New in Laurel: Open Time

Hi there,

Introducing: Open Time 🙌

This feature is designed to highlight those work instances that Laurel might not have picked up, such as tasks that are performed away from your computer.

Setting your Open Time threshold

You can select these thresholds from the filter options in the search bar, available in the Timeline view. If you've chosen an Open Time threshold, a filter badge will appear in the search bar. If you select 'No Open Time', no filter badge will show.

The Open Time threshold is flexible, allowing you to select the duration that suits your working style. The options available are:

• No Open Time: You won't see any open time slots in your Timeline view.
• 1 minute (Default): You'll see an open time slot if more than 1 minute pass without an activity. This is the default setting on your first login.
• 2 minutes: This setting shows an open time slot if more than 2 minutes pass without an activity.
• 6 minutes: This option displays an open time slot if more than 6 minutes pass without an activity.

Taking action on Open Time slots

You can interact with Open Time slots in three main ways:

1. Merge with the previous activity

If you select this option, the stop time of the activity immediately before will extend to cover the duration of the Open Time slot. For instance, if you had an activity from 10:10am to 10:25am (15m) and a 10m Open Time, your previous activity would now run from 10:10am to 10:35am (25m).

2. Merge with the next activity

Choosing this option will extend the start time of the following activity to cover the Open Time slot. So, if you had a 10m Open Time followed by an activity from 10:10am to 10:25am (15m), the next activity will now run from 10:00am to 10:25am (25m).

3. Create a new activity

You can also create a new activity from the Open Time slot. When you select this, a modal will open, pre-populated with the start and stop times of the Open Time slot.