Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

Time entry analysis

Reports and dashboards designed for critical analysis.

Metrixs timesheet analytics gives Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations teams ready-made Power BI reports on time entry, approvals, compliance, utilization, and labor cost. Track billable utilization, missing and late timesheets, approval turnaround, actual vs. planned hours, and hours logged by employee, project, and client. Data refreshes every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on Fabric capacity.

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Key dashboards

  • Timesheet compliance dashboard Tracks overall timesheet submission and approval compliance, highlighting late submissions, missing timesheets, delinquent timesheets, and approval turnaround times across departments and projects.
  • Timesheet financial impact dashboard Connects timesheet entries to financial metrics, displaying labor costs, revenue recognition from billable hours, cost variances, and profitability by project, client, and resource.

Key metrics

  • Billable utilization rate
  • Overtime hours (%)
  • Approved timesheets (%)
  • Pending timesheets
  • Rejected timesheet %
  • Labor cost from timesheet
  • Actual vs planned variance
  • Average approval turnaround time
  • Missing timesheet count
  • Timesheet resubmission count

Timesheet entry & approval reports

  • Submitted timesheets Lists all timesheets that have been submitted but not yet approved or rejected.
  • Pending approval timesheets Shows timesheets currently awaiting manager or approver action.
  • Approved timesheets Displays all timesheets that have been approved within a selected period.
  • Rejected timesheets Lists timesheets that have been rejected along with rejection reasons.
  • Late timesheet submission Identifies timesheets submitted past the due date.

Timesheet compliance & audit reports

  • Timesheet submission compliance Highlights employees who consistently submit timesheets on time or late.
  • Missing timesheets Flags employees or projects where timesheets are missing for required periods.
  • Timesheet approval response times Measures the time taken by approvers to review and act on submitted timesheets.
  • Timesheet change history Audits modifications made to timesheet entries post-submission or approval.
  • Rejected timesheet reason analysis Aggregates and categorizes reasons for timesheet rejections across projects.

Timesheet utilization & performance

  • Billable vs non-billable hours Compares billable and non-billable hours logged across projects and employees.
  • Resource utilization report (timesheet-based) Measures how effectively resources’ available hours are being utilized based on timesheets.
  • Timesheet entry summary by employee Summarizes total hours entered per employee over a selected time frame.
  • Timesheet entry detail by project & task Provides detailed timesheet entries broken down by project and task.
  • Overtime hours Shows overtime hours logged by employees, with cost implications.

Timesheet financial & variance reports

  • Timesheet labor cost analysis Calculates labor costs derived from timesheet entries per project or resource.
  • Timesheet revenue recognition Links approved timesheet hours to recognized revenue over time.
  • Timesheet hours by client & contract Breaks down timesheet hours logged per client and contract.
  • Timesheet hours vs budget Analyzes actual timesheet hours against the budgeted hours for each project.
  • Variance report: planned vs actual timesheet hours Compares planned hours against actual timesheet hours to highlight discrepancies.

Frequently asked questions

Timesheet reports fall into four groups: entry and approval; compliance and audit; utilization and performance; and financial and variance. They include Pending approval timesheets, Missing timesheets, Timesheet change history, Billable vs. non-billable hours, Timesheet labor cost analysis, and Timesheet hours vs. budget. The summary dashboards are Timesheet compliance and Timesheet financial impact.

Key metrics include billable utilization rate, overtime hours (%), approved timesheets (%), pending timesheets, rejected timesheets (%), labor cost from timesheet, actual vs. planned variance, average approval turnaround time, missing timesheet count, and timesheet resubmission count.

Metrixs reads Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations data through Link to Microsoft Fabric or Azure Synapse Link, models it for timesheet reporting, and delivers the reports in Power BI. Data refreshes every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on Fabric capacity, without slowing down ERP transactions.

Metrixs goes live in about six weeks, with Veratas running planning, configuration, deployment, and handoff. Companies on Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations can also see if they qualify for a free 6-month trial.