Re: Time tracking: time formatting and hourly rates
Thanks folks, sounds like preprocessing is the way to go. Easy enough, I just didn't want to reinvent the wheel. Carl On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 2:43 PM John Wiegley wrote: > > "CT" == Carl Tappan writes: > > CT> 1.) Is it possible to enter time in "HH:MM" format? Converting to > decimal > CT> hours is clunky, and the various timeclock options don't fit my > workflow > CT> well. I know that I can add a timelog entry with "time in" and "time > out", > CT> but ideally I'd be able to post directly to the account. > > You won't be able to use such a syntax to express durations of time, but > what > you COULD do is use the format you'd like and then write a processing > script > to convert those HH:MM entries into seconds. > > CT> 2.) Is it possible to define an hourly rate in a price history file, or > CT> some other persistent way that doesn't require recording each entry as > CT> xx.yyh @ $ ? The documentation implies under 3.4.2 that time is > just > CT> a commodity, but setting a price as P h $ doesn't seem to work. > If I > CT> log in units of 'hours' instead of 'h' then defining P hour $ > works > CT> as expected, but I think that breaks the predefined equivalencies > between > CT> different time units. > > Price histories work differently from associating a conversion value with a > posting. I don't think the "P" directive will ever fully do what you'd wish > here. > > John > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/CAFNQEv66XWrvyiePvpVVnEbRRwRevH%3DRLpz8X3GOAxFj0DEtsQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: Time tracking: time formatting and hourly rates
I've used timetracking mode extensively for about a decade now. I'm always learning new things about ledger but I feel I've got a lot of experience with that particular mode because I've been using it to track my time for more than half of my professional life ;-) Unfortunately, you have to enter the time in fill HH:MM:SS. I've not found an option that enables eliding the seconds. JW will probably respond with input on the latter. On Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 12:48:02 PM UTC-4 Carl Tappan wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to set up a minimal time tracking system with ledger and have > two questions. > > 1.) Is it possible to enter time in "HH:MM" format? Converting to decimal > hours is clunky, and the various timeclock options don't fit my workflow > well. I know that I can add a timelog entry with "time in" and "time out", > but ideally I'd be able to post directly to the account. > > 2.) Is it possible to define an hourly rate in a price history file, or > some other persistent way that doesn't require recording each entry as xx.yyh > @ $ ? The documentation implies under 3.4.2 that time is just a > commodity, but setting a price as P h $ doesn't seem to work. If I > log in units of 'hours' instead of 'h' then defining P hour $ works > as expected, but I think that breaks the predefined equivalencies between > different time units. > > Thanks for any advice, and sorry if this I missed this somewhere in the > docs or discussion history. > > Best, > Carl > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/e7819eb0-6ac3-43bb-ac79-469f21d43a97n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: Time tracking: time formatting and hourly rates
> "CT" == Carl Tappan writes: CT> 1.) Is it possible to enter time in "HH:MM" format? Converting to decimal CT> hours is clunky, and the various timeclock options don't fit my workflow CT> well. I know that I can add a timelog entry with "time in" and "time out", CT> but ideally I'd be able to post directly to the account. You won't be able to use such a syntax to express durations of time, but what you COULD do is use the format you'd like and then write a processing script to convert those HH:MM entries into seconds. CT> 2.) Is it possible to define an hourly rate in a price history file, or CT> some other persistent way that doesn't require recording each entry as CT> xx.yyh @ $ ? The documentation implies under 3.4.2 that time is just CT> a commodity, but setting a price as P h $ doesn't seem to work. If I CT> log in units of 'hours' instead of 'h' then defining P hour $ works CT> as expected, but I think that breaks the predefined equivalencies between CT> different time units. Price histories work differently from associating a conversion value with a posting. I don't think the "P" directive will ever fully do what you'd wish here. John -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/m2czg1xxkb.fsf%40newartisans.com.
Time tracking: time formatting and hourly rates
Hi, I'm trying to set up a minimal time tracking system with ledger and have two questions. 1.) Is it possible to enter time in "HH:MM" format? Converting to decimal hours is clunky, and the various timeclock options don't fit my workflow well. I know that I can add a timelog entry with "time in" and "time out", but ideally I'd be able to post directly to the account. 2.) Is it possible to define an hourly rate in a price history file, or some other persistent way that doesn't require recording each entry as xx.yyh @ $ ? The documentation implies under 3.4.2 that time is just a commodity, but setting a price as P h $ doesn't seem to work. If I log in units of 'hours' instead of 'h' then defining P hour $ works as expected, but I think that breaks the predefined equivalencies between different time units. Thanks for any advice, and sorry if this I missed this somewhere in the docs or discussion history. Best, Carl -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/143ab5ea-63a4-451c-967c-d55b1d0acbcfn%40googlegroups.com.
