Admin Guide

Custom Views

The Custom Views feature allows app administrators to create personalized views of timesheet data, which can be made available to users based on specific permissions. These views are displayed in the Timesheets section of the left menu for users who have access to them.

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Creating Custom View

Custom views can be created under the Administration → Custom Views section. The below animation explains how to create a sample custom view with filtering and custom column selection. custom views To set up a new view, administrators will fill out the following details in the tabs provided:

Tab: General

  1. View Name: A text box where the administrator enters the name for the custom view.
  2. Who can see this view: A selection box that defines who can access this view in the Timesheets section. Supported options include:
    • All Users - everyone with access to the app can see this view
    • Selected User Roles - base on user role under Administration->Users
    • Selected Groups - base on user group assigned to the users under Administration->User Groups
    • Selected Departments - base on department assigned to the user
    • Selected Users - access onlyfor specific users (accounts)
  3. View Context: A radio button with two options:
    • Multi-Template: Allows viewing data across all timesheet templates.
    • Single Template: Displays timesheets from a specific timesheet template, but allows displaying template-specific custom form fields in data table.
  4. Data Scope: A radio button with three options:
    • All Timesheets: Includes all timesheets.
    • From My Department: Limits data to timesheets from the user's department (Administration->Users->edit->field 'Department').

Tab: Data Filters

This tab allows the administrator to define filters that will display only records meeting specific criteria, such as a particular status.

Tab: Columns in Data Table

This tab allows the administrator to customize the data table view by selecting which columns to display. There are two lists:

  • Available Columns: Lists all columns that can be added to the table.
  • Selected Columns: Shows the columns currently included in the view.

To add a column, simply drag and drop it from Available Columns to Selected Columns. Columns can also be reordered by dragging and dropping them within the Selected Columns list.

Once configured, the custom view is available to users with the appropriate permissions under the Timesheets section of the left menu.