the project access list and a role is defined for you in the Team Workbook).
Project Role	The function you were fulfilling for the selected project while working the reported time. Available values are set in the Team Workbook. Used in calculating the Effective Rate. Entering a value in this field and in the Project field allows the hourly rate to appear in the time sheet (as long as you are on the project access list and a role is defined for you in the Team Workbook).
Public Comments	Comments that will appear on the invoice.
Reported Time	Amount of time that you are reporting. May differ from Elapsed Time. Maximum value is 24 hours.
SR #	Service Request associated with the time worked.
Start	(Optional) Date when the time worked began.
Task	Task associated with the time worked.

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