7pace Timetracker's integration with Azure DevOps lets you "Start Tracking" directly from a work item or backlog, see time spent, pace, and activities
The work item "7pace Timetracker" tab
The work item "Start Tracking" button
The Backlog "Start Tracking" and "Add Time" buttons
The Work Item "7pace Timetracker" Tab
7pace Timetracker is fully integrated with your DevOps Services account. Any time you click on a work item, the work item "Details" popup window displays. On this window, an additional tab is available when you have 7pace Timetracker - the "7pace Timetracker" tab. This tab shows the total time spent by you and your team members on that work item and all child items.
The "7pace Timetracker" tab also features an Add Time button that enables you to add time directly to a work item. This "Add Time" button can also be found on the "Monthly", "Times Explorer", and "Timesheet" pages. When you click on "Add Time" within a work item and on the "Monthly" page or "Timesheet" page, the resulting "Add Time" dialog box renders certain fields, like the "Person" (name) and "Work Item" fields as read-only. These fields automatically populate with the signed-in user's name and with the current work item ID. These fields are only editable on the "Times Explorer" page, so a manager can add time for their team members. Note: If “Prevent Time Entry Against Closed Items” is enabled under “Settings” -> “Rules”, the "Add Time" button will be grayed out and feature a locked icon.
If the "Activity Types" feature is enabled by an admin on the "Settings" page -> "Activity Types, the "7pace Timetracker" tab will display any time tracked to work items that have been assigned an activity category under a section called "Activities".
Here is a breakdown of the "7pace Timetracker" tab within a work item and its main features:
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Total Total time (in hours) tracked for the work item, including time logged for all child items. |
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Pace The pace at which the task is performed. This number is calculated by dividing the number of tracked hours by estimated effort. To learn more on enabling pace settings within Timetracker, click here. |
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Add Time When clicked, displays the "Add Time" dialog box so you can add time directly to the work item. For more information, click here. Note: If “Prevent Time Entry Against Closed Items” is enabled under “Settings” -> “Rules”, the "Add Time" button will be grayed out and feature a locked icon. |
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Work Item In the lower left quadrant of the window, you'll see the work item, total time tracked for the parent and all child items. Clicking on the |
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Hours The total time tracked for the specific work item. |
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Pace The pace of the person working on the item is shown only for the PBI type work item. To learn more on enabling pace settings within Timetracker, click here. |
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Team In the lower right quadrant of the work item window, the users who tracked time for the work item display. The activity type of each user also displays if an admin has enabled the activity type feature in Settings. Hovering over each configured color in the bar shows a tool tip with the time tracked to that specific activity type. |
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Activities The time logged toward each configured activity type . |
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Budgets You assign budgets to work items from the 7pace Timetracker Tab in the work item form. You can also view budget inheritance information directly from the 7pace Timetracker tab. For more information, click here. |
icon opens the work item details on the The Work Item "Start Tracking" and "Add Time" buttons
Once 7pace Timetracker is installed and you click on a work item in Azure DevOps, you'll notice that "Start Tracking" and "Add Time" buttons display (see screen shot, below) on the resulting work item details window.
Clicking the "Start Tracking" button will initiate tracking on that work item. Tracking will also commence on the 7pace Timetracker (desktop) App for Windows or Mac (if you have downloaded and paired it from the "Apps" page) and also initiates tracking on the 7pace Timetracker Web App (found at the top of every Timetracker page) for that work item.
Clicking the "Add Time" button will open the Add Time dialog, with the person selector defaulting to the current user. The ability to select a person other than yourself from this field is based on your permissions. The date is set to the current date by default but can be edited; the activity type is set to the default value but can also be edited.
Note: If “Prevent Time Entry Against Closed Items” is enabled under “Settings” -> “Rules”, the "Start Tracking" and "Add Time" buttons will be disabled.
The Work Item "Details" Page: When you open a work item to view or edit its details, you will see the Start Tracking and Add Time buttons.
The Backlog "Start Tracking" and "Add Time" Buttons
In 7pace Timetracker, the “Start Tracking” and "Add Time" buttons are also available directly from any of the DevOps Server/Services Backlog pages (Backlog, Queries, Boards, etc.) in the work item context menu.
Note: If “Prevent Time Entry Against Closed Items” is enabled under “Settings” -> “Rules”, the "Start Tracking" and "Add Time" buttons will be disabled.
From the 7pace Timetracker section, clicking "Start Tracking" will kick off time tracking throughout the app – and you'll see the results of this action in the integrated Web App, work item form, and in the downloadable Windows or Mac Apps.
Clicking "Add Time" will open the Add Time dialog, with the person selector defaulting to the current user. The ability to select a person other than yourself from this field is based on your permissions. The date is set to the current date by default but can be edited; the activity type is set to the default value but can also be edited.
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