7pace Timetracker for DevOps Server (on-prem) and DevOps Services (cloud) Overview

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7pace Timetracker benefits for developers, cloud-based authorization via tokens or personal access tokens (PAT), and help and support options

Introduction

7pace Timetracker for developers

7pace Timetracker for managers

Authorizing 7pace Timetracker for DevOps Services (Cloud) - OAuth

Authorizing 7pace Timetracker for DevOps Services (Cloud) -  Personal Access Token (PAT)

Email notifications

App API

Work item automation in 7pace Timetracker

Help and support: How to get It, where to find It

7pace Timetracker demo video

7pace Timetracker webinar: FAQs

Introduction

7pace Timetracker is a professional full-feature time recording and management solution that seamlessly integrates with Azure DevOps Server (on-prem) and DevOps Services (cloud) . 7pace Timetracker allows software teams in small to enterprise-sized companies plan, estimate, and record time directly in DevOps without having to leave your environment.

After installing 7pace Timetracker (cloud) to your DevOps Services account, the "7pace Timetracker"  menu will display as part of your DevOps Services side menu bar.  7pace Timetracker consists of a web server interface that allows you to add, edit, import, export, approve, and manage the time of individual team members and the whole team. You also have the option to download either the Windows and Mac app. These apps can be installed on your local system, allowing you to select a work item and then track time spent on that particular work item via a start/stop watch-style interface.

IMPORTANT: The ability to track time without associating that time to specific work items is set to ON by default to allow users to track time on non-work-related or impromptu items. You can change this within the Settings page of 7pace Timetracker > Rules -> Tracking Details.

The web app is available from within the Timetracker web UI of DevOps, allowing you to start tracking right from any work item, without any additional action required. You can use multiple desktops, run the Windows or Mac app everywhere or just open your browser; you'll see a synced time interface that you can control from wherever you are.

7pace Timetracker has its own permission and subscription management, is fully customizable, and will work with even the most complex work item template (WIT).

7pace Timetracker for Devs

Designed with you, the developer, in mind, 7pace Timetracker lets you quickly and easily enter and track time directly on work items within the same environment in which you work, without the need for complex or time-consuming external time-logging. This integration between work done and time tracked lets you know exactly how much time you are spending on your work items, leading to better estimation, and more efficient time management. You can see individual pace, remaining time, and decreasing burndown.

You can start tracking in real time or add and edit time after-the-fact, as needed. The keyboard-optimized Timesheet page analyzes your sprint board and shows you a weekly view of tracked time. Keyboard optimization, a spreadsheet-like list editor and blue cells (that display when a corresponding work item is "in progress" and assigned to you) make it easy to fill in your timesheet at the end of the week. You can also manually add, edit or submit weekly time on the Monthly page, which features a calendar interface. A fully-integrated web app and/or the optional, downloadable Windows or Mac desktop apps work together or on their own to accurately track your time. You simply search for and select a work item, click start, and the time you spend working on that item is captured without having to give it a second thought. You can also track time on work items without an DevOps ID and can even import time logged in Excel on the Times Explorer page.

7pace Timetracker for managers

The ease with which devs can enter and track time on work items right within their own work environment with  7pace Timetracker results in exceptionally accurate, real-time data quality that is invaluable to you, as a manager. The high quality of instantaneous data closes the gap on uncertainty and error and results in 7pace Timetracker-driven burndown and built-in reporting functionality that is powerful and insightful. 7pace Timetracker's integrated reports provide you with important details on the health of each software iteration or sprint. You can see how much time the team spent on each work item, which team members completed which task(s), the current burndown rate, and if things are progressing on-time and on-budget. In addition to approving time for your team members on the "Approval" tab, you can also close or lock weeks for future time entry or editing.

There are many options for managers to transport data-driven knowledge to their team, fellow managers or customers. A custom budgets component can be connected to iterations, releases, features, work items, and to single worklogs. The Budgets page of Timetracker acts as a powerful analytic and reporting tool, provides you with a completely transparent, real-time view of where work efforts flow, and assists you in billing your own customers. On the Times Explorer page, you can preview worklogs before assigning them to budgets, select, filter, and group columns to suit your needs, and add, edit, import and export (from Excel) individual or batch worklogs. The REST accessible Reporting API, based on OAuth and OData, supports analytics tools like PowerBI and permits integration with systems like Project Server. WYSIWYG and rich data export provides managers with Excel-based data for additional processing.
The API requests for DevOps Server must be authenticated with NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager). Check the available examples in the passage about Node.js from our Reporting Api Node.js example.