Feature Guide

Bill the right hours, every time

Log billable hours, configure rate hierarchies, approve timesheets, and generate Lexware invoices from approved time.

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The weekly timesheet calendar filled with time entries

What you will learn

OneBob Time Tracking lets your team log billable and non-billable hours per project, with hourly rates resolved through a four-tier hierarchy (project → customer → assignment → role). Time entries are approved before billing; approved billable hours can be turned into Lexware invoices in one click. The audit trail is GoBD-friendly: every entry is logged, and rates are snapshotted on each entry so historical entries don't shift if rates change later.

Enable Time Tracking and configure work categories

Set rates at role, customer, and project levels

Log entries manually or via the built-in timer

Approve, then generate Lexware invoices from approved hours

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Before you begin

Time Tracking is included on Starter, Professional, and Enterprise plans

A project is set up with at least one team member assigned

At least one Resource Role is configured with a default hourly rate

Optional: Lexware Office connected for one-click invoice generation

Enable Time Tracking and configure rates

A short admin setup sets the rate hierarchy your whole team will use.

The time tracking settings with break, compliance, and hourly rate options

1Go to Settings → Time Tracking and toggle the feature on

2Configure rounding (e.g. round each entry to the nearest 15 minutes)

3Add work categories that match how you bill (e.g. Development, Design, PM)

4Settings → Resource Roles: confirm a default hourly rate per role

5Override rates per customer (Customer page → Rates) or per project (Project page → Rates) for negotiated rates

Log a time entry

Entries can be logged manually after the fact or captured live with the timer.

1Open a project → "Log Time"

2Pick the team member (defaults to you), role, and work category

3Enter date, hours (or minutes), and a short description

4Toggle billable / non-billable

5Save. The rate is snapshotted now and won't change later, even if rates are updated

Use the timer

For real-time logging, the timer in the top bar runs alongside your work.

1Click the play button in the top bar

2Pick a project and optionally a role

3Click stop when you finish, and a draft entry is created with the elapsed time

4Refine the description and save the draft

Approve time

Approved billable entries are eligible for invoicing. Managers and admins approve.

1Open a project → Time → Approve

2Approve individual entries or the whole batch at once

3Approval is logged to the audit trail with timestamp and approver

4Approved entries can still be edited until they are billed

Generate an invoice (Lexware)

If Lexware Office is connected, approved billable hours can be pushed to Lexware as a draft invoice.

1Go to /billing and pick a deal with approved billable hours

2Review the aggregation: entries grouped by (role, rate)

3Click "Generate invoice" and OneBob pushes a draft to Lexware

4Linked entries flip to "billed" status; failed pushes keep the invoice row but unlink entries so you can retry

5Open the draft in Lexware to review and send to your customer

Tips & best practices

Set per-customer rate overrides for negotiated rates. They win over assignment rates so the discount actually applies

Enable budget alerts: notifications fire at 80% and 100% of project budget hours or value

Time reports → save presets for recurring monthly exports (CSV or PDF)

Rates are snapshotted on each entry at save time. Historical entries do not shift when rates change, which makes audits clean

Mobile: log time on the go directly from a project page. The same timer works on phones

Need help?

If invoices fail to push to Lexware, check that the Lexware connection is active under Settings → Lexware. Failed pushes keep the invoice record but unlink entries so a retry is safe.

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