Time Tracking
Estimate task effort and log actual time spent — then review your work in a personal timesheet.
Overview
Time tracking in Planninq operates at the task level. Each task carries an optional time estimate (how long it should take). Actual time is logged as separate time entries — one per work session — linked to the task. A personal timesheet shows all your logged entries grouped by date, with daily and weekly totals.
Key Capabilities
Time Estimate
- Set an estimate on any task in the task detail view
- Accepted input formats:
2h 30m,150m,1.5h,90(minutes),2h - Stored as an integer number of minutes; displayed in human-readable format (e.g., 90 → "1h 30m")
- Task card on the kanban board shows the estimate
- Invalid input (e.g., zero, negative, unparseable) shows an inline validation error
Log Time
- Click Log time in the task detail view to create a time entry
- A time entry requires: duration and date (description is optional)
- Multiple entries can be added to the same task across different sessions or days
- Task detail shows the total logged time (sum of all entries for the task)
- A progress indicator shows logged vs estimated: "1h 30m / 3h"; turns red when logged time exceeds the estimate
Timesheet
- The Timesheet view shows all your time entries grouped by date (newest first)
- Each row shows: task title (clickable link to task detail), project, duration, description, and edit/delete controls
- Daily totals are shown for each date group
- Filter by date range: "This week", "Last week", or a custom range; the total for the range is shown
- Clicking a task title navigates to the task detail view; the browser back button returns to the timesheet at the same scroll position and date filter
Access Control
- Users can only edit or delete their own time entries
- Attempting to edit another user's entry via the API returns 403 Forbidden
Standards
- Schema.org QuantitativeValue — time entry (value with unit code MIN)
- iCalendar ESTIMATED-DURATION (RFC 7986) — estimated task duration field