[emacs-wiki-discuss] Re: planner-mode for contractors (multi-layered planners?)

[Sacha Chua]

micah milano <address@hidden> writes:

> . Client can look and see what I worked on today, and how much time was 
> spent on each task

You can use planner-timeclock-summary on a plan page. With a little
Lisp, you can make updating some page automatic. (For example, you
could have a FooTimelog page...)

> . Client can look at the different project pages (associated with that 
> client) to see what needs to be done

You might be interested in planner-authz.el or using .htaccess to
limit control by user/password.

> . Master day page that allows me to see how much time I spent on each 
> client, and what I did for each

planner-timeclock-summary can help with this one, I think.

> . When I planner-task-in-progress on a task, that task gets added to the 
> project-specific day page, as well as the master day page
> . I want to allow each client to have a "status update" that shows which 
> tasks I worked on, and for how much time. Seeing each day's tasks and time 
> spent is useful, as well as giving a weekly summary of what I worked on and 
> how much time I spent (and accomplishments).

Hmm. Would you like to offer your clients one page with something like this?

* Today

2005.06.02 | Some task (Completed) | 1:20

* Tasks

#A X Some task (2005.06.02)

* Archive

2005.06.02 | Some task (Completed) | 1:20
2005.06.01 | Some task (Pending) | 0:30

That way, they can see all of the information at a glance instead of
having to page back through day pages. ^_^

planner-authz or something similar might be able to help us control
access on a per-line basis in day pages, which would be just about
perfect for you too...
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