Practical guides and reference pages for getting the most out of Standard Time® on the shop floor.
AI · Reference
What AI rate limits are, what a token is, how Tokens Per Minute (TPM) and Requests Per Minute (RPM) work, and how to reduce token usage in Standard Time® AI Chat. Includes a full reference for Exclusion Flags in stdata.AiModelSet — the settings that strip unnecessary data from AI payloads to cut token counts by up to 78%.
Shop Floor · How-To Guide
The complete walkthrough of the Standard Time® scan workflow: open the Scan Barcodes page from the Home screen, scan your Username, Work Order, and Task to start a timer, use CLEAR on shared stations, check your active timer by scanning your username, and scan STOP to close the session. Includes diagrams for every step and a link to the Time Logs page.
Read → Related FAQInventory · Reference
How to scan inventory in Standard Time®: direct item scans that deduct one unit, INV-SUB for prompted quantity deductions, INV-ADD for receiving stock, INV-BUILD for BOM assemblies, and the full set of location labels for tracking inventory across multiple warehouses, bins, and vehicles.
Read → Related FAQBarcode Scanning · Reference
The complete reference for Standard Time® Barcode Rules: how the rules engine parses each scan, the five rule types (Employee, Work Order, Task, Inventory, Custom), pattern syntax, auto-create behavior, default values, rule priority, configuration steps, and a troubleshooting table for common problems.
Read → Related FAQBarcode Scanning · How-To Guide
Step-by-step guide to creating and configuring Barcode Rules in Standard Time®. Navigate from the Home page to Scan Barcodes, open the menu to reach the Barcode Rules editor, and create a new rule with the green + button. Covers every property — character-type filters, condition types (starts with, ends with, contains), required scan prerequisites, all Action properties (save values, scripts, email, multi-timer, continue rules), the Folder organizer, and the built-in test tool.
Read → Related FAQBarcode Scanning · Reference
A complete reference of every item you can scan with Standard Time® — employee badges, work orders, tasks, inventory parts, tools, status updates, and more. Each entry includes a description of what gets recorded and when to use it.
Read → Related FAQShop Floor · Special Scans
How to use the ADDTIMER and ENDTIMER special barcode scans in Standard Time® to run multiple timers simultaneously for a single employee. Scan ADDTIMER to layer a new timer on top of running ones — each with its own project and task — then use ENDTIMER to stop a specific timer by project name without affecting the others. Includes the full 9-timer walkthrough, the embedded field-value formats, and a quick-reference table of all scan variants.
Projects · Organization
How to use the Folder property in Standard Time® to categorize every project. Assign folders from the Properties panel, then filter the Projects page, Project Tasks, Time Logs, Expenses, charts, reports, Resource Allocation, WIP dashboard, and more — all with a single click in the Filter panel.
Read → Related FAQProject Management · Scheduling
How to read and use the Gantt chart in Standard Time® — task bars, summary bars, milestones, link lines, critical path, float bars, baseline comparison, and scale navigation. Covers dragging bars to reschedule, all four link relationship types (FS, SS, FF, SF), the Task Links dialog for managing dependencies, and how the CPM engine highlights the critical path in red.
Read → Related FAQProjects · Administration
How to close out completed projects in Standard Time® so employees can no longer scan them on the shop floor. Uncheck the Active property in the Properties panel, move the project to an Inactive folder to keep your active views clean, and use the DEACTIVATEJOB and ACTIVATEJOB special barcodes to toggle project status directly from the scan station. Covers the PRSTATUS-name scan for updating project status from the floor without going to a computer.
Administration · Setup
How to create users and workgroups in Standard Time® so your org chart is reflected in the system. Right-click the enterprise to create top-level workgroups for each department, nest sub-workgroups for shifts or teams, then add individual employees via right-click or the green + button. Covers administrative rights, the User Experience → Rights popup for granular access control, and how to print barcode labels so employees can scan their username at the shop floor scan station.
Read → Related FAQIntegrations · How-To Guide
How to export any Standard Time® grid, timesheet, or report directly to a live Google Sheet with one click, and how to import project data, time entries, employees, or inventory from any spreadsheet. Covers both auth methods — Service Account (automated, no per-user sign-in) and OAuth2 (per-user Drive) — with step-by-step setup instructions for each, and a troubleshooting table for common credential errors.
Read → Related FAQExports · Advanced
Complete property reference for Standard Time® Scheduled Exports — configure recurring exports to a file, email attachment, or Google Sheet on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or pay-period schedule. Covers every property in the properties panel: name and description, export destination, database query settings, the full set of relative date tags for the Filter string ([TODAY], [LASTWEEK], [RELATIVEDATE(-30)], and more), grid grouping and totals options, recurrence schedule, sequence chaining, and the built-in schedule test tool.
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