Rounding time entries

Written By Lauri Eurén

Last updated 1 day ago

Rounding rounds tracked time up to a fixed interval — for example, a 12-minute entry becomes 15 minutes when you round to the nearest 15. Operating keeps both the actual tracked time and the rounded time, and uses the rounded time for billing and reporting. This article is for admins configuring rounding.

Before you begin

  • You need permission to manage time-tracking settings.

How rounding works

  • Time entries are rounded up to the nearest 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes — never down.

  • It applies organization-wide, to new and updated time entries from a chosen effective date. Entries created before that date aren't changed.

  • Both values are stored: the actual tracked time (what was logged) and the rounded time.

  • You can exclude individual projects by turning rounding off on the project.

Turning on rounding

The settings page for enabling rounding up time entries

  1. Go to Settings → Time tracking → Time entry options.

  2. Under Rounding up time entries, turn on Enable rounding up time entries.

  3. Choose the interval — 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes. A live example shows how sample durations round.

  4. Set the effective date — rounding applies to entries on or after it; earlier entries are untouched.

  5. Save. Operating recalculates rounding for the affected un-invoiced entries in the background; already-invoiced entries aren't changed.

What rounding affects

When rounding is on, the rounded time — not the raw tracked time — is what flows into your numbers:

  • Earned revenue, cost, and margin — calculated from rounded hours.

  • Invoicing — invoiced hours and amounts use rounded time.

  • Reports — planned vs. actuals, Active Projects, and project financials reflect rounded time.

  • Exports — CSV exports include the rounded hours.

  • Time-entry lists — show the actual and rounded values side by side.

The actual tracked time is always preserved as the record of what was really logged — rounding changes what you bill and report, not the underlying entry.

Excluding a project

Rounding is organization-wide by default. To exclude a specific project, turn rounding off on that project.

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