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title: "Configuring Billing Types for Time Tracking"
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updated: 2026-08-14T20:45:53Z
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# Configuring Billing Types for Time Tracking

## **How Billing Types Control Time Tracking**

Billing Types define how time is converted into billable work within Agility Blue.

When time tracking is enabled for a Billing Type, it determines:

- How time is measured (minutes, hours, days)
- How time is rounded
- Whether minimum or maximum thresholds apply

These settings ensure that all billing entries created from timers follow consistent rules based on the type of work being performed.

## **Enabling Time Tracking for a Billing Type**

Time tracking is enabled directly on the Billing Type.

Once enabled:

- Additional time tracking settings become available
- The Billing Type becomes eligible to receive time from task timers
- It will be available for selection when creating billing entries from timers

If time tracking is not enabled, the Billing Type will not be available for timer-based billing.

![Settings for billing type with timer eligibility and quantity unit options highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/630eeab5-df61-41eb-8d61-d3488c45f27d/Images/Documentation/Configure billing types 1 png.png)

## **Time Tracking Settings Explained**

When time tracking is enabled, several configuration options become available:

### **Quantity Unit**

Defines how time is represented in billing entries (e.g., `minutes`, `hours`, or `days`).

### **Rounding Mode**

Determines how time is adjusted when converting raw elapsed time into a billable quantity:

- Nearest
- Round Up
- Round Down

### **Rounding Interval**

Specifies the interval used for rounding (for example, rounding to the nearest `6 minutes` or `0.1 hours`).

> [!NOTE]
> Important!
> 
> The rounding interval must convert to a whole number of minutes based on the selected unit.
> 
> For example (using `hour` as the selected unit):
> 
> - ✅ **0.25 hours** = 15 minutes (valid)
> - ✅ **0.50 hours** = 30 minutes (valid)
> - ❌ **0.33 hours** ≈ 19.8 minutes (**invalid**)
> 
> If the interval does not convert cleanly, it cannot be used for billing calculations and the system will present you with a validation error, as shown below:
> 
> ![Settings for billing type with highlighted rounding interval and warning message below.](https://cdn.document360.io/630eeab5-df61-41eb-8d61-d3488c45f27d/Images/Documentation/Configure billing types 2 png.png)

### **Choosing the Right Unit**

If you need more precise intervals that don’t convert cleanly in hours, consider switching the unit of measure.

For example:

- Instead of using `0.33 hours` (which does not convert cleanly),
- Use `Minutes` as the unit and set a **20-minute rounding interval**

This ensures your configuration remains valid while still matching your desired billing increments.

### **Minimum and Maximum Time**

Allows you to enforce thresholds:

- A **minimum** ensures a baseline amount of time is billed
- A **maximum** caps the billable amount, even if more time was tracked

> [!NOTE]
> Heads Up!
> 
> If you don’t want or need a minimum or a maximum set, leave the inputs blank.

## **How These Settings Affect Billing Entries**

Time tracking settings are applied when a billing entry is created, not while the timer is running.

When a timer is stopped:

- The system evaluates the available Billing Types
- Only eligible (time tracking–enabled & profile visible) Billing Types are presented for selection
- The selected Billing Type’s rules are applied to the recorded time

This means:

- Timer data remains unchanged while tracking
- Billing behavior reflects the **current configuration at the time of billing**
- Updates to Billing Type settings will affect future billing entries, but not previously created ones

## **Best Practices for Configuration**

- **Align Billing Types with real workflows** Ensure each Billing Type reflects how work is actually billed in practice
- **Use rounding intentionally** Choose increments and rounding modes that match your billing standards
- **Keep configurations consistent** Avoid frequent changes to Billing Type settings unless necessary, as they affect future billing behavior
- **Verify eligibility** If a Billing Type is not appearing when creating a billing entry from a timer, confirm that time tracking is enabled