Time Recording
Time recording captures the labour hours spent on a work order. Formbird FLEET offers two ways to record time: a Time Recorder toggle that runs a background timer, and manual Work Effort entry.
Time Recorder Toggle
The Time Recorder toggle is the quickest way to capture time on a work order. When you turn it on, a timer starts running in the background for your account.
To start recording: 1. Open the work order. 2. Locate the Time Recorder section. 3. Toggle the switch on. The timer starts from this moment.
To stop recording: 1. Return to the work order. 2. Toggle the switch off. The elapsed time is saved as a time record against the work order.
More than one person can have the toggle on at the same time on the same work order — each account's time is tracked independently.
Manual Work Effort Entry
Where configured, the Work Effort panel on a work order allows labour hours to be entered manually. This is available as an alternative or a supplement to the time recorder toggle.
Viewing Time Records
The Time Recorders (last 7 days) panel on the Workshop Dashboard shows recent time entries for the selected workshops. Supervisors can use this to review time logged by their team.
Active time recorders — timers currently running — appear in the Outstanding Items panel under Active Time Recorders, making it easy to spot timers left running by mistake.
Work orders with no time logged after a month appear under Work Orders Without Time Recorders (Rolling Month) in Outstanding Items.
Time Reports
Detailed time reporting is available via the Workshop Dashboard navigation menu:
- Time Recorder Documents — a listing of all time recorder documents
- Time Recorder Report — a summary report of time recorded across work orders
Published: May 2026 · Formbird FLEET 4.2.8