Everhour adds manual time entry to Linear issue work, keeping hours tied to the project context that produced them.
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A manual time entry is for work already completed on a Linear issue. You use it when a timer was missed, work happened away from the browser, or the exact session is easier to add after the fact. For review, the record should identify the issue, project context, date, duration, and note so the work does not require a follow-up message.
Linear issues use estimates to describe effort or complexity. Estimate scales can be Exponential, Fibonacci, Linear, or T-shirt, and Linear analytics treat effort as the estimate value. Manual time entries serve a different purpose. They record clock time against the issue that produced the work, then make that time usable for review, planning, reports, and billing workflows.
A live timer fits focused work on one issue because it captures start and stop time while the work happens. Manual entry fits work entered later, such as a meeting tied to an issue, a short fix completed from memory, or a block of review time added after work is finished. Both methods need the same underlying context to stay useful.
The main mistake is treating manual entry as a loose daily total. A note such as "development" leaves the reviewer guessing. A stronger entry names the issue outcome, such as "Reviewed API error state and updated acceptance notes." The date and duration show when the work happened, while the issue link keeps the hours attached to the project record.
Issue-specific logging prevents project reports from turning into undifferentiated time buckets. A useful entry belongs to the Linear issue that caused the work, even when the work was small. That structure keeps later reports aligned with workspace, project, issue, status, and tag data instead of forcing managers to reconcile a separate spreadsheet.
Unestimated Linear issues use a default value of 1 estimate point unless that behavior is disabled in estimate settings. That default does not replace logged hours. A small issue can take several hours, and a large estimate can finish quickly. Manual time entry records the actual duration, while estimates remain useful for planning and issue-flow analysis.
A one-off manual entry is enough when you need to correct a missed timer or add a small batch of work to the right Linear issue. A managed workflow becomes necessary when multiple people log time, managers approve periods, hours feed billing, or leadership compares planned work with actual time across projects and team members.
Everhour turns issue-level time records into a more durable workflow through timesheet approvals, locked periods, reminders, and reports using Linear workspace, project, issue, status, and tag data. For staffing decisions, Everhour Resource Planning adds visual timelines, member and project views, weekly capacity, availability gaps, scheduled time off, and planned-versus-actual comparisons.
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For review, a manual entry should show the Linear issue, project context, date, duration, and a short work note. The note should describe the completed work, such as review, implementation, testing, or client follow-up. Complete context lets managers approve time without asking the person to reconstruct the work later.
Manual entry fits work that already happened, work completed away from the browser, or short blocks that were missed during the day. A timer fits active work on a single issue. Teams should avoid using manual entry as a weekly memory dump because late totals lose issue context and make review less reliable.
Linear estimates describe effort or complexity through scales such as Exponential, Fibonacci, Linear, or T-shirt. Logged time records actual duration spent on an issue. Linear analytics use effort as the estimate value, while manual time entries create hour records that can feed timesheets, budgets, reports, and billing workflows.
The most common mistake is logging a generic total against a project instead of the Linear issue that produced the work. A second mistake is leaving the note blank or too broad. Reviewers need the issue, date, duration, and work description to approve the entry without rebuilding the context from memory.
Manual time entries can support billing when the project has the correct billing method and non-billable tasks inside billable projects are marked separately. Billable work needs stronger notes than internal planning time because the client-facing amount must connect to recognizable work. Non-billable work should still be tracked so reports show the full effort behind the project.
Everhour Resource Planning gives managers visual timelines, member and project views, weekly capacity, availability gaps, scheduled time off, and planned-versus-actual comparisons. Teams can use those views to see whether planned assignments match the capacity available before more work is scheduled.
Everhour supports timesheet approvals, locked periods, reminders, and timer rules so submitted hours can be reviewed before billing, payroll, or reporting. Approved time stays protected from regular member edits, which keeps late changes from altering records after managers close the period.
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