How to subscribe to an RSS time feed

If you are viewing and the full time log a saved report you will find a link to subscribe at the top right corner of the log. Copy this link into your favorite RSS viewer (we like Google Reader ), and any new entries to that view or saved report will be published to the feed.

How to import projects from Basecamp

Before getting started make sure you already have an account with Basecamp, the popular online project management service. Also, make sure your Tempo account is a Moderato-level account or higher.

Importing Basecamp projects uses the Basecamp API, so you’ll need to take a few steps to set things up:

  1. Enable API access in your Basecamp account.
  2. Fill in your Basecamp account info on your Tempo account profile.

Step 1

Log in to your Basecamp account, go to the “Account (Upgrade/Billing)” tab, and scroll down to select the option to enable access to your account via the Basecamp API.

Next, log in to Tempo, and select the “Account / Upgrade” tab, and scroll down to the section titled “Basecamp Settings.”

There you enter the full domain name you use to access your basecamp account (i.e. company.projectpath.com), your username, and your password. If your Basecamp account supports SSL, then check the box. Use the “Check your settings…” link to run a quick test. Finally, save your Tempo profile.

Now you’re ready to import your projects! Save the changes to your profile and head over to the Project Dashboard. Click the “Basecamp” tab to bring up a listing of all your Basecamp projects, allowing you to select which ones to import.

In addition to creating a new Tempo project for your Basecamp project, Tempo will also make a list of people from your company assigned to the project in Basecamp and invite them to join the Tempo project. Tempo names the project after the Basecamp company name and project so you can easily identify it among your other projects:

Basecamp and OpenID

It is possible to integrate Tempo with Basecamp while using OpenID. Here are two good ways to do so:

1. Set up a separate Tempo account in Basecamp, making sure that it has access to all of your Basecamp projects. Now connect Tempo with this Basecamp account.

2. You can also access the “API username” for your Basecamp account. First log into Basecamp and click on the My info link in the top right corner.

This brings up your profile page. Next look for the section on OpenID. You will see a link that says “Reveal my special username/password.”

Clicking this link will bring up the Basecamp API username for your account. Use these credentials in your Tempo account.

How to generate a Blinksale invoice

Before getting started make sure you already have an account with Blinksale, the popular online invoicing service. Also, make sure your Tempo account is a Moderato-level account or higher.

Step 1

To access your Blinksale account, you’ll need to fill in a couple of fields in your profile. In Tempo, go to the “Account / Upgrade” tab, and scroll down to the section “Blinksale Integration Settings.”

Fill in each field according to the details of your Blinksale account (note that SSL is only available to some Blinksale accounts). Click the “Check your settings…” link to test that your settings are working correctly. Don’t forget to save your settings by clicking the ‘Save Profile’ button. Now you are ready to access the Blinksale invoicing features.

Step 2

Invoices work just like everything else on the Time & Reports screen – what you see is what you get. Select the entries you wish to invoice by setting the date range, and selecting the appropriate projects and tags.

Above we’re selecting entries for this month so far, for the project ‘[Conglomo] Site Build’.

Step 3

Click the Invoicing tab near the top of the screen and you’ll see the Invoice form for Blinksale:

The “Blinksale Client” drop-down provides a list of the clients you’ve set up in your Blinksale account. Select the client, add an Invoice # and you’re good – the other fields are optional.

Step 4

Click the “Create invoice!” button to generate the invoice in Blinksale. After Tempo generates the invoice you’ll see a direct link to follow into Blinksale.

Step 5

Review your invoice details in Blinksale and deliver it to the recipient.

How to generate a Quickbooks invoice

Generating a QuickBooks invoice is easy. Before you get started make sure your Tempo account is a Moderato-level account or higher.

Step 1

Invoices work just like everything else on the Time & Reports screen – what you see is what you get. Select the entries you wish to invoice by setting the date range, and selecting the appropriate projects and tags.

Above we’re selecting entries for this month so far, for the project ‘[Conglomo] Site Build’.

Step 2

Click the Invoicing tab near the top of the screen and you’ll see the Invoice form for Quickbooks. Make sure that “Quickbooks” is selected in the top-right corner of the invoice form.

The fields “Quickbooks Account”, “Invoice #”, and “Item” are required for a successful import into Quickbooks. Depending on your QuickBooks chart of accounts you many want to adjust the account and item settings.

Step 3

Click the “Create invoice!” button to generate the invoice for QuickBooks.

Step 4

Download the QuickBooks invoice file and import it into Quickbooks. Once you import the invoice, simply select the Quickbooks Customer/Job to finalize!