Do you record time?

If you do record time, what do you cross reference hours spent with? I suppose that depends on one's work environment - an attorney might cross reference with a customer case number, for billing purposes.

I could cross reference with the project management database - using Project ID and optionally, Task ID. Or I could cross reference with the Work Request database - using Work Request ID.

Workers may be assigned to projects, or work requests. The main difference between them is that projects are broadly scoped and assigned to teams, while work requests are assigned to individuals. Either may be billable, but not necessarily.

Another option might be to cross reference with a personal or organizational event calendar. Or cross reference with a personal ToDo item - which anyone can set up and may or may not be related to specific assignments.

Or you might cross reference with various activity codes, used for recording paid vacation or personal time or time in a classroom.

I recall a couple former employers who had me punch my time card in a machine with a clock when entering / leaving the building, but who knows what they might have cross referenced that with?

You may have guess, already. The next application on my ToDo list is time-card entry and maintenance.

Thanks for any feedback,

Nathan.