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Logging Time and Reviewing Billing

SOP for using the current Billing dashboard and Time Tracking screen, with clear notes on the parts that are review-only or not visibly wired end to end.

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Logging Time and Reviewing Billing

This page shows you how to use the current billing screens without overstating what they do.

Product: VerityLaw
Module: Billing
Role: Billing staff, legal operator, administrator
Difficulty: Beginner
Time: 5 to 10 minutes
Last Updated: 2026-03-10
Version: Current repo baseline

Before You Start

  • Sign in to the dashboard.
  • Know whether you need a billing overview or the time-tracking screen.
  • Have the case context ready if you are trying to capture time.

What is this task?

This task covers the two current billing routes:

  1. /dashboard/billing for summary and review
  2. /dashboard/billing/time for the visible time-tracking UI

When do you use this?

Use this task when you need to review WIP, invoices, and payments, or when you need to inspect the current time-tracking screen.

Where do you find it?

Billing dashboard: /dashboard/billing
Time tracking route: /dashboard/billing/time
Button from billing page: Log Time

Important current-state note

The billing dashboard is mainly review-oriented. The time-tracking screen shows timer and manual-entry controls, but in the visible route code:

  • Start Timer only toggles the on-screen timer state.
  • Add Entry is a visible button with no attached save handler on the page.

That means you should treat /dashboard/billing/time as partly implemented UI unless your environment adds behavior not visible in the reviewed code.

How to review billing

  1. Open /dashboard/billing.
  2. Read the summary cards:
    • Unbilled WIP
    • Outstanding Invoices
    • Received This Month
  3. Review the three tabs on the page:
    • Time Entries
    • Invoices
    • Payments
  4. Open each tab you need and review the table below it.
  5. Click Log Time if you need the time-tracking route.

How to use the current time-tracking screen

  1. Open /dashboard/billing/time.
  2. Review the Active Timer card.
  3. Click Start Timer if you need to see the active timer state on screen.
  4. If the timer is running, review the visible fields:
    • Select case...
    • What are you working on?
  5. Review the Manual Time Entry fields:
    • Date
    • Case
    • Hours
    • Description
  6. Review the time-entry table below the form.

What if something looks wrong?

"I need to save a manual time entry"

Why this happens: The current page shows the fields and Add Entry button, but the visible code does not attach a create action to that button.

Fix: Treat the page as an in-progress UI and confirm with your team before documenting a completed save workflow.

"I need to create invoices or record payments from this page"

Why this happens: The current billing dashboard exposes review tabs for invoices and payments, not visible create buttons for those records.

Fix: Use /dashboard/billing as a review screen and document only the controls that are actually on the page.

What's Next

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Still Stuck?

  • Search the VerityLaw help set.
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  • Contact support: support@veva.co.za

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