{"id":11297,"date":"2022-10-06T22:04:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T22:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/?p=11297"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:38:28","slug":"assignments-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/reports\/assignments-report","title":{"rendered":"Assignments report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Assignments report helps you keep track of your tasks by comparing the assignments you&#8217;ve scheduled with the time you&#8217;ve actually spent on them with a breakdown of cost and billable amounts for scheduled and tracked time. This article will show you how to use assignment reports effectively so that you can easily manage your workload and monitor financial data over selected period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"note translation-block\">This is a paid feature available to all users when <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/pricing\">upgrading<\/a> a workspace to a Pro or Enterprise plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assignments report might come in handy in the following case:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><em>Let\u2019s say that as a project manager you are overseeing a software development project with multiple assigned tasks and team members. You check the <\/em><strong><em>Assignments<\/em><\/strong><em> report for the past month to compare scheduled assignments with the actual tracked time by your development team. The report reveals that certain tasks took longer than initially estimated. With this insight, you can identify areas for improvement, like refining task estimates, adjusting project timelines, or redistributing workload. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See assignments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Keep in mind that in order to see the report, <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/projects\/scheduling\">Scheduling<\/a> needs to be enabled in the Workspace settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Navigate to the workspace name at the top of the page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Open the menu and choose the <strong>Workspace settings<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Find the <strong>Scheduling<\/strong> section in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Toggle the switch to <strong>Activate project and team scheduling<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Optionally, enable the <strong>Regular users can see everyone\u2019s assignments<\/strong> option<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Now that you\u2019ve enabled <strong>Scheduling<\/strong>, you can check out the Assignments report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Go to the <strong>Reports<\/strong> in the sidebar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Choose the <strong>Assignments <\/strong>from the dropdown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Assignments report displays:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total scheduled time for published assignments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost and billable amounts for scheduled and tracked time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total tracked time&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difference between scheduled and tracked time&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performance column with progress bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table-1024x385.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Table.png 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tip\">In order to see the breakdown of cost and billable amounts, you need to have either the <strong>Activate billable rate<\/strong> or <strong>Activate cost rate <\/strong>enabled in the Workspace settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.38-1024x177.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.38-1024x177.png 1024w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.38-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.38-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.38-18x3.png 18w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.38.png 1146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20884\" style=\"width:248px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.59.png 744w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.59-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-13.35.59-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, you&#8217;ll see the following additional columns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Amount column<\/strong>: Displays the total amount for scheduled and tracked time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost column<\/strong>: Displays the total cost for scheduled and tracked time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Difference column<\/strong>: Includes both Amount and Cost calculations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The results on the page can be grouped on three levels based on the entities you choose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group entries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re analyzing the Assignments report, you have the option to group entries in three levels. As a result, the report will organize the data based on the intersection of these criteria and the total hours tracked by users within those groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">First level of grouping: <strong>Project<\/strong>, <strong>User<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/getting-started\/clockify-glossary#user-group\">Group<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/getting-started\/clockify-glossary#client\">Client<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Month<\/strong>, <strong>Week<\/strong>, or <strong>Date<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Second level of grouping: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/getting-started\/clockify-glossary#project\">Project<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/getting-started\/clockify-glossary#task\">Task<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Client<\/strong>, <strong>Group<\/strong>, <strong>Month<\/strong>, <strong>Week<\/strong>, or <strong>Date<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Third level of grouping: <strong>Task<\/strong>, <strong>Group<\/strong>, <strong>Month<\/strong>, <strong>Week<\/strong>, or <strong>Date<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><em>For example, you might choose to first group your Assignments report by <\/em><strong><em>Project<\/em><\/strong><em>, then within each project, group by <\/em><strong><em>Task<\/em><\/strong><em>, and finally, within each task, further divide by <\/em><strong><em>Date<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project &gt; Task &gt; Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">In the <strong>Assignments<\/strong> report, this grouping look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-1536x643.png 1536w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-2048x857.png 2048w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/assignments_report_groups-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">You can also filter the results by date in the date picker, team (users and groups), client or project and export them in <strong>CSV<\/strong>\/<strong>Excel<\/strong> format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">If you, for instance, group by User or Group, you&#8217;ll get <strong>available<\/strong> and <strong>scheduled <\/strong>hours and, in that way, can determine user&#8217;s availability for the selected date range.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export Assignments report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">If you\u2019d like to obtain the Assignments report and distribute it in CSV or Excel format to subject matter experts, relevant parties, or internally in your company, you can do that from the <strong>Assignments<\/strong> report page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">At the top right corner of the page, click the <strong>Export<\/strong> button to expand dropdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Choose preferred format <strong>CSV<\/strong>\/<strong>Excel<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The report will be downloaded and saved on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"note\">The grouping options affect the way your exports look. For example, if you group by project, further group by task and finally group by date, that\u2019s the way data will be grouped in the export, as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block tip\">If you want to view reports on your time and expenses categorized by project, client, user, group, tag, or specific date, explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/reports\/summary-report\">Summary report<\/a>.<br>To see a weekly breakdown of your tracked time and expenses, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/reports\/weekly-report\">Weekly report<\/a> article.<br>To export and edit all the details of your entries, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/reports\/detailed-report\">Detailed report<\/a> article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group related-articles\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list related-articles-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/reports\/attendance-overtime\">Attendance report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assignments report helps you keep track of your tasks by comparing the assignmen&#8230;","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_helpful_status":1,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-manage-reports"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"tamara radijevac","author_link":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/author\/tamara-radijevac"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11297"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28056,"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11297\/revisions\/28056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}