Raken has streamlined the time management experience. The goal of these changes will improve clarity, speed, and consistency with time tracking across the web and mobile app.
They will also help to boost accuracy when allocating overtime, increase efficiency when reviewing time across multiple projects, and clearly separate employee time cards from subcontractor work logs.
Benefits of the new time tracking features.
Clearer Navigation
New Time Card section under Daily Logs
Clear separation between work logs and time cards
Faster time entry
Faster crew-based entry
Easier bulk edit and split workflows
Ability to enter time across projects
Smarter overtime handling
Overtime is automatically allocated correctly across the pay period, regardless of entry order
Where to review and enter time
The time changes bring time entry and review into several familiar locations:
Project Tools > Daily Logs > Time Cards
Create time cards as part of your daily reporting workflow.Time > Clock
Clock employees in and out.Time > Entries
Create time cards across multiple projects.Time > Summary
Review and enter time cards for the entire pay period.
What Hasn’t Changed
The changes have improved workflows without disrupting existing processes:
Time clock and kiosk workflows
Overtime rules and calculations
Payroll approvals and exports
Ability to add descriptions, notes, and photos to daily reports
Mobile Time Card Flows
Create a Time Card on Mobile
Go to Time > Entries, Time > Summary, or View > +, then:
Select a project
Navigate to Daily Logs > Time Cards
Select “Create New Time Card”
Select a crew (optional)
Select one or more employees
Enter hours and details
Edit time for single employees
Select a project
Navigate to Daily Logs > Time Cards
Open the time card
Select ellipsis (...)
Edit hours, breaks, cost codes, etc.
Bulk edit time for a crew
Select a project
Navigate to Daily Logs > Time Cards
Open the time card
Tap Bulk Edit
Edit hours, breaks, cost code, etc.
Other less frequently used options can be found under the ellipsis (...) menu
Payroll Notes
Pay Types
Classifications
Shifts
New Feature: Split Time Cards
Use split to allocate time across multiple cost codes or activities
Tap the ellipsis (...) menu
Select split
Add split time and select cost code
Review time across projects (Summary)
Use the new time > Summary tab to review all employee time across multiple projects for the pay period
Select time
Select Summary
View summaries by employee
View or edit employee entries
Manually Clock Employees in/out
Use the new time > Clock tab to review live hour totals and clock statuses for each of your employees
Select time
Select Clock
Use the ellipsis (...) to Clock in or Clock out
The changes to the time tracking features make managing labor faster, cleaner, and more accurate, giving crews and supervisors a single, reliable way to enter, review, and submit time without disrupting existing payroll processes.
Time card guide: https://cdn.rakenapp.com/content/pdfs/Raken-Time-Card-Guide.pdf
Overview Video:
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