Timeline Last updated June 2, 2026 · Desktop Connect

Timeline provides a visual hourly breakdown of each employee's workday, showing how time was distributed across activities, productivity, and app usage. Perfect for understanding work patterns at a glance.

Timeline View

Horizontal Timeline Display: Each employee is shown as a row with an hourly timeline spanning from their shift start to shift end. Hours are color-coded based on productivity and activity level:

  • Green: Productive and active time
  • Yellow: Neutral or mixed productivity
  • Red: Unproductive time (or low activity)
  • Grey: Offline or punched out

Horizontal Scrolling: If the timeline is wide (e.g., 8-hour shift), scroll left and right to view different times of day.

Filters

  • Date Selector: Default: today. Select any single date (not a range) to view that day's timelines.
  • Teams Filter: View specific team(s)
  • Users Filter: View timeline for specific employee(s)

Timeline Detail View

Click on any 1-hour interval in an employee's timeline to open the detail view for that hour. Shows:

Productivity & Activity Metrics: For that 1-hour period:

  • Productivity percentage (% productive vs. unproductive)
  • Activity percentage (% active vs. idle)
  • Breakdown by category (Productivity Tools, Social Media, etc.)

Minute-by-Minute Breakdown: Granular view of what happened minute-by-minute. The granularity matches your screenshot frequency setting (default: 5-minute intervals if screenshots enabled, 1-minute if not).

Screenshots in Timeline (If Enabled)

If the Screenshots feature is enabled (requires Screen Details add-on):

  • Clicking a time segment shows the screenshot captured for that interval
  • Screenshot displays the active window, app, and URL
  • Application logs and activity details are visible alongside
  • Key press and mouse click counts shown for the interval

Without screenshots enabled: Only Application Logs (which apps were open) and Activity Detail (active vs. idle time) are shown.

Use Cases

  • Productivity investigation: "Employee productivity dropped at 2 PM. What was happening?" → Click the 2-3 PM segment to see activities.
  • Project costing: "How many hours was spent on Project X today?" → Timeline shows the hours allocated to Project X apps/tasks.
  • Performance discussion: "I noticed you were idle for 1 hour yesterday afternoon. Everything okay?" → Use timeline as starting point for supportive conversation.
  • Workload distribution: Look across team timelines to see who is busiest and who has capacity.
Tip: Timeline is more detailed than Summary views. Use it for investigative analysis, not for routine monitoring. Respect employee privacy when interpreting timeline data.