Recurring EntriesPro
Automate time entries for regular activities like standups or weekly meetings.
Overview
Recurring entries automatically create time entries on a schedule. This is useful for regular activities like daily standups, weekly meetings, or routine tasks that happen at the same time each day or week.
Pro Feature
When to Use Recurring Entries
Common use cases for recurring entries:
Daily Standup
15 minutes every weekday at 9:00 AM
Weekly Team Meeting
1 hour every Monday at 2:00 PM
Monthly 1:1
30 minutes on the first Tuesday of each month
Email Processing
30 minutes every day at 8:30 AM
Creating a Recurring Entry
- 1Go to Settings → Tracking → Recurring entries
- 2Click Add Recurring Entry
- 3Select a Topic for the entries
- 4Set the Duration (e.g., 30 minutes)
- 5Choose a Schedule:
- Daily, Weekly, or Monthly
- Specific days of the week
- Start time for each entry
- 6Optionally set a Start date and End date
- 7Add default Notes if desired
- 8Click Save
How Entries Are Created
Recurring entries are created automatically based on your schedule:
- Entries are created at the scheduled start time
- Each entry has the specified duration, topic, and notes
- Entries appear on your calendar and in reports
- You can edit or delete individual entries without affecting the schedule
- If entries couldn't be created on scheduled days (for example during maintenance), the missed days are filled in afterwards, each on its own date. Days that fell while the schedule was paused are not.
Note
Starting in the past
When you add a recurring entry whose start date is before today, you can turn on Generate past entries to create the entries it would have made since then.
- One entry is created on each scheduled day, at the same times as the entries created automatically, in your timezone.
- The past runs until yesterday: today's entry is created as usual, never twice.
- Past entries are regular time entries: they appear in your history, calendar and reports, and are unbilled until you invoice them.
Note
Managing Recurring Schedules
To modify or stop a recurring entry:
- 1Go to Settings → Tracking → Recurring entries
- 2Find the recurring entry in the list
- 3Click Edit to modify the schedule
- 4Or click Delete to stop future entries
Tip
Skip or Modify Individual Occurrences
Sometimes a recurring event doesn't happen or runs longer than usual:
- Skip — Delete the individual entry from your calendar. The schedule continues normally for future dates.
- Modify — Edit the entry to adjust duration, notes, or time. The change only affects that specific entry.
Recurring vs Timer
Choose the right approach for different situations:
| Use Recurring When | Use Timer When |
|---|---|
| Same time every day/week | Variable start times |
| Fixed duration events | Unknown duration |
| Calendar-scheduled meetings | Ad-hoc work sessions |
| Easy to forget to track | Natural to start/stop |