Intertec Timepro

Intertec TimePro - Ideal for Engineers

2009-10-01T15:18:00.006+08:00

A good proportion of Intertec TimePro users are engineering firms that need to accurately track time and manage costs is critical in reducing scope creep, slippage and over-budget in projects.

Intertec TimePro provides engineering companies with a powerful and flexible timesheet system that lets you track time and costs on individual projects and services.

The Intertec TimePro suite of reports and its integration with MS Project give you the ability to monitor and track your projects right down to the level of their component tasks.

Intertec TimePro’s optional MYOB Integration Module also makes the process of billing your clients easier and more streamlined.

Key TimePro Features for Engineers

Web-based, easy-to-use timesheets: Intertec TimePro is completely web-based, so your engineers and project managers can enter times anywhere and at any time. Intertec TimePro timesheets are so easy to use that no training is required for Users.

Flexible time entry configuration: Built-in Time Entry options let you set up Intertec TimePro to suit your business’ time recording requirements:

Set up timesheets for daily or weekly time entry.
Configure timesheets for entry of Start and Finish times, or Worked Hours.

Expense tracking: Intertec TimePro features Expense recording and tracking, letting your staff log in their expenses which you can then track across a range of Intertec TimePro reports.

Budget and cost tracking: Intertec TimePro reports make it easy for managers to quickly see how time and costs are tracking against budget. Simply assign budgets to Projects and Tasks and let Intertec TimePro’s bevy of reports show how these Projects and Tasks are performing against the time and costs recorded against them. This is ideal for busy project managers who need to have their fingers on the pulse at all times.

With Intertec TimePro, you can generate reports showing time and cost for Projects, Staff, Expenses, Tasks and Budget. If there’s a report type that isn’t included in Intertec TimePro out-of-the-box, we can build it for you.

Detailed drilldowns: Need further detail about data presented in a report? Simply click the Drilldown function to view all time and cost records associated with the report item.

Global projects: Global Projects make it easy for you to set up Projects that are worked on by all Staff. Simply flag a Project as a Global Project when created and all Staff will be assigned to this Project. You can also set up default charge and cost rates for Staff working on Global Projects.

MS Project integration: Do you use Microsoft Project to plan, monitor and track your Projects? Intertec TimePro lets you import Project Tasks and their attached budgets into the system, and export the tasks and actuals back into MS Project to keep your MS Project data updated with the latest time and cost recorded in Intertec TimePro.

Manager authorisation: Intertec TimePro’s automated Manager Authorisation managers review and approve of submitted timesheets via email. Staff no longer need to go through the time-consuming process of printing their timesheets and having them signed by their managerIntertec TimePro enables timesheets authorisation at the click of a button!

Intertec TimePro gives you the option of using Electronic Signatures: automatically attach Staff signatures to their timesheet. You can also include Managers’ signatures to indicate authorisation of timesheets.

Print timesheets: Need hard copy timesheets? Intertec TimePro’s print timesheets feature lets you create printed timesheets, complete with electronic signatures, if enabled. You can choose from a range of timesheet templates in which to display data on your printed timesheets. Template options include start/finish times, worked hours and the inclusion of Task and Descriptors in the timesheets.

We can also create customised printed timesheets for you, with their own unique format and featuring your company’s logo (custom feesl apply).

Check timesheets: Forget about having to chase staff for timesheet submissions. With a click of a button in Intertec TimePro, you can see who has yet to complete their timesheets and send them an automatic e-mail reminder.

Rates for different roles: Do you have Staff working on the same Project in different roles, who are charged out depending on their role on the Project? Intertec TimePro gives you the flexibility of multiple assignments of Staff to Projects.

Bulk change: Maintaining timesheet records can be time consuming - especially when you’re dealing with large, complex Projects. With Intertec TimePro’s Bulk Change feature, you can significantly reduce the time spent on editing or modifying these records.

Bulk Change is a powerful tool which streamlines the maintenance of Staff Project records by letting you update multiple Staff Project records retrospectively. Perfect for when you need to update Charge and Cost rates in the new year.

MYOB integration: If your business uses MYOB for accounting and invoicing, let Intertec TimePro’s MYOB Integration Module automate and streamline the process of creating Sales Invoices and Purchases Invoices in MYOB. Simply export your time records into MYOB and generate your invoices directly in MYOB without further effort.

You can also export Intertec TimePro records as Activity Slips into MYOB for time billing processing or payroll integration. This powerful module will significantly reduce your administrative overheads.

Cost code tracking: Does your business operate across different cost centres or offices in different locations? Do you need to track times and costs across these centres? Intertec TimePro offers the ability for you to track times and costs across centres using our Cost Code facility. Simply assign staff working on specific projects to Cost Codes, and use the Cost Code report to track the charges and costs at these centres.

Configurable settings: Every business has its own unique time recording, management and invoicing processes. To accommodate our very broad client base, Intertec TimePro has over 60 configurable items allowing you to tailor the system to suit your business rules and processes. Intertec TimePro provides flexibility and adaptability in the one out-of-the-box solution!

Intertec TimePro for mobile devices: With Intertec TimePro’s Compact Interface, you can enter your timesheets using portable mobile devices (PDAs, Blackberrys, iPhones, Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs). The Interface gives Users a neat and compact screen for core time-entry activities, making Intertec TimePro available for your mobile workforce.

TimePro v5.1 set for release in September 2009

2009-09-02T15:22:00.007+08:00

Soon, you will be able to track time anywhere, anytime, more effectively and more efficiently, thanks to a suite of new features and enhancements in Intertec TimePro.

Version 5.1 finds a whole host of new features and functionality added to the already proven and easy-to-use Intertec TimePro solution. Some of the major enhancements include:

Major enhancements

Project and Staff multi-selector

A new multi-selector tool has been added to a number of Intertec TimePro reports which gives Intertec TimePro Administrators the ability to select a range of Staff or Project record values for inclusion in one report. This tool allows the selection of criteria by groups such as Staff Type, Status Customer and/or Chargeability, or the selection of specific Staff or Projects to include in the report from a list of available records.

Customer and Supplier access to Intertec TimePro

You can now create logins for external customers and suppliers, giving restricted access to a few selected Intertec TimePro reports so that Customers can view details recorded against their Projects and that Suppliers can view details recorded against their contract Staff.

Configurable field width of drop-down menus in Time Entry and Expense Entry screens

In Intertec TimePro v5.1, you can specify the maximum width of the drop-down menus in Time Entry – for the Customer, Project and Task drop-downs. Widths can be set between 0 (for automatic drop-down sizing) and 500 pixels (roughly 80 characters).

Simplified, easy-to-use Custom Report release

With Intertec TimePro v5.1, it will be easier for Intertec TimePro Administrators to release standard Admin-only pages to Users. Administrators use a user-friendly menu interface to select the User (or category of User), along with the pages they want released to non-Admin user/s.

Faster system performance

The Intertec TimePro timesheet system is now even faster – especially on pages which display a lot of data.

Automatic control of Input Rows

Need more rows to enter your Time or Expense records? Intertec TimePro v5.1 now intelligently detects if you are entering data in the last row and will create a new row for you.

Other enhancements

Authorisation email text can now be edited, and includes Company name: Emails automatically sent to authorising managers when a timesheets is submitted can now be edited n the Intertec TimePro configuration settings.
Projects can now be re-assigned to a different customer: In previous versions of Intertec TimePro, the Customer assigned to a Project is fixed once the Project record is saved and cannot be changed. With v5.1, this restriction has been lifted -- you can now re-assign a Project to a different Customer.
Staff Project Record now lists up to 1000 records: With the performance improvements in Intertec TimePro v5.1, the limit for listing Staff Project records has been increased from 500 records to 1000 records.
Mail server authentication enabled in Intertec TimePro In-house: Mail server authentication is now an optional system configuration for Intertec TimePro In-house users who use a mail server with SMTP authentication.
New report - Staff Attendance Report: This reports attendance times for a period. It is visible only if Attendance Times are enabled in the TimePro configuration settings.
Expense record deletion alert:T he functionality of Expense record deletion has been improved to prevent records from being accidentally deleted. In previous versions of Intertec TimePro, Expense records were permanently removed when the User chose the Delete option. Now, Expense records are first marked for deletion and only permanently removed when the user presses "Save Changes" in the Expense entry screen. This gives the user the ability to back out if records have been deleted by mistake.
Configuration settings show “On” and “Off” modes: The Configuration Setting screens now display "On" or "Off" statements alongside each configuration setting’s checkbox. The text toggles as the checkbox is selected or not deselected.

MYOB Integration Module Upgrades

Integration with the latest MYOB releases: We have updated the Intertec TimePro MYOB Integration Module to enable integration with the most recent releases of MYOB Accounting and Business Products, including:

MYOB Accounting 17-18.5 (Australia)
MYOB Accounting Plus 17-18.5 (Australia)
MYOB Premier 11-12.5 (Australia)
MYOB Accounting 17-18 (New Zealand)
MYOB Accounting Plus 17-18 (New Zealand)
MYOB Premier 11-12 (New Zealand)

MYOB Activity Slips export: Intertec TimePro v5.1 gives Administrators the option of limiting time records for export as Activity Slips to:

All data, regardless of setting
Only Projects which are flagged for export to MYOB
Only Projects which are not flagged for export to MYOB

Upgrade for TimePro v5.0 released

2008-08-01T15:51:00.006+08:00

A new upgrade for Intertec TimePro v5.0 has been released. This upgrade (v5.0995) adds a number of new enhancements to the system, including:

longer descriptions for Global Tasks

two new drop-down menus are now available in the Check Timesheets screen that will allow you to filter the list of Staff displayed in the Staff Time Summary table; useful if you have a large User licence

SSL compatibility lets Intertec TimePro+ In-house customers who would like to run Intertec TimePro in a more secure environment

editing time records which have been previously invoiced and batched for MYOB will now retain those time records' batched/invoiced status.

Further information about these enhancements can be found on the TimePro Upgrades List in the Support section of http://www.timesheets.com.au/.

The online time sheet: Leveraging the power of the Web

2008-06-10T09:45:00.006+08:00

What makes TimePro different from our competitors?

Whether you're using our Hosted subscription or In-house solution, our time sheet solution is 100% web-based. In other words, there is no need to install anything on your local computer. Simply log-in to the website to use the TimePro time sheet system, either as a User or an Administrator. TimePro leverages the power of the World Wide Web to give you time sheet access to the system anytime and wherever you are connected to the Internet.

Our time sheet is available via mobile devices. If an employee is on site and does not have access to a computer to enter their time sheet, they can access TimePro on their mobile device via our Compact Interface. This provides a neat and easy-to-use interface for time recording. TimePro Administrators can also access the Compact Interface to view and edit time sheets on behalf of staff.

Our timesheet integrates with MYOB for sales invoicing, purchases invoicing and payroll integration. Once staff time sheets have been completed, you can export the data as sales invoices, purchases invoices or activity slips into MYOB and automatically generate invoices, or process the activity slips for payroll integration or time billing. Have a look at our MYOB Integration Quick Tour to see how easy it is to do this.

To find out more about TimePro's innovative and easy-to-use time sheet functions, have a look at our Key Time Sheet Features Listing.

Intertec TimePro v5.0 - released

2008-03-04T13:22:00.006+09:00

We are proud to announce the release of our next major upgrade for Intertec TimePro: Intertec TimePro version 5.0. Now, you can track time anywhere, anytime, more effectively and more efficiently, thanks to a suite of new features and enhancements in TimePro.

Version 5.0 sees a whole host of new features and functionality added to the already proven and easy-to-use TimePro solution. Some of the major enhancements include:

New Stylish Interface – Choose a Colour Scheme
TimePro v5.0 features a new stylish interface which updates the look and feel, making the interface more visually appealing as well as easier to use for both Administrators and Users.
Choose between Blue, Green, Orange, Grey, Brown and Black based colour schemes to more closely align with your existing corporate profile.

Global Projects
In the past, to make a Project visible to all Staff, the Adminstrator was required to assign each Staff member to that Project either manually or using the application's Copy Project/Staff features.

In TimePro v5.0, the Administrator is able to flag a Project as "Global", meaning that it will automatically become visible to all Staff without any need for the system administrator to make the assignment. To achieve this there are other associated enhancements such as Default Staff Cost and Charge Rates stored at the Staff level and used by the application when assigning Staff to Projects.

This functionality will significantly reduce the amount of administrative overhead for organisations that require all or certain Projects to be set up to be visible to all Staff.

Staff Projects - Bulk Change
Staff Projects - Bulk Change is a powerful new feature in TimePro v5.0 designed to streamline the task of maintaining Staff-Project records in TimePro. In the past Administrators had to make changes one record at a time, which could be time consuming when rolling out rate changes and the like. The new Bulk Change function simplifies the process by letting TimePro Administrators update multiple Staff Project records at once, significantly reducing the time and effort it takes to perform these changes. Bulk Changes can also be made to apply from an effective Date, allowing the Administrator to retrospectively apply changes to existing Time records.

Text Search in Admin Records Listings
Administrators can now perform a text search on the maintenance pages in TimePro, making it easier to find specific records without having to browse through all records in the list.

The text search function cleverly looks through all relevant columns for matching records and is available on all the Admin maintenance screens.

Other enhancements
TimePro v5.0 also features a number of minor enhancements that extend on exisiting system operations:

Negative Time Entry: TimePro can now be configured to allow for the entry of Negative Time into the timesheets. Negative Time is deducted from the total of hours recorded against a project, and is useful for correcting errors in times recorded in previous periods.

Entry of Zero Time: You can now configure TimePro to allow Entry of Zero Time. This is useful when Staff are required to submit a timesheet for a period even if they have not worked during that period.

Enter Expenses Including Tax: This is a new configuration setting that allows Administrators to determine whether Expense entry in TimePro is to include or exclude Tax.

Default Charge and Cost Rates: The Manage My Projects screen, which lets Users assign themselves to Projects, has been enhanced to take advantage of the Default Charge and Cost Rates which can be assigned to Staff Records. When Users add themselves to Projects using this screen, the Default Charge and Cost Rates in their Staff records will be automatically applied to their new Staff Project record assignments.

Project Specific Tasks sequencing in Time Entry: Project Specific Tasks listed in the Task Undertaken drop down menu in Time Entry is now in numerical order, based on the Sequence Number assigned to the Project Specific Tasks, making for easier identification of Tasks by Users. If Task Sequence Numbers are not used then the ordering of tasks is as it was previously (description order).

Administrator Access Only: It is now possible to immediately prevent all access by non-Admin Staff by setting a configuration option. Previously it was only possible to prevent non-Admin Staff members from logging on, and thus there was no way of preventing access for those already logged on.

Rate Change Options: When using the special edit function ‘’ located on the Staff Project screen alongside the Charge Rate, Cost Rate and Cost Code fields, you can now choose to make a Standard Edit or a Historical-Preservation Edit. The Standard Edit modifies the selected record directly, affecting historical time and expense records already attached as well as any new time and expense records to be entered. The Historical-Preservation Edit is different in that it disables the selected Staff Project record, thus preserving the Charge Rate, Cost Rate and Cost Code fields attached to existing time records – a new Staff Project record is then automatically created with the new values to which all future time and expense records are associated.

Displaying Roles in Print and Authorise Timesheets: TimePro Print Timesheets (Project Timesheets, Summary Timesheets and Detail Timesheets ) and Authorise Timesheets have been enhanced so that Roles, if used, will also be shown with the Project, Task and Task Description data displayed on these timesheets.

MYOB Integration Module Updates
Integration with the latest MYOB releases: The MYOB Integration Module in TimePro v5.0 has been updated to integrate with the most recent releases of MYOB Accounting and Business Products:

MYOB Accounting 17 (Australia)
MYOB Accounting Plus 17 (Australia)
MYOB Premier 11 (Australia)
MYOB Accounting 17 (New Zealand)
MYOB Accounting Plus 17 (New Zealand)
MYOB Premier 11 (New Zealand)

Default MYOB Activity Record: When using the Global Project feature, a default MYOB Activity Record called "Not yet assigned" will be inserted in Staff Project Records if there is no existing MYOB Activity record in the system, or if multiple MYOB Activity records exist. This default record will remind Administrators that they need to assign a MYOB Activity to the Staff Project Record.

Upgrading to TimePro v5.0
TimePro Hosted customers pay a small once-off migration fee to cover the site setup and data migration of their TimePro systems to the new version v5. The upgrade fee schedule is based on the number of steps required by the database administrator to upgrade you from your current version, as follows:

Versions 3.4 – 3.8 - $600 inc GST
Versions 4.0 – 4.2 - $450 inc GST
Versions 4.3 - 4.5 - $300 inc GST
Version 4.6 - $150 inc GST (Free for customers who commenced in 2008)

TimePro+ In-house customers who are currently on support and maintenance are eligible for a free upgrade when the version 5.0 upgrade is released for TimePro+ in March 2008.

Test-drive TimePro v5.0
TimePro v5.0 is now available for demonstration in our TimePro Demo Rooms. To visit, point your web browser to http://www.timesheets.com.au/ / http://www.timesheets.co.nz/ and:

Select the “Demo Rooms” tab
Enter the login details - Login ID: admin Password: password

New Year Greetings from Team TimePro!

2008-01-09T16:11:00.001+09:00

Team TimePro would like to wish all our existing and prospective customers a happy 2008.

The new year sees us finalising TimePro version 5.00 for release in the next few weeks. If you are an existing TimePro customer, keep an eye out for the release of our Summer 2008 Newsletter, which will announce the upgrade and detail key features and functions in the release.

In the meantime, if you would like a preview of version 5.00, our TimePro Demo Rooms have been upgraded to version 5.00. You can give TimePro v5.00 a solid test run in the Demo Rooms:

Try out new features, such as Global Projects, Bulk Change, Text Searching and Negative Time Entry.

Have a look at the brand new interface design, which you can change via the Configuration Settings (under the Settings Tab > General Settings > Colour Scheme).

On behalf of the team at TimePro Sales and Support, we'd like to wish you all the best for 2008, and we look forward to working with you this year.

TimePro Deluxe - Version 5.00 nears release

2007-11-29T10:50:00.000+09:00

This year, Intertec canvassed our broad customer base to enquire about improvements they would like to see in TimePro v5.00 - our next major upgrade for Intertec TimePro web timesheets.

The new features, functions and improved performance of TimePro v5.0 are based on feedback and requests for enhancements to the system we received from you, our valued customers.

With the New Year just around the corner, the Intertec TimePro team is busy finalising the development of TimePro v5.00. Look for our official announcement of the release of Intertec TimePro v5.00 on our website (http://www.timesheets.com.au/) and in our Summer 2008 newsletter!

Team TimePro takes on the Great Bike Ride

2007-11-29T10:00:00.000+09:00

Team TimePro has taken to the streets once again on their "deadly treadlies" for this year's City of Perth Great Bike Ride on Sunday 25 November 2007.

The City of Perth Great Bike Ride is an annual event, offering participants of all abilities the opportunity to participate in one of WA's premiere cycling events. A range of routes are available, with some of the best views the city of Perth has to offer.

Sporting our characteristic TimePro jerseys, the team placed well this year, with a number of cyclists coming in the top 10 in the 53km Timed Ride.

Coming Soon to TimePro: Global Projects, Bulk Rate Change and a New Interface

2007-04-03T10:34:00.000+08:00

We continually strive to enhance and improve Intertec TimePro web timesheets by adding functionality that is applicable to our broad customer base. In this light, we are planning to release the following important new features with our next major upgrade: TimePro v5.0.

Global Projects
In the past, to make a Project visible to all Staff, the system administrator was required to assign each Staff member to that Project either manually or using the application's Copy Project/Staff features.

In future the Administrator will be able to flag a Project as "Global", meaning that it will automatically become visible to all Staff without any need for the system administrator to make the assignment. To achieve this there will be other associated enhancements such as Default Staff Cost and Charge Rates stored at the Staff level and used by the application when making the assignment of Staff to Project.

This functionality is expected to significantly reduce the amount of administrative overhead for organisations that require all or certain Projects to be set up to be visible to all Staff.

Bulk Rate Change
The new Bulk Rate Change feature is designed to streamline the task of maintaining Staff-Project rates in TimePro. With Bulk Rate Change, Administrators can change the Cost and/or Charge Rates for all or nominated Staff on Projects.

Staff will also be assigned default Cost and Charge Rates, which will be used when you assign Staff to Projects.

New Stylish Interface
TimePro v5.0 will feature a new stylish interface which updates the look and feel, making the interface more visually appealing as well as easier to use for both Administrators and Users.

Moreover, you can now select the colour scheme for the interface from a choice of available colour themes.

TimePro v4.6 - Now Available

2007-03-22T10:49:00.000+09:00

TimePro v4.6 is now available for all new clients and prospects. This upgrade includes new features, such as the Compact Interface (for PDA or mobile devices), Staff Manager Authorisation and Advanced MYOB Integration.

You can test run the latest version of TimePro by registering for our Demo Rooms at www.timesheets.com.au. Remember that we also offer a free 30-Day Trial of TimePro, which you can populate with your own organisation's records.

For more information about the new features in this upgrade, please visit our TimePro Features Upgrade webpage.

Existing TimePro Hosted customers on TimePro version 4.4+ are eligible for a free upgrade upon request. For other Hosted customers, there is a small once-off migration fee to covers the site setup and data migration. The upgrade fee schedule is based on the number of steps required by the database administrator to upgrade you from your current version, as follows:

Version 3.4 - $600 inc GST
Versions 3.5 & 3.6 - $450 inc GST
Version 3.7 - $300 inc GST
Versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 - $150 inc GST

TimePro+ In-house customers who are currently on support and maintenance are eligible for a free upgrade when the upgrade is released for TimePro+ at the end of March 2007.

For more information, please contact TimePro sales at: sales@timesheets.com.au or telephon +61 (0)8 9286 3911.

Changing hourly rates in TimePro

2007-02-01T09:32:00.000+09:00

The New Year often brings with it an increase in hourly rates for work undertaken. If you need to change the rates for Staff in TimePro, read on...

Charge and cost rates are defined in Staff Project Records in TimePro. There are two primary ways in which you can change the charge rates for Staff in TimePro:

Set a new rate which retroactively applies to all time records (historical and future records): This is achieved by editing nominated Staff Project Records and changing the charge or cost rates in the appropriate fields. Doing this changes the charge or cost rates for all time records associated with the Staff Project Records which have been edited this way.

Set a new rate for all future time records: This sets a new rate for all future time records associated with the Staff Project Record, whilst retaining the old rate for historical time records. You do this in the Staff Project listing by clicking on the 'set new rate' button located next to the Charge or Cost rate you would like to change. The new rate applies from the time it is set via this method. The 'set new rate' button resembles three dots [...] set in a button.

Retrospectively changing rates

At times, you may need to retrospectively change rates so that the new rate comes into effect on a nominated date in the recent past. For example, you may need to change the charge rate for a Staff Project record effective the 2nd January 2007.

To do this, you would use the second method above (set a new rate for all future time records) to create a new rate record for the Staff Project record. You would then need to review the Staff member's timesheets for the periods since the date of the rate change to locate times against projects in which the new rate applies.
Edit these timesheets and you will see that the projects against which these times have been recorded will now be marked with [DISABLED]. This refers to the fact that the Staff-Project record for that Project item is now disabled, having been replaced with a new Staff Project Record with the new charge rate for the Staff member working on that Project.
Simply select the active project from the Projects drow down menu (you will note that both the active and [DISABLED] Project are selectable), and click the 'Save' button once you have updated the record.
Do this for all instances of the Staff member's time records against that Project in their timesheet until the current period's timesheet.

Example:

On the 1st January 2007, John Brown's rate on the Adaptec Helpdesk Services project increases from $85/hr to $100/hr. John has already recorded a week's worth of time records against this Project in TimePro. The current date is January 9, 2007.
As TimePro Administrator, you access the Staff Projects listing and using the second method above, you set the future charge rate of the Staff Project Record for John Brown - Adaptec Helpdesk Services to $100/hr. The new rate comes into effect the moment you submit the change.
You now need to retrospectively update John's timesheets from the 1st of January to reflect this change. You view John's timesheet for the week of 1/1/07 and note that he has 5 time records against Adaptec Helpdesk Services, one per day.
You edit each day's time record, noting that the project listing for 'Adaptec Helpdesk Services' is now listed as [DISABLED]. You click on the Project listing drop down and select 'Adaptec Helpdesk Services' from the items there. You then save that timesheet.
You repeat this for each entry that John has recorded against 'Adaptec Helpdesk Services' for the week, effectively updating John's time recorded from the old rate to the new rate.
When you have finished, you submit John's timesheet so that the times for that week will be billed on the new rate.

Coming soon: TimePro 4.6

2006-12-14T13:38:00.000+09:00

Due out in a matter of days, TimePro 4.6, the latest upgrade of Intertec TimePro, our web-based time recording and timesheet management solution, will include a host of new features including:

TimePro Compact Interface - Makes TimePro accessible to users with mobile PDA devices, Pocket PCs, Palm Pilots and Blackberrys, or users who simply want to use a neat and reduced entry interface for core time-entry activities.
New Staff Manager Authorisation: TimePro Administrators can now choose to assign a Manager to a Staff Record, and choose to set the Use Authorisation configuration in TimePro to enable authorisation of Staff timesheets by Managers.
Access Control: Lets you release specific administration pages, including Admin-only reports, to other users of TimePro.
Admin Data Export: TimePro Admins can export Admin-related information that has been recorded by the TimePro Administrator.
New Time and Expense Data Export options.
Advanced MYOB Import: The new Advanced MYOB Import gives Administrators the option of inserting imported MYOB Customer and Supplier data into the TimePro Customer and Supplier records, thus eliminating the need to re-create these records in TimePro.
Updated MYOB Integration Module: We have updated the TimePro MYOB Integration Module to enable integration with the most recent releases of MYOB Accounting and Business Products, including:
MYOB Accounting 16 (Australia)
MYOB Accounting 16 (New Zealand)
MYOB
Accounting Plus 16 (Australia)
MYOB Accounting Plus 16 (New
Zealand)
MYOB
Premier 10 (Australia)
MYOB Premier 10 (New Zealand)

TimePro 4.6 will be released at the end of December 2006.

Team TimePro at the Great Bike Ride, Perth

2006-12-14T13:29:00.000+09:00

This year's team, comprising of 16 riders, completed the 53 km Ride at the Great Bike Ride in Perth, on Sunday 26th November. Team TimePro gave an excellent account of itself, , with team member, David Hince, finishing 9th on the 53km Ride. Well done, Dave!

Login to TimePro from your own Internet/Intranet web site

2006-10-27T11:55:00.000+08:00

Did you know that TimePro can be integrated with your Intranet or Internet web site to allow staff to log on from your systems rather than the TimePro web site (www.timesheets.com.au)?

An added benefit is that your staff no longer need to enter your assigned customer ID when logging on. This is seen as a major advantage of the TimePro system for many customers.

It's easy!

To take advantage of this FREE feature, simply cut and paste the code below into a web page on your web site. Change ??? in the code to your assigned customer ID.

<form name="login" action="http://www.timesheets.com.au/tplogin/default.asp" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="systemid" value="???">User Name: <input type="text" name="username" size="10"><br>Password: <input type="password" name="password" size="10"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Logon"></form>

Once you've got it working, you can enhance the look and feel of the username/password fields and logon button by adding stylesheets and a graphical button.

Team TimePro hits the road at the Great Bike Ride, Sunday 26 Nov 2006.

2006-10-27T11:48:00.000+08:00

Once again, Team TimePro, Intertec's own team of cycling enthusiasts, will be taking to the streets in the Great Bike Ride 2006 - Perth's premier cycling event. Established in 2004, the Great Bike Ride has since developed into one of the largest mass cycling events on the West Australian Calendar.

The Start / Finish line is located at Langley Park on the Perth CBD foreshore. The ride circuit follows the Swan River anticlockwise from Perth via Fremantle and return.

Team TimePro will be participating in the 53km ride (1 lap) - so watch for our eye-catching Team TimePro cycling Jerseys (pictured).

TimePro Referral Program launched

2006-08-30T10:31:00.000+08:00

This year saw the launch of the TimePro Referral Program. If your clients benefit from using TimePro, refer them on to us and receive a 10% referral reward.

For more information, contact Intertec Consulting on +61 (08) 9286 3911 or email sales@timesheets.com.au

Coming Soon: TimePro PDA Integration

2006-08-30T10:21:00.000+08:00

Mobile users will soon be able enter their timesheets wherever they are. Optimized for the screens of PDA devices, the pdatime™ entry option provides a fast, easy to use timesheet entry that invites the user to enter and post timesheets as the work is done, allowing for immediate posting for analysis and reporting.

Standard Features include:

Timesheet entry
Optional Expenses entry
Only lists the user's jobs / projects
With Scheduling, prefills assignments of Today's Jobs making entry even easier
Stopwatch facility
Notes entry
Review previous entries
Submit to Manager for approval
Auto missing timesheet alerts available
Utilizes wireless LAN or Bluetooth Cell connection to allow timesheet entry anytime / anywhere
Supports Ipaq's and most other systems running Windows CE, Pocket PC 2000, 2002 & 2003

Keep an eye on the TimePro website for the pdatime™ release date.

TimePro Releases MYOB® Integration* Guided Movie Tour

2006-07-25T16:35:00.001+08:00

TimePro has just launched a comprehensive MYOB Integration guided movie tour, demonstrating TimePro’s integration with MYOB accounting software. The user is shown step-by-step how easy it is to export time records as Sales Invoices, Purchases Invoices and Activity Slips into MYOB, and to generate invoices and payroll integration within MYOB using the time records.

The Tour depicts 3 export streams:

Sales Invoices
Purchases Invoices
Activity Slips

To experience the MYOB Integration Guided Movie Tour visit www.timesheets.com.au and click ‘Step 1: Quick Tour’.

* This product has not been endorsed and is not supported by MYOB Australia

TimePro MYOB® Integration Module*

2006-05-23T15:18:00.000+08:00

Intertec TimePro’s MYOB® Integration Module* lets you take time-billing to the next level – by allowing you to integrate web-based timesheets with MYOB for invoicing and payroll processing.

With TimePro’s MYOB Integration Module, you can automate the process of creating Sales Invoices, Purchase Invoices and Activity Slips in MYOB using time records captured in TimePro.

3 Easy Steps for Simple MYOB Integration

TimePro’s MYOB Module Integration is ideal for:

Service-based businesses using MYOB that are looking to streamline their time billing and invoicing processes.
Organisations providing professional services to be charged at an hourly rate.
Businesses wishing to integrate a web-based timesheet recording and management solution with MYOB’s payroll module.

How does the MYOB Module Integration work?

Step 1: Time Entry
Your staff record their times in TimePro against the various projects they have worked on. At the end of a time period (week, fortnight or month), they submit their timesheets with a click of a button. The time records are now ready to be exported into MYOB.

Step 2: Data Export
In TimePro, your company’s Administrator checks that all staff members have submitted their timesheets for the time period. Upon confirming this, the Administrator then chooses to export the time records to MYOB as Sales Invoices, Purchase Invoices and/or Activity Slips.

Step 3: MYOB Integration
Intertec TimePro Time Records can be imported into MYOB as:

MYOB Sales Invoices: Time records from TimePro can be consolidated into MYOB as Sales Invoices, with each staff member’s time being represented as a single line item on an invoice.
MYOB Purchase Invoices: Time records for contract staff can be consolidated into MYOB as Purchase Invoices, saving you from having to manually enter invoices that you will receive from any contract staff.
MYOB Activity Slips: Time records can be extracted directly as Activity Slips for integration with MYOB. The Activity Slips in MYOB can then be used to generate Time Billing Sales Invoices and to optionally integrate with MYOB’s payroll module.

For more information please go to: www.timesheets.com.au/about_myob.asp

* This product has not been endorsed and is not supported by MYOB Australia.

TimePro at the MYOB PartnerConnection 2006 Conferences

2006-05-19T15:02:00.000+08:00

The MYOB PartnerConnection 2006 Conferences are designed to offer MYOB Partners time-effective ways for gaining knowledge of the 2006 release of MYOB’s Business Software range. Be among the first to preview resources, including the Intertec TimePro MYOB Integration module, that will help support your clients.

After a successful three days at the MYOB Partner Connection 2006 Conference in Perth, Intertec TimePro will be going “on the road” to showcase and demonstrate the TimePro MYOB Integration module at the PartnerConnection Conferences in Sydney and Melbourne. Dates and venues are as follows:

MYOB PartnerConnection 2006 Conference

Sydney: 25th and 26th May – Novotel Sydney, Olympic Park
Melbourne: 31st May and 1st June – Langham Hotel, Southbank

For more information:

TimePro gets skinned

2006-02-23T14:42:00.000+08:00

‘Skinning’ a product allows it to be customised to reflect an organisation’s branding and visual identify.

When new UK client, Plugin Design, sought a web timesheet solution that could be integrated with their corporate branding and identity, the team at Intertec created a custom TimePro ‘skin’ to reflect Plugin Design’s slick, clean and innovative aesthetics.

Within a day, our designer was able to implement a new colour scheme and incorporate the Plugin Design logo into TimePro – see screen shot. For more information on skinning and customising TimePro to reflect your company’s visual style, please contact us.

Team TimePro

2006-02-17T15:47:00.000+08:00

Intertec TimePro sponsors ‘Team TimePro’, a cycling team consisting of TimePro technicians and consultants. Team TimePro has participated in a variety of cycling events, most notably the Great Bike Ride in November last year, where one of our riders, Clayton “Turbo” Austin, finished 4th out of the 1800 entrants in the event. Team TimePro’s next challenge is the 2006 Main Roads LifeCycle Great Western Australian Bike Ride, from Albany to Margaret River in WA.

The following snapshots are from the Great Bike Ride in November 2005:

What's New in TimePro v4.4 (released February 2006)

2006-02-16T10:54:00.000+08:00

Major Enhancements

Weekly Time Entry: TimePro's time entry function has been made even more flexible with the addition of the Weekly Time Entry feature. This gives TimePro users the choice of either entering worked hours by day or by week. Please note that this feature is only available when the TimePro system has been set to enable Worked Hours time entry (done via the 'Settings' tab in TimePro).

In Weekly Time Entry, TimePro users select the Customer, Project and Task as per Daily Time Entry, and enter their hours worked for the Project or Task for each day of the week. The Weekly Time Entry grid will automatically calculate and display the total hours recorded per day and per project/task as they are entered, giving TimePro users an immediate view of the time spent within the week on specific projects.

Weekly Time Entry has been developed with the needs of your staff in mind - it allows staff to more effectively match and manage their time entry activities to work priorities and time recording methods.

New, easy-to-use Toolbar: Your use of TimePro has been made easier and more accessible with the provision of a new Toolbar. This Toolbar gives you easy access to frequently used functions and timesheet reports, as well as a new timesheet report: the Summary Timesheet, which is explained in more detail below.

The new Toolbar replaces some of the buttons in previous versions of TimePro, and also incorporates new features. Functions that are now available via the Toolbar are:

Copy Timesheet: This button allows users to copy the time records for the currently displayed period to another time period. It replaces the 'Period Copy' button in previous versions of TimePro.

Print Summary Timesheet: This button, a new feature with this upgrade, generates a Summary Timesheet report. See the section below for more detail.

Print Detail Timesheet: This button replaces the 'Print Staff Timesheet' button, previously located adjacent to the 'Quick Reports' button in the Timesheet View screen. The 'Print Detail Timesheet' button will generate a printable timesheet displaying worked hours for all projects and tasks in the time period.

Print Expenses: This button replaces the 'View Quick Report on Expenses' button, previously located next to the Expenses button in the Timesheet View screen. This button will display an Expenses Quick Report for printing, if your TimePro system has been configured to enable 'Expenses Tracking'.

Submit Timesheet/Complete Timesheet: TimePro users can now use this button on the Toolbar to submit their timesheet (if Use Authorisation is enabled) or complete their timesheets at the end of the time period. For convenience, this button is also available at the end of the Timesheet View screen. Please note that once a timesheet has been submitted or completed, this button becomes unavailable - shown as a 'greyed out' button on screen.

Summary Timesheet: With a single click of a button, TimePro will generate a Summary Timesheet report that will show Project Totals and Sub-task Totals of hours worked for the given time period. The report also shows sub-totals for the day and week, and period totals.

Minor Enhancements

The functionality of time records deletion has been altered. In earlier versions of TimePro, time records were permanently removed when the user chose the Delete option. Now, time records are first marked for deletion and only permanently removed when the user presses "Save Changes" in the TimePro entry screen. This gives the user the ability to back out if records have been deleted by mistake.
Several very minor miscellaneous bugs have been fixed.

Intertec TimePro's New Weekly Time Entry

2006-02-14T09:52:00.000+08:00

The team at Intertec is constantly refining TimePro to better meet the time entry and time tracking requirements of our clients. Our latest release features Weekly Time Entry, which allows users to enter hours by week.

TimePro users will now have the choice of recording worked hours on a day-by-day or weekly basis into the timesheet. In today's diverse workplaces, this flexibility allows staff to more effectively match and manage their time entry activities to work priorities and working styles.

How to use Weekly Time Entry: To access Weekly Time Entry, users click the 'Weekly Add/Edit' button in the Timesheet View.

Intertec TimePro Weekly Time Entry screen

Users select the Customer, Project and Task as per daily time entry, and enter their hours worked for the Project or Task for each day of the week. The Weekly Time Entry grid will automatically calculate and display the total hours recorded per day and per project as they are entered, giving TimePro users an immediate view of the time spent within the week on specific projects.

TimePro Hosted with Weekly Time Entry is due out in February 2006 as part of TimePro v4.4, you will be able to try the Weekly Time Entry feature in the Demo Rooms at the Intertec TimePro website (www.timesheets.com.au). More information will be sent via email upon its release. TimePro + In-house with Weekly Time Entry will be available in April 2006.

How do I upgrade to Weekly Time Entry? TimePro Hosted customers on TimePro version 4.3+ are eligible for a free upgrade upon request.

For other Hosted customers, there is a small once-off migration fee to covers the site setup and data migration. The upgrade fee schedule is based on the number of steps required by the database administrator to upgrade you from your current version, as follows:

Version 3.4 - $600 inc GST
Versions 3.5 & 3.6 - $450 inc GST
Version 3.7 - $300 inc GST
Versions 4.0, 4.1 & 4.2 - $150 inc GST

TimePro+ In-house customers who are currently on support and maintenance are eligible for a free upgrade when the upgrade is released for TimePro+ in April.

Enhancement Requests: Most of the new features in TimePro are the direct result of feedback from our existing and potential customers. If you have some ideas for enhancements that you would like to share with us then email your comments to support@timesheets.com.au

TimePro versus In-house Software Development

2006-02-14T09:44:00.000+08:00

Ever thought about the costs and implications of building your own system versus purchasing a solution? Here are some compelling reasons why you should consider TimePro over developing an in-house solution from scratch.

Cost: Building your own time tracking solution can be very expensive taking into account consulting fees, hardware costs, technical staff and on-going support and maintenance costs. Setting up your own system can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars. TimePro's monthly fees range from as low as $5 per person for a 100 user licence per month or only $7 per person for a 5 user licence per month. There is no minimum contract length so TimePro is a low risk and flexible cost effective solution.

Security: TimePro uses industry standard security including 24x7 monitoring of our service, optional 128 bit (SSL) encryption, automatic logout and nightly data backup. Each customer also has their own distinct data storage area. Can you afford to invest in all of these measures yourself?

Accessibility: Using installed software can be tricky if you don't always work off the same machine. Remote access into Virtual Private Networks and Local Area Networks can also be expensive and difficult to configure. TimePro is available from any computer with Internet access, on your own network or across the globe.

Upgrades: You can spend hours installing and configuring traditional packaged software. Configuring a server can take many hours, and that often is repeated when your business grows and requirements change. TimePro is constantly being upgraded,and users enjoy multiple updates per year at little or no additional cost.

Support: Will your in-house I.T. department be able to assist you with questions anytime of the working day? TimePro offers responsive web-based support for all nominated customer contacts, including updated frequently asked questions and online documentation. Customers on our Premium or Custom plans also receive telephone support.