Insightful's Manual Time Entry function enables users to manually add non-computer work (e.g. meetings, phone calls etc.) to ensure a complete view of their productivity is presented. In case your Employees perform such activities, you can permit them to submit Manual Time Entries into Insightful or add Manual Time for them.
Permissions for Employees can be set up in Settings → Tracking Settings (for Admins) or in the Employee’s individual Settings (for Admins and Managers).
Who can manually add time and how?
Employees, Admins, and Managers can enter time manually from their respective Dashboard.
Manual Time Entries can be added by clicking on the Add Manual Time button present throughout the Dashboard:
Employees → Employee page → Timesheets tab
Employees → Employee page → Projects → Project Task
What information is required?
When submitting time manually, you need to provide the following information:
Employee name and surname (select from the list in the dropdown menu);
Start date and time of the activities captured manually;
End date and time of the activities captured manually;
Employee's time zone (select from the list in the dropdown menu);
Type of the activities captured manually (e.g. field work, phone call etc.);
Employee's location (e.g. Remote/Other or a specific office's location address);
Time entries (this is auto-populated based on your previous selections);
Projects and tasks (optional) on which the activities captured manually have been performed (select from the list in the dropdown menu);
Description of the activities captured manually (optional - notes to add to a free text format);
For more details feel free to watch our step-by-step video guide:
Once the Manual Time Entry is submitted, it will be sent to a relevant Admin / Manager for approval. In case the Admin / Manager has added the Manual Time Entry for an Employee from their Scope, it will be approved automatically.
Future updates will allow Manual Time Entries from the widget for Employees as well.
Permissions
As an Admin, you will have permissions to:
Add Manual Time for the Employees.
Review all Manual Time entries (approve/reject).
Grant the same permissions to Managers for time entries of Employees within their scope (Settings → User Management → Managers).
Employees can preview Manual Time entries added by their Managers through Time and Attendance → Manual Time.
👉 Learn more on how to review Manual Time Entries as an Admin or a Manager.