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tiz-tKRccxk9SbrTeHJm+VBaLA@public.gmane.org | 23 Jun 15:41

Introduction and questions about reporting

Hello!

My name is Istvan Zoltan Toth, I'm a programmer from Hungary.
I use TaskCoach and there are a few features I really would like to use, 
but they are not included yet.
The reason I subscribed to this list is that I've actually developed a 
feature I use on daily basis but it would be nice to have it integrated.

In a nutshell. I work on different projects and I switch between 
projects and tasks frequently (let's say I switch once in every 30 mins).
At the end of every day I have to make a detailed report of activities.
I've written a simple Python script which reads the TaskCoach file, 
summarizes efforts by categories and creates CSV files, one for each 
category and one which contains summaries.
Then it sends those files to the accounting by e-mail and they do the 
rest (billing).

If it is possilbe I would like to see it integrated like a plug-in, when 
I select the menu item it runs all the reports.
So, it would be great to know your opinion, and if you're positive, I 
would need some pointers where to start.

Another idea of mine is that it would be nice to have a few configurable 
hot-keys which starts effort counting on a given task. This would be 
very handy but it is far not as important as the reports. (And I haven't 
even started to check how to implement it.)

Kind regards,
Istvan Zoltan Toth
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Frank Niessink | 23 Jun 21:15

Re: Introduction and questions about reporting

Hi Istvan,

Welcome!

2008/6/23 tiz@... <tiz@...>:
> Hello!
>
> My name is Istvan Zoltan Toth, I'm a programmer from Hungary.
> I use TaskCoach and there are a few features I really would like to use,
> but they are not included yet.
> The reason I subscribed to this list is that I've actually developed a
> feature I use on daily basis but it would be nice to have it integrated.

That's good to hear.

> In a nutshell. I work on different projects and I switch between
> projects and tasks frequently (let's say I switch once in every 30 mins).
> At the end of every day I have to make a detailed report of activities.
> I've written a simple Python script which reads the TaskCoach file,
> summarizes efforts by categories and creates CSV files, one for each
> category and one which contains summaries.
> Then it sends those files to the accounting by e-mail and they do the
> rest (billing).
>
> If it is possilbe I would like to see it integrated like a plug-in, when
> I select the menu item it runs all the reports.
> So, it would be great to know your opinion, and if you're positive, I
> would need some pointers where to start.

I'm curious, is there any particular reason why you need to group
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tiz-tKRccxk9SbrTeHJm+VBaLA@public.gmane.org | 24 Jun 07:46

Re: Introduction and questions about reporting

Frank Niessink írta:
 >
 > Hi Istvan,
 >
 > Welcome!
 >
 > 2008/6/23 tiz@... <tiz@...>:
 > > Hello!
 > >
 > > My name is Istvan Zoltan Toth, I'm a programmer from Hungary.
 > > I use TaskCoach and there are a few features I really would like to 
use,
 > > but they are not included yet.
 > > The reason I subscribed to this list is that I've actually developed a
 > > feature I use on daily basis but it would be nice to have it 
integrated.
 >
 > That's good to hear.
 >
 > > In a nutshell. I work on different projects and I switch between
 > > projects and tasks frequently (let's say I switch once in every 30 
mins).
 > > At the end of every day I have to make a detailed report of activities.
 > > I've written a simple Python script which reads the TaskCoach file,
 > > summarizes efforts by categories and creates CSV files, one for each
 > > category and one which contains summaries.
 > > Then it sends those files to the accounting by e-mail and they do the
 > > rest (billing).
 > >
 > > If it is possilbe I would like to see it integrated like a plug-in,
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Frank Niessink | 24 Jun 22:23

Re: Introduction and questions about reporting

Hi Istvan,

2008/6/24 tiz@... <tiz@...>:
> My categories represents clients and/or projects. With some customers I
> have a strict billing system, I bill for the exact time I spend at them
> (on strict I mean I count the minutes).
> I have tasks as short as five minutes and as long as a few weeks,
> usually with a lot of interruptions. When I create a new task I select
> the customer as category so I can use that information in reports.

What I usually do is create task structure like this:
Client A
  Project 1
    Task 1.1
    Task 1.2
       ...
  Project 2
    Task 2.1
     ...
Client B

etc. If you set it up like that you can simply filter ('search') for
client and/or project name and export only the effort for a specific
client or project (see my remark below).

> You'r absolutely right. The reason I like TaskCoach is that it is simple
> to use. This is why I was thinking about a plugin, so the user does not
> have to face it if he or she does not need it. An interesting approach
> is what Supermemo uses. It is a learning-aid software and when you start
> it you see only a few menus and buttons. There is one menu item where
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