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14/11: What next for eTimesheets?

A week or so ago, I released eTimesheets onto openNTF as an open source project.

eTimesheets is a web based Timesheets system that I had developed a few years ago when I was based in India at a subsidiary of Inter Weavers that was called Tiger Infotech.  We learnt a lot when we developed eTimesheets and it was successful for us because one of our clients took it and we integrated in into their existing systems.

Here's the link to the eTimesheets project on openNTF:
http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/ProjectLookup/eTimesheets

I decided to open source it because we weren't doing anything with it.  I decided that letting companies use it for free may provide some opportunities in the future if one of those companies want to interface it with their HR system, their ERP system or their Leave Request system.

So now the product has been downloaded about 150 times but I could sure use some feedback.  Was it easy to install?  If not what do I need to add into the installation guide?  Do you like it?  If not, what enhancement would you like me to consider adding?  Please comment away.

4/11: eTimesheets finally released!

I have finally released eTimesheets to the http://www.openNTF.org site as project eTimesheets.  Please download it and check it out.

UPDATE: I originally uploaded the NSF databases with local encryption!  This has now been fixed which also reduced the filesize from 9MB to 2MB.  Apologies to anyone who has downloaded the 9MB version.  Please download the 2MB version instead.  I simply edited the original release document rather than creating another.

UPDATE 2: This is getting embarrassing.  I released eTimesheets without giving Manager access to the Default ACL group despite writing the installation instructions on how to change the ACL after download.  It is now rectified.  Apologies to anyone who downloaded version 0.9 which has now been replaced by 0.901.

23/10: Coming soon to openNTF : eTimesheets

This post is my way of forcing myself to get my act in gear by committing to release a web based Timesheets System to openNTF within a week.  It is something I've been meaning to do for over a year now!  I had the system developed in India during my spell there and it has been in production at one of my clients for a few years.  I also use it to record my time and mileage and then use it to create invoices.



You can see some screen shots already that I have added to the openNTF project.  I just need to decide upon a licence and finish setting up some installation documentation and I'll then upload the NSF applications.

Please let me know if you think this might be useful to you.  There are enhancements that I have in mind too but I want to wait and see what the feedback is like first.

Here's the link to the project on openNTF: http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/ProjectLookup/eTimesheets