✅ Step-by-Step: Clock In & Out of an Install Job in SynkedUP

🔹 1. Start Your Day

Open the SynkedUP App
- View your planned jobs for the day (e.g., Backyard Project).
Tap the “Clock In” Button (Bottom of Screen)
- Choose your crew members (e.g., you and Cody).
- Verify or adjust the start time if needed.
Tap “Clock In”
- You're now on unbillable time (e.g., loading the truck, prepping materials, or team meeting).

🔹 2. Clock In to the Job

Tap the “Play” Button on the install job (e.g., Backyard Project).
(Optional) Remove Unbillable Time
- If all pre-work was related to the job (like loading materials), remove that unbillable time so it rolls into the job's start time.
Verify Your Crew
- Confirm who is working the job.
Tap “Start Timer”
- You are now clocked in billably to the job.

🔹 3. Assign Work Areas (Optional, Can Be Done Later)

Tap “Add Work Area”
- Example: Assign yourself to Plantings and Cody to Patio.
- Tap Save.
(Optional) Add Internal Notes
- Document anything useful (e.g., “Routed irrigation”).
(Optional) Reassign Crew
- You can move crew between work areas at any time (e.g., Cody joins you on Plantings).

🔹 4. End the Job for the Day

Tap “Stop Timer” on the job.
Log Materials Used
- Select items from the list (e.g., 1 tree, 5 shrubs).
- Tap Continue.
Set the Work Area Status
- On an install (a non-recurring work area), your choices are Scheduled, Unscheduled, Waiting on Parts, or Completed. There is no “In Progress” option on an install work area.
- If the work area isn't finished yet (a multi-day install), leave it as Scheduled — that's how an ongoing install stays open. Choose Completed only when that work area is fully done, or Waiting on Parts if it's blocked (e.g., waiting for a delivery).
- Heads up: you're setting the status of the work area / visit here, not an overall “job status.”
- Tap Save Time Entry.
You’re now in unbillable time again — either start your next job or prepare to clock out.

Doing recurring or per-visit work instead? Those visits use a different status set — In Progress, Completed, Completed (unbillable), Skipped (reschedule), or Skipped (do not reschedule) — so “In Progress” only shows up on recurring/per-visit visits, not on installs.

🔹 5. Clock Out for the Day

Tap the Clock Out button (top-right corner).
Choose End of Day for your whole crew.
Verify times, crew, and categories.
Tap Submit Timesheets.

🌀 Alternative Workflow: Assign Work Areas at the End of the Day

Clock into the Job Without Assigning Work Areas
- Remove unbillable time if needed, then start the timer.
Work Freely Throughout the Day
- No need to assign specific tasks right away.
At the End of the Day, Tap “Stop Timer”
- Select all the work areas you touched.
Choose Time Allocation Method
- As a group or individually.
- Drag the sliders to split time between work areas (e.g., 30% Patio, 70% Plantings).
Log Materials Used
- Add anything not listed using “Add Items.”
Set Each Work Area's Status
- For installs, mark each finished work area Completed, and leave any unfinished one as Scheduled (there's no “In Progress” on an install). Example: Patio Completed, Plantings left Scheduled until it's done.
Tap “Save Time Entry” and then Clock Out & Submit.