Working-Time Engine

Working-Time Engine is a Smartsheet automation tool that calculate work hours with breaks and overtime. Smartsheet has time functions but they're complex. SmartSyncApp solves this by: automatic duration calculation from text times.

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What Smartsheet Can't Do

Smartsheet has time functions but they're complex
Overnight shifts break standard formulas (10 PM to 6 AM = error)
Multiple time formats cause calculation failures
Break deductions require nested formulas
Overtime thresholds need manual logic

How Working-Time Engine Solves This

Automatic duration calculation from text times
Overnight shift support built-in
Break deduction (fixed or from column)
Overtime calculation (duration - expected = overtime)
Multiple input/output formats

Key Features

Text-to-time calculation

No formulas needed

Overnight shift support

10 PM to 6 AM = 8 hours

Break deduction

Fixed or column-based

Overtime calculation

Automatic threshold comparison

Multiple time formats

12h, 24h, and more

Multiple output formats

Decimal, HH:MM, verbose

How It Works

1
Select sheet with time data
2
Map Start Time and End Time columns
3
Optionally set break duration or break column
4
Choose working hours for overtime calculation
5
Select output format
6
Save - calculates automatically via webhook

Perfect For

Payroll Processing

Calculate hours for pay periods

Shift Tracking

Monitor overnight shift durations

Project Time

Track time spent on tasks

Contractor Hours

Verify billed hours

SmartSyncApp vs Smartsheet Native

Feature	Smartsheet	SmartSyncApp
Time calculations	⚠️ Complex formulas	✅ Automatic
Overnight shifts	❌ Breaks formulas	✅ Built-in support
Break deduction	⚠️ Manual formula	✅ Automatic
Overtime	⚠️ Complex logic	✅ Simple config
Multiple formats	⚠️ Formula per format	✅ Select from list