In the “Working time balance in a period” view, you can view how much working time was performed in a specific period. This view does not include the carry-over and capping of overtime between months and years. It only displays the working time in the period. Read here how to [open the working time account.(/time-tracking/working-time-account/working-time-account-overview/)
Read the working time account from left to right: almost all numbers in the working time account result from adding or subtracting the numbers in the respective columns. In detail:
Column in the working time account
Meaning
User
Name of the employee. Click the icon to go to the [calendar view of working time entries(/time-tracking/calendar-view/open-the-calendar-view-of-working-time-entries/).
Required working time
The employee’s total required working time in the selected period. It equals the sum of all [required working times(/time-tracking/working-time-models/target-working-hours/) of the calendar days in the period.
Public holidays
The total number of hours on public holidays in the selected period. It equals the sum of all required working times on all days that count as public holidays for the employee.
Vacation
The total number of vacation hours in the selected period. It equals the sum of all required working times on all days on which the employee entered (and had approved) vacation.
Sickness
The total number of sickness hours in the selected period. It equals the sum of all required working times on all days on which the employee recorded sickness.
Other absences
The total number of hours of other absences in the selected period that are configured to [reduce the required working time(/frequently-asked-questions/time-tracking/absences-reduce-target-working-time/). It equals the sum of all required working times on all days on which the employee recorded one of these absences.
Adjusted required working time
The actual required working time. This equals the “Required working time” column minus “Public holidays”, “Vacation”, “Sickness”, and “Other absences”.
Working time incl setup time1
The actual working time performed. It equals the sum of all working time entries of the employee in the period. It does not yet include deductions due to setup times or rounding of working times.
Deduction for setup times1
The total time deducted due to the [setup time setting(/time-tracking/working-time-models/setup-times/).
Rounding to required working time1
The total time that gets deducted or added due to the [working time rounding setting(/time-tracking/working-time-models/rounding-working-hours/).
Working time performed
The actual working time performed after deducting any rounding and setup times. It equals the sum of all working time entries of the employee in the period. If setup times or rounding of working times are configured, this column includes those deductions.
Balance
Number of hours above or below the required working time. It equals “Working time performed” minus “Adjusted required working time”.
1 These columns only appear when you activate the corresponding settings.
Help for each column
If you move the mouse over the column headers in the working time account, you receive additional information.
The working time account in the “Working time in a period” view
