1. Your data file must be in Sage 50 Premium or Quantum.
   • If you are using Sage 50 Pro, you will need to upgrade by contacting Sales at 1-888-261-9610

2. Enable the Time Slips module:

   • On the home screen, click on Setup, User Preferences
   • Select View on the left side of the window
   • Mark the checkbox for Time & Billing in the Features section
   • Click OK
     
3. Make sure that you have set up the service activities so you can track them with the inventory and services module. See article How do I create a service item?
4. On the Sage 50 dashboard go to Employees and Payroll and click the Time Slips icon or click the dropdown arrow and click Create Time Slip.
   
   
5. Select:
   • Employee name
     • If you use Job Categories, only employees assigned a Job Category that displays in time slips will appear in the drop-down list
   • Date
   • Customer
   • Item Number
     • If you don't use the inventory module, enter the service activity being done for the customer in the description field instead of using the item field
     • You will need to fill in whether it is billable and any other fields that can be used in other modules like payroll or invoicing
   • Billing Status
     • You may wish to change the Billing Status of an item in the appropriately named column
     • This column records billable time but it will also allow you to record time for statistics purposes. For this reason, you can choose time as Billable, Non-Billable, and No Charge. Depending on the inventory service created some items will default to a Flat Fee and you will not be able to modify the figure in the Billable Amount column
   • Actual Time
     • In the Actual Time column, enter the time spent on the activity in hours, minutes, and seconds
     • You can also use the timer to add time to the Actual Time box
       1. To use the timer click on the Start button
       2. When the service activity is completed click on the Stop button
       3. Click on Apply Time to transfer the time recorded to the Actual Time column on the Time Slip.
       4. Make sure a checkmark is in the stopwatch column when using the Timer
   • Billable Time
     • You can modify the amount of time for which the customer is billed in the Billable Time box
     • You can use the timer feature if, for example, your company has policies regarding minimum billing
   • Billable Amt.
     • The values from the service item's record automatically appear in the Billable Amt column
     • An amount will be calculated only for billable activities in the Billable Amount column
   • Payroll Time
     • ​​​​​​​Enter the amount of time for which the employee will be paid​​​​​​​
   • Payroll Income
     • ​​​​​​​Select the type of income that they will receive (such as whether they will be paid for regular or overtime work)
   • ​​​​​​​Project Allocation box​​​​​​​
     • Double-click in the Allocation box if you want to allocate time to a project
       1. Indicate whether you want to allocate the total hours to a project and select an allocation method
       2. Enter the allocation amount in the active box (based on the method of allocation selected)
       3. The remaining boxes are automatically calculated
6. Click Record when finished.
7. To add time slip data to a paycheque, see How to add hours from timesheets/time slips to employee paycheques.

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