Time tracking records how long tasks actually take. Every task has a timer; every session is saved with who ran it and when.

Using the timer

1. Open a task and expand Time Tracking.
2. Click Start Time Tracking. A floating timer appears and stays visible as you move around Airstudio.
3. Click Stop on the floating timer or in the task when you finish. Start again later; sessions add up.

Only one timer runs per person at a time. Starting a second asks you to stop the first.

Safeguards

• After about 30 minutes without activity, Airstudio asks whether you are still working. Answer, or the reminder repeats.
• Any timer still running at midnight in the task's region is stopped automatically and marked as auto-stopped, so a forgotten timer never records a night.

Reviewing and correcting

The Time Tracking section lists each session with start, end, and duration. Show Mine and Show All switch between your sessions and everyone's. Administrators can edit a session's times, change its employee, or delete it; staff can stop their own.

What it feeds

The task's Time Spent is the sum of its sessions. With Expenses it becomes the task's cost, and rolls up to jobs and organizations for profitability reporting.

Background

Task Time Tracking

Start and stop timers on tasks (and task steps) so you can finally see how long re-shoots, retouching tickets, and comp builds actually take. Time on task × pay rate = real cost for every Task in the system. This is the data feed for job-level profitability and task-level expense reporting.

How it works

Open any task and hit Start. The timer runs until you hit Stop. Tasks can be started and stopped multiple times — total time accumulates across every session.

The "Are you done?" prompt