Terminology

This manual and the application will use terms/words that may require some explanation. You will find a list of some of these terms/words together with an explanation below.

Aspect

An aspect is master data that can be used to create hour bookings. Aspects can be given a name so that it fits in with terminology used within your organisation, such as Customer, Product, Project, Activity and Phase.

Browser

see Web browser.

Cloud database

Is a database located on the internet. See Local database or Cloud database for more information.

Database

A file which stores all data, may also be called Administration.

File server

A computer within a network onto which files can be stored.

Local database

A database on your own computer or within a local network. See Local database or Cloud database for further information.

Modules

Modules are parts of the application and each module has its own functionality.

Time slot

A time slot is a period within a day between two set times.

Web browser

A program used to view pages on the internet, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.

URL

A URL is a structured name that refers to a piece of data, such as an internet address.

User defined fields

User-defined fields can be used to attach additional information to aspects and hour bookings. TimeWriter Free includes a fixed number of available user fields.