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Use Manual Timekeeping to track non-job events in the ServiceTitan Field Mobile App

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Overview

Non-job events (NJEs) are blocks of paid time that aren't tied to a job — for example, training sessions, bank runs, team meetings, or paid time off (PTO). With Manual Timekeeping in the Field Mobile App, you can see your scheduled non-job events on your dashboard and non-calendar schedule view, start them with a tap when it's time to begin, and create new ones from the Time tab when something comes up that wasn't already scheduled. You don't have to fill out a manual timesheet entry for every non-job event you need to track.


Who uses this feature

  • Technicians

  • Applies to all business types

  • Applies to all trades

Feature configuration

  • The Field Mobile App is optimized for iOS, iPadOS, and Android phones and tablets. For more, see System requirements and mobile app information.

  • If you're using the Field Mobile App and need support, please contact (through the office) or reach out directly to support@servicetitan.com.

  • Account configuration and office setup are required to use this feature. Please contact your office for details.

  • The following permissions are required to use this feature. Please contact the account administrator on your team.

    • Add non-job event

    • Edit non-job event

Things to know

  • Paid Time Off (PTO) non-job events that are associated with a timesheet activity start and end automatically. Non-PTO events with a timesheet activity must always be started manually, while non-job events without a timesheet activity are informational only and don't create timesheet entries. For more, see Understand the non-job event types.

  • When you start any new timesheet entry—another non-job event, a job, or any other activity—the running non-job event timesheet entry ends automatically. There's no confirmation prompt, gap, or overlap on your timesheet.

  • You don't end a running non-PTO non-job event manually on Manual Timekeeping. The event ends automatically when you start another activity, or when its scheduled end time passes.

Understand the non-job event types

  • Non-job event type    

No timesheet activity association

What happens    

The event is informational only. It appears on your schedule but does not create a timesheet entry or record time on the Time tab.

  • Non-job event type    

Non-Paid Time Off (PTO) event with a timesheet activity association

What happens    

You must start the activity manually, regardless of whether you start it early, on time, or after the scheduled start time. The activity is never started automatically.

  • Non-job event type    

Paid Time Off (PTO) event with a timesheet activity association

What happens    

The activity starts automatically at the scheduled start time. If you do not end it before the scheduled end time, the system automatically records the scheduled end time. This automatic behavior occurs even if your device is online, offline, in the background, or closed when the scheduled end time passes.

See scheduled non-job events in the Field Mobile App

If your office schedules non-job events for you, they appear in the following places in the Field Mobile App:

  • Home screen

    • In your daily job dashboard.

      Today's schedule shows jobs including Cooling Tune Up and Vehicle Check-In details.

    • In your calendar view.

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  • Time screen: In your non-calendar schedule view.User interface showing event details and option to start a scheduled event.

Start a scheduled non-job event

  1. Open the Field Mobile App and go to one of these views:

    • Your job dashboard

    • Your calendar view

    • Your non-calendar schedule view

  2. Locate the scheduled non-job event you want to start.

  3. Tap Start Event.

  4. In the confirmation pop-up, tap Start Now to begin recording the non-job event.

    Prompt to start an event 10 minutes earlier than scheduled with recorded times.

    The recorded start time is the moment you tapped, even if you started before the scheduled time. The recorded end time defaults to the scheduled end time — you can change it later by editing the entry from the Time tab. The schedule itself doesn't change. The non-job event's visual state updates to in-progress on both your dashboard and your non-calendar schedule view.

Note: Only non-PTO non-job events that are associated with a timesheet activity can be started manually. PTO events with a timesheet activity start automatically at their scheduled time.

Create a new non-job event

Note: You need the Add non-job event permission to use this procedure.

  1. Open the Field Mobile App and tap Time at the bottom.

  2. Tap + Add Event.

  3. Fill in the non-job event details.

  4. Tap Add Entry and confirm to start the event.

    Form to add an event with fields for name, date, time, and visibility flags.

End a non-job event in the Field Mobile App

Running non-PTO non-job events end automatically in one of these ways:

  • Auto-end when a new entry begins: When you start any new timesheet entry—another non-job event, a job, or any other activity—the running non-job event ends at that moment. The recorded end time matches the new entry's start time. There's no gap or overlap.

  • Auto-end at the scheduled end time: If a running non-PTO non-job event reaches its scheduled end time, it ends automatically. The recorded end time matches the scheduled end time.

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