Logging Hours with the Tracker Stop Watch

Use the tracker stop watch functionality to log the time you spend working on trackers without having to keep the trackers open.

The Tracker Stopwatch screen displays lapsed time for all trackers on which you are working. On this screen, you can stop tracking time for one tracker and start tracking time for a new tracker. Also, if you are interrupted while working on a tracker, pause the clock for that tracker and start the clock for the new tracker.

To track hours with the tracker stop watch:

From any screen in Eclipse, press Shift-F10 to display the Tracker Stopwatch screen.

Note: If you have a tracker open and press Shift-F10 from within the tracker, the system lists the tracker on the screen and adds the time the tracker has already been open to the Lapse Time field.

To begin tracking time worked on a new tracker, position the cursor on a blank line in the Trckr# field and enter the tracker number. You can also press F10 to display a quick access list of trackers you have recently viewed and select a tracker from the list.

The system displays a screen showing the active time zone, current time and date, and start time and date.

In the Start Time field, press Enter to accept the current time as the start time or enter a new time.

For example, you forgot to start the tracker. Indicate the time you started the tracker in the Start Time field to get an accurate time count.

In the Start Date field, press Enter to accept the current date as the start date or enter a new date.

The system returns you to the Tracker Stop Watch screen, begins logging time, and displays the following information:

Field	Description
Tracker Comment	The first line of the Comments associated with the tracker.
Lapse Time	The time worked on the tracker. Although the clock continues to run, use the Refresh hot key to refresh the displayed time. If you press Shift-F10 from within a tracker that is already listed on the Tracker Stop Watch screen, but paused, prompts you to start the stop watch again. You can override the time displayed in this field. When you enter a new time, the system prompts you to indicate whether this is a fixed amount of time associated with this tracker or whether the stop watch should continue incrementing the time entered. If you enter N to indicate that the time entered is a fixed amount of time, an asterisk displays to the right of the time. If you enter Y to indicate that the time entered is incremental, an I displays to the right of the time.
Taskcode	Press F10 and select a task code to apply to the logged time.

Use the following hot keys, as needed:

Hot Key	Function
Start	Starts the paused stop watch for the tracker on which the cursor is positioned.
Stop	Stops the clock for the tracker on which the cursor is positioned. The system prompts you to enter a task code if you have not already done so. The system saves the data and removes the tracker from the screen.
Pause	Pauses the stop watch for the tracker on which the cursor is positioned. The lapsed time is refreshed and saved, but the tracker does not continue to accumulate time.
Cancel	Cancels the tracking of lapsed time for the tracker on which the cursor is positioned. The system removes the tracker from the screen.
View	Displays the Call Tracking Entry screen in edit mode for the tracker on which the cursor is positioned. If you are not finished with the tracker but want to exit the Call Tracking Entry screen, press F12 to exit the tracker and continue accumulating time on the stop watch. If you are finished with the tracker, press Esc. The Tracking Hours screen displays, where you make an entry for the accumulated time worked. When you press Esc from the Tracking Hours screen, the system prompts you to Stop or Reset the stop watch for the tracker.
Refresh	Refreshes the time displayed in the Lapse Time field for all listed trackers for which the clock is running.

Press Esc to exit the Tracker Stop Watch screen and return to your work. The stop watch continues to run for the selected trackers. When you redisplay the screen, the time logged to the trackers displays.