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description: You can automatically create time sheets from a template so that service resources can track their time and work. Specify the time period each time sheet covers, such as a week or month, and track specific tasks, travel time, and break time. Time sheets are created one day before their start date. You can only create time sheets for service resources of the type Technician.
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# Create Time Sheet Templates

You can automatically create time sheets from a template so that service resources can track their time and work. Specify the time period each time sheet covers, such as a week or month, and track specific tasks, travel time, and break time. Time sheets are created one day before their start date. You can only create time sheets for service resources of the type Technician.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129612e72 ">To create time sheets:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129612e72 ">Create on time sheets</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129612e72 ">To view time sheet entries:</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129612e72 ">To create, update, or delete time sheet entries:</td>

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1. From Setup, enter Time Sheet Settings in the Quick Find box, then select **Time Sheet Settings**.
2. Click **New** and enter details for the time sheet template.
    
    ![Create a new time sheet template.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/support_field_service/images/fs_create_timesheet_template.png)
    
    1. For **Label**, enter a descriptive name for the template so that you can distinguish it from others.
    2. For **Name**, enter an API name for the template that uses underscores instead of spaces.
    3. For **Start Date**, enter the date that you want the time sheet template to take effect. Because the time sheet autocreation job runs once per day, we recommend setting a start date that is at least 24 hours in the future.
    4. For **Frequency**, select the time range that you want each time sheet to cover. New time sheets are automatically created on the frequency you specify. For example, if you select **Daily**, a time sheet is created every day. If you select **Monthly**, each time sheet covers an entire month, beginning on the start date that you entered.
    5. For **Work Week Start Day**, select the day that you want each work week to begin on.
    6. For **Work Week End Day**, select the day that you want each work week to end on.
    7. Enter a description for the time sheet template.
    8. Mark the time sheet template as **Active**.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note Time sheets are automatically created only if the template is marked Active.
3. Assign the time sheet template to user profiles.
    
    1. Click **Assign to Profiles**.
    2. Select at least one user profile that you want to assign the time sheet template to, and click **Change Assignments**.
    3. Under Time Sheet Setting, select the time sheet template you want the profiles to use, and click **Save**.
    
    ![Assign the time sheet template to user profiles.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/support_field_service/images/fs_timesheet_assign.png)
    
    The template name appears next to each profile that you assigned it to.

To confirm that time sheets were created successfully, navigate to Time Sheets in the App Launcher, and create list view filters. If the autocreation process can’t create a time sheet, it doesn’t retry. If a time sheet isn’t created as expected, you can manually create it.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/images/icon_note.png)

Note Editing the frequency of an existing time sheet template isn't recommended. To avoid errors, first deactivate the existing template. Then create a template with the correct frequency, mark it as active, and assign it to the desired user profiles.

Considerations for time sheets:

- If you add a required custom field that uses custom values, time sheets aren't automatically created.
- Using the same work week start day and work week end day results in a work week that is one day long.
- The Twice a month frequency uses days 1–15 as the first half of the month and days 16–31 as the second half of the month.
- Start date defines the day your time sheet begins. So if your time sheet template's start date is on a Tuesday, your work week start day is Monday, and you set the frequency to every two weeks, the first time sheet starts on Tuesday. The time sheet autocreation job creates the first batch of time sheets when it runs on Monday. Thereafter, time sheets start on Mondays, and they are automatically created when the job runs on Sundays.
- Time sheet templates aren't included in updates to the managed package.

#### See Also

- [Time Sheet Fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.fs_timesheets_fields.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Time sheets and time sheet entries have the following fields. Some fields may not be visible or editable depending on your page layout and field-level security settings.")