Description features

Learn about how to configure the extended description and standard text.

Extended description

The description field for time entries is limited to 100 characters. With the Extended description you increase this limit to 2 000 characters.
Once enabled, the following features are also available:

  • Standard text
  • Extended description rules

To set the extended description

  1. Choose the 🔎 icon, enter Progressus Project setup pr Project setup (depending which app you are using), and then choose the related link.
  2. Under Time and expense registry/Time registry tab, check Extended description enabled.
  3. The Inline Mode fields controls if you want to edit the description directly in the Text Field or in a Popup window.
  4. Enable Show in Footer to display Extended descriptions at the bottom of the page. This works with both Text field and Popup.
  5. Set the number of Footer rows that should be visible.

Extended Description Rules

To enhance control over the content within extended descriptions, there are extended description rules. These rules provide options for handling prohibited content. You can choose to block the word or phrase altogether, issue a warning to the user, or require user confirmation before allowing the word or phrase.

To set the extended description rules

  1. Choose the 🔎 icon, enter Extended description rules, and then choose the related link.
  2. Fill in the fields as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.

Standard Text

If you have texts or descriptions that you want to reuse when you are reporting time, you can use the standard text. Note that you must enable the extended description in the Progressus project setup before you start using the standard text in the time sheet. See here.

To set the standard text

  1. Choose the 🔎 icon, enter Standard text codes, and then choose the related link.
  2. Fill in the fields as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.
  3. When you are ready, click on Extended description.
  4. Fill in the fields as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.

To use standard texts in the description

  1. Open the Timesheet or Time tracking entries page,
  2. Click on Description field.
  3. Click on three dots showed in the field.
  4. Choose previously set Standard text.