Kimai: Time Logging and Attendance
In order to better keep track of attendance and time logging for Summer 2024, Ojos Project is going to be using a self-hosted Kimai server. Kimai is a free and open-source time logger. We will be using this software to log our hours at the project.
Your First Login
You need to talk to Carlos when logging in for the first time. He will reset the default password given to you.
To log into Kimai, you must go to
timesheet.ojosproject.org. Your login username
will be your UCINetID. That is, the part before @uci.edu in your emails. The
program will prompt you to change your password.
When you log in, you will be given a quick onboarding process. You will also be asked to set a new password. Please choose a strong password, and please enable 2FA. I cannot enforce 2FA for all users, but I would if I could. It's safer than just having a plain password.
Your account will already have the following information:
| Value | Default |
|---|---|
| Name | Your name |
| Username | Your email username (before the @) |
| Your email | |
| An avatar | Your Gravatar |
| Set pay | 0.00 |
| A team | Developers or Engineering |
| A supervisor | Mark S. Baldwin, Carlos Valdez, or Joseph Sweatt |
| Your role | Faculty Advisor, Project Lead, Engineering Lead, Developer, or Engineering |
Most of this information is from the Members JSON file.
Using Kimai
When you log in, there will be a button at the top right of the screen. It'll look like a green play button.
When you select it, a pop up menu will appear.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
From | When you started your work |
Duration / End | When you finished your work (Leave empty if you are still working) |
Project | Select Summer 2024 |
Activity | Select Hour Tracker |
Description | Please describe in great detail what you did / plan to do during this time. |
Select save, and depending on if you added a Duration / End, you will either
start a timer OR it'll save your hours.
You can find your hours under Time Tracking in My Times.
Conclusion
Kimai offers a LOT of great features, but these are the main ones we will use for now.