Using Teams and Outlook time entry

There is more than one way to accomplish time entry for team members who may not be generally inclined to log in to a browser and navigate through Project Operations. Here are a couple of options you can explore.

Time entry – Outlook

To input time from your Outlook calendar will require the administrator to set up the Dynamics 365 app for Outlook as outlined in Chapter 8, Managing the Project to Success. From the Outlook calendar item, you need to select the Dynamics 365 app add-on as shown in Figure 9.11:

Figure 9.11 – Using the Dynamics 365 app for Outlook

Once you select Time Entry, enter your time into the Quick Entry screen for just this one-time transaction.

Furthermore, some team members may work from Microsoft Teams primarily and wish to have their time entry performed through this common interface.

Time entry – Teams

Utilizing the same Dynamics 365 app that we set up in Chapter...