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11. Optional Extensions

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The following modules can be individually activated or deactivated under Settings → Modules.

Projects Module

Optional for project-oriented businesses:

  • Project management with phases and milestones
  • Work reports per project and employee
  • Project-related invoicing

Vehicles Module

Optional for businesses with vehicle workflows:

  • Vehicle management (license plate, VIN, owner)
  • Complete service history per vehicle

Tire Storage Module

Optional for seasonal tire operations:

  • Tire storage with storage and retrieval
  • Seasonal tire change planning

Time Tracking Module

Optional for businesses that want to track and bill employee working hours. The module can be activated under Settings → Modules.

#### Employee Management

In the Time Tracking tab, you manage your employees:

  • Master Data: Personnel number (auto-generated), first name, last name, position, department
  • Contact: Email, phone
  • Work Time Model: Target hours per week, hourly rate
  • Status: Active/Inactive/Resigned — inactive employees do not appear in dropdowns
  • Notes: Additional information about the employee

#### Time Entries

Time entries document the daily working hours per employee:

  • Date and Times: Work start, work end, break (in minutes)
  • Assignment: Optionally assign to a customer and/or project
  • Activity: Description of work performed
  • Automatic Calculation: Net working time is calculated automatically from start, end and break
Tip: When creating a new time entry, start/end and break are pre-filled with default values.

#### Absences

Absences record holidays, illness, accidents and other absence reasons:

  • Types: Vacation, Sick Leave, Accident, Military/Civil Service, Training, Unpaid Leave, Other
  • Period: From-date and to-date (multi-day possible)
  • Half Day: Option for half-day absences
  • Approval: Absences can be marked as approved
  • Calendar Integration: Absences are displayed as colored markers in the calendar (if Calendar tab is visible)

#### Hour Billing

The hour billing dialog enables direct invoice creation from recorded working hours:

  • Filter Options: Period (From/To), employee
  • Overview: Selected entries, total hours, total amount
  • Tabular Evaluation: All approved, billable time entries with date, employee, activity, hours, customer, project and hourly rate
  • Direct Invoice Creation: Selected time entries are directly converted into a pre-filled invoice
  • Status Workflow: Entries are automatically marked as "Billed"

#### Integration with Other Modules

The Time Tracking module is seamlessly integrated into the application:

  • Dashboard: Time tracking KPIs (active employees, weekly hours, today's absences) are displayed as cards on the dashboard
  • Projects: A "Hours" column with hours worked per project is displayed in the project overview
  • Reports: When creating reports, the employee can be selected from the time tracking employee list (dropdown instead of free text)
  • Calendar: Absences are displayed as colored markers in the calendar
  • Global Search: Employees from time tracking appear in search results (Ctrl+K)
Optional extensions can be individually activated under Settings → Modules.