yet another admin time question

[bikerjohn]

We are debating whether to use admin projects or admin categories for non
project time. I created a custom field (task type) with a look up table.
The field contains stuff that the accounting dept would use. I added the
field to the time sheet view. We can use the drop down and enter a value in
the field but whenever we eithor save or add another line etc, the value is
removed. I tried exporting the sheet to excel and the field is empty. If I
put the same field in the 'my tasks' and enter a value into the field, it is
persistant. Any ideas as to why this won't work?

 

[Gary Chefetz]

bikerjohn:

I don't have an answer for you, but I have seen similar issues with the
timesheet on a customer site. My best advice is to open a ticket with
Microsoft.

 

[bikerjohn]

Update: the issue only happens in my dev environment. In my training and
production, it works as expected. (dev has it's own hardware platform). Now,
I am going to shift the question to 'is this a good methodology to achieve my
goal?' In pro and training, I can add a custom task field to my time sheet
view and select options from a look up table. The entries in the look up are
task types which have meaning to our accounting people. I am assuming that
this field (even though its a task type custom outline field) would be stored
with the other time sheet data so I can report on it. My ultimate goal is to
allow tracking of non project time without eithor A: having 100 lines of
admin tasks in my time sheets or B: Having to keep up with over 1000 resouces
in an admin plan. As long as users can add lines to a timesheet and select
what type of task they were doing, and I can export the data into excel or
xml so the accounting people can use it to feed their other systems and we
can slice and dice the data, I will be happy.

 

[Gary Chefetz]

bikerjohn:

Just to add to the mystery of the other problem, I should mention that
despite the fact that the timesheet doesn't display the data in the grid,
it's actually there. If you click into the task, you can see it. As for your
follow-up question, what you're describing sounds do-able.

 

[bikerjohn]

thanks for the replies. I am not overly worried about it not working
correctly in dev as dev has some other issues such as filters not working and
formulas acting up. I will work with my DBA and sharepoint guy to try to
figure it all out. My main concern was that my methodology for non project
time tracking was sound and you confirmed it.

thanks,