Time Tracking via SMS
If our Jott Integration and iPhone application weren’t enough for you, we’ve now added SMS functionality to the list. Instead of making a call to clock in/out, or connecting to a wi-fi hotspot to manage your TSheets account, employees can now send a simple text to start or stop the clock, switch job codes, or add notes to their work-log.
The TSheets SMS system is quite similar to our Jott integration in terms of simplicity and functionality, but is further optimized for text messaging. In order to use the SMS system the administrator must grant the “Mobile” permission to each employee’s account, just like the Jott system. The SMS functionality is available to all our new account types, i.e. Freelancer, Business and/or Platinum accounts.
Getting Started
- Log into your TSheets account
- Click on “My Account” and enable “SMS Connector” from the Add-ons menu
- Enter your mobile phone number and press enter to send a verification code to your phone
- Enter the verification code in your TSheets account (this will verify that you own the specified mobile phone number)
- That’s it! Clock in/out with a text
From now on, you can clock in and out, switch job codes, and add notes by texting to the number 68398. The TSheets system will automatically recognize your texts received at 68398 based upon your mobile phone number. We highly recommend that you check the “SMS response” box while getting used to the system. This SMS response will send a text back to your phone confirming the action that you’ve just taken.
Examples
- T start consulting
- T switch development
- T notes Resolved client’s issue
- T switch support notes Got another issue
- T stop
- T status
So now in addition to voice recognition, a shiny new iPhone app, a Google gadget, a Mac widget, and your personalized TSheets account page, you’re ready to rock the clock with SMS functionality.
