From: Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>
To: Bernt Hansen <bernt@alumni.uwaterloo.ca>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Clocktable from multiple files?
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:28:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1946bdaf1ca34fa4c2a614613842ba8a@science.uva.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87d4wmli6s.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca>
On Sep 13, 2007, at 17:05, Bernt Hansen wrote:
>
> Here's how I'm currently using org-mode. Maybe this will be useful to
> someone.
Yes, this is inspiring, thanks a lot.
> Most of how I am currently working with org-mode was inspired
> by John Wiegley's article that Carsten posted on the list recently.
> Thanks to both of you for a great tool I use everyday!
>
> I'm a consultant that bills by project and time. I used to have lots
> of
> org files (one per client) but that was too hard to deal with. I
> wasn't
> using archiving effectively and the files were getting too large.
>
> I now have a single todo.org which has all my current tasks in it.
> This
> file is copiously sprinkled with #+ARCHIVE: and #+CATEGORY: lines for
> organization.
>
> My org file looks like this: (new tasks are entered with Remember and
> go
> in * Tasks at the top)
>
> ,----[ todo.org ]
> | * Tasks
> | * Timelog
> | #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :emphasize t :block today
> | #+END:
> |
> | * CLIENT1 - Timelog
> | #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 4 :emphasize t :block thismonth
> | #+END:
> | * CLIENT1 - Project 1
> | #+ARCHIVE: client1.org_archive::* Project 1
> | #+CATEGORY: client1
> |
> | * CLIENT2 - Timelog
> | #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :emphasize t :block thismonth
> | #+END:
> | * CLIENT2 - Project 1
> | #+ARCHIVE: client2.org_archive::* Project 1
> | #+CATEGORY: client2
> | * CLIENT2 - Project 2
> | #+ARCHIVE: client2.org_archive::* Project 2
> | #+CATEGORY: client2
> | ...
> | * CLIENT2 - Project n
> | #+ARCHIVE: client2.org_archive::* Project n
> | #+CATEGORY: client2
> |
> | * Anniversaries and Holidays
> | #+ARCHIVE: %s_archive::* Anniversaries and Holidays
> | #+CATEGORY: Holiday
> | * Appointments
> | * Other Personal Tasks
> | ...
> `----
>
> Running the clock summary (C-c C-x C-r) updates the first * Timelog
> entry which gives me a summary for today for everything.
>
> When I want summaries for CLIENT1 I collapse the buffer to level 1
> tasks
> only, select a region including the * CLIENT1 - Timelog and all
> following CLIENT1 tasks then use narrow-to-region to show only those
> tasks. Now updating the clock table updates the * CLIENT1 - Timelog
> table which gives me a view of this month. I usually always look at
> month ranges for clients for billing (either this month or last month)
> but different clients need different maxlevel settings based on the
> detail required for reporting. The widen function restores the
> original
> view with all tasks.
>
> I find I use narrow-to-region and widen alot so I've bound them to
> C-M-F9 and C-M-F10 respectively. Keeping the * Timelog tasks for each
> client means I don't have to manually create them every month to report
> on the same thing as last time.
>
> I archive all CLIENT1 tasks into a single archive file. CLIENT2 has a
> different archive file. Non-client tasks are archived into the
> catchall
> todo.org_archive file.
>
> I have a * Timelog entry in the client archive files which reports on
> last month so I can quickly check that I didn't accidentally move some
> clock times from todo.org when I do my billing. When my billing cycle
> is complete at the end of the month I archive all eligible tasks then
> start timing tasks for the next month.
>
> This works great for me.
>
> -Bernt
>
>
--
Carsten Dominik
Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek"
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Kruislaan 403
NL-1098SJ Amsterdam
phone: +31 20 525 7477
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-09-19 20:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-12 17:02 Clocktable from multiple files? cranreuch
2007-09-13 5:10 ` Carsten Dominik
2007-09-13 14:01 ` Jason F. McBrayer
2007-09-13 15:05 ` Bernt Hansen
2007-09-19 19:28 ` Carsten Dominik [this message]
2007-09-13 17:07 ` Bastien
2007-09-19 19:26 ` Carsten Dominik
2007-09-23 20:26 ` Jason F. McBrayer
2007-09-19 5:39 ` cranreuch
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