We just recently released a small, but useful new feature in Harvest: you can now copy over all rows from previous timesheet. Many of our customers work on similar tasks each day, and it’s a hassle to have to choose the same tasks and type in the same notes day in and day out. This new feature should make that process simpler.
On a new and fresh timesheet (the Day view), you will see a line that says, “Copy over all entries from a previous timesheet”. Click on the link, choose whether or not you want to copy over timesheet notes as well, and voila – a timesheet with all the rows from your most recent timesheet.
With a copied timesheet, you can quickly start timer and jump from task to task. On your next day, Harvest will remember what you chose and start the day with those same rows.
Any time you’d like to activate this – on a new day’s fresh timesheet, you’ll see a message on top that will let you clear all rows. Click on the link to clear all copied over rows, and Harvest will not duplicate timesheet again.
Hope you find this new feature useful, and please let us know if you have any questions or comments!
8 Comments
Jeff Borisch / 08 December 2009
Is this change live to everyone now?
I don’t see it yet.
I’ve loged out and back in and made some new timesheets.
I’ve been hoping for this feature for forever.
Shawn Liu / 08 December 2009
Jeff, sorry for the confusion. You’ll only see the duplicate timesheet option on a new day, on your fresh and empty timesheet.
The reason for this is that we wouldn’t want to copy over and wipe out your already entered rows.
Rob Layfield / 09 December 2009
Hi,
this is an interesting feature, however there does not seem to be any way to de-activate it. Can you tell me how I stop the “copy from the previous day’s timesheet.”
Shawn Liu / 09 December 2009
Hi Rob, good question! I just updated the blog post to explain that. Basically: when you start a day’s timesheet, you’ll see all the rows copied over. On top of the timesheet, there’s a message to clear all rows – click on that link and you’ll get a fresh, empty timesheet, and Harvest will remember to not duplicate timesheet from there on.
Jeff Borisch / 10 December 2009
Thanks Shawn,
I have it now and your explanation makes sense.
Funny thing is I didn’t have any entries yet on the day that I was expecting to copy entries to. I must have done something which created a record in the database for that day.
Jeff Dick / 15 December 2009
THANK YOU!! This has been at the top of my wish list since we started using Harvest. It is a HUGE time saver.
Douglas / 15 December 2009
I’d just been billing all 40 hours each week on Monday of that week.
Will have to give this a shot.
Thanks!
Brett / 24 December 2009
Oh, that is so awesome. Will definitely shave at least a few minutes off of my daily routine.