Settings

To open these settings, select System in the menu on the left, and click on Settings. Write permission on the system (System permissions) is needed to change the settings.

Server

External IP address: Specify the IP address that is used by users to access the computer where Project Tracker is installed. This setting is used by Project Tracker to generate links in reminder emails.

Regional settings

In the regional settings, you can specify the number format, currency symbol, and date format. The regional settings are applied for all users in Project Tracker.

Cost calculation

Here, the cost of 1 hour can be specified. This number is used for converting the time that was spent to a cost value. This is needed when time and expenses are combined in one graph or table in Statistics. The cost factor is multiplied by the cost factors of the categories of the time spending.

Email

Project Tracker can send reminders to users to fill in their timesheet, by email using SMTP. On this page, you can specify the SMTP login settings.
Email Send Time: Reminder emails are sent at this time of the day.
Reminder Subject: The subject line of the reminder email.
Reminder Text: The content of the reminder email. The following tags are replaced:

  • %NAME% the name of the user
  • %DATE% the date of the relevant timesheet
  • %LINK% a link to the relevant page in the Project Tracker web interface