Construct CT – Equipment Time Entry

Overview

The Construct CT app can be used to log the hours where equipment was used by members of the crew. Equipment time, as with regular worked hours, can be entered in batch or one at a time.

Batch Entry

Screenshot of Equipment tab on Timesheet Entry.

Equipment tab on Timesheet Entry

Press and hold a cell's Plus icon (Image of Plus icon, plus sign in circle) to enter batch entry mode. Users can now select as many cells as desired. Once the desired cells have been selected, press the Plus icon in the top right-hand corner (Image of Add icon, plus sign in circle) to bring up the Equipment Batch Time screen, shown below.

Screenshot of Equipment Batch Time pop-up

Here, enter the hours for all the selected cells and press [Okay]. Please note that any hours added in batch are added to any already entered hours, rather than replacing them.

The app will use the default equipment codes as created in Crew/Mechanic Time Configuration, shown below.

Screenshot of Crew Time Configuration.

Crew/Mechanic Time Configuration; standard Treeview path: E-Time > E-Timesheet > Setup > Crew Timesheet Configuration

Screenshot of Equipment Detail.

Equipment detail launched from activity cell

To delete time in batches, press and hold a single cell, then select as many cells as required, and press the Trash icon (Image of trash can icon, white trash can.). Please note that hours already approved or posted cannot be deleted.

Screenshot ot Equipment tab with multiple activities selected for deletion.

Single Time Entry

To enter hours for a single piece of equipment at a time, press the Plus icon for that cell. This launches the screen shown below where time can be entered against transactions. Press the Select Transaction link to add new hour types for the equipment. Once all time has been entered for the equipment, press [Okay].

Screenshot of Select Transaction pop-up on Equipment detail.

Errors

If there has been any error while saving equipment hours a red triangle will appear against the offending entry, as shown below.

Screenshot of Equipment tab with error highlighted.

Selecting the cell with the error and hovering over the triangle displays a message with more details about the error.

Screenshot of Equipment Detail with error message and hover text.