Chrometa Product Updates – June 2023

June 2023 marks one of the most significant releases in Chrometa’s history, introducing new levels of control, flexibility, and insight for teams and organizations. This update focuses on four major improvements that help businesses streamline approval workflows, manage global billing operations, simplify data imports, and gain visibility into how teams spend their time.

Major Update: Timesheet Approval System
Enhancement: Multiple Currencies
Enhancement: Importing Rules from Excel/CSV
New Feature: Team Time by App / App Usage Reporting

Major Update: Timesheet Approval System

For years, Chrometa users have relied on automated time tracking to capture every billable minute. However, managers and finance teams often needed an efficient way to review, approve, and finalize timesheets before billing or payroll. The June 2023 update introduces a robust Timesheet Approval System, designed to bring structure, accountability, and transparency to time review processes.

Streamlined Review and Approval

Managers can now review submitted timesheets, approve them in bulk or individually, and return them with comments for correction. Approval workflows are flexible—perfect for firms that need multiple review levels or specific departmental sign-offs. Each submission is timestamped, ensuring full audit traceability.

Multi-Level Workflow

The system supports one-step or multi-step approval processes. For example, team leads can pre-approve timesheets before they move to finance for final validation. This tiered approach minimizes bottlenecks and prevents inaccurate billing data from entering accounting systems.

Visibility and Reporting

Supervisors can monitor approval status across the organization through a dashboard view showing submitted, pending, and approved timesheets. Reports can be exported to PDF or Excel, making it easier to share approval summaries during audits or reviews.

Compliance and Audit Control

Every approval or modification is logged, creating a verifiable audit trail. This enhancement aligns with compliance requirements for firms handling client billing, government contracts, or internal audit standards.

Suggested Visual: Workflow diagram illustrating the Timesheet Approval process from submission to approval.

Enhancement: Multiple Currencies

In an increasingly global economy, time tracking must adapt to international teams and multi-currency billing. Chrometa’s new Multiple Currency Support empowers organizations to operate seamlessly across borders without complex manual conversions.

Bill in Any Currency

You can now assign different currencies to projects, clients, or accounts. Chrometa automatically applies the right exchange rate at the time of billing, ensuring accuracy and consistency across reports and invoices.

Seamless Integration with Accounting Systems

When exporting data to platforms like Xero or QuickBooks, the assigned currency flows directly with the data—no manual editing required. This ensures that billing departments and international teams work in sync.

Automatic Exchange Rate Updates

Chrometa integrates with live exchange rate providers, so your time entries reflect accurate and current currency values. Historical records maintain the original rate for audit consistency.

Flexible Configuration

Admins can define base currencies and set preferred exchange update intervals. Users with multi-region clients can switch currencies per project without affecting others.

Suggested Visual: World map showing projects billed in different currencies.

Enhancement: Importing Rules from Excel/CSV

Creating and managing time categorization rules has never been easier. The June 2023 update introduces Importing Rules from Excel/CSV, a productivity boost for administrators managing large rule sets or migrating data from legacy systems.

Faster Setup and Migration

Instead of entering rules manually, users can now upload a structured Excel or CSV file containing task names, keywords, and conditions. Chrometa parses and imports the data, validating syntax and automatically assigning categories.

Batch Editing

When organizational rules change, you can modify them offline in Excel and reimport. Chrometa intelligently merges updates, preserving unchanged rules and preventing duplicates.

Error Handling and Validation

The system checks for duplicate keywords, syntax errors, or missing values before import completion, ensuring data accuracy and reducing administrative rework.

Practical Uses

Migrate existing rules from another time tracking system.
Standardize categories across departments or offices.
Deploy predefined templates for new teams.

Suggested Visual: Screenshot mockup of an Excel-to-Chrometa rule import screen.

New Feature: Team Time by App / App Usage Reporting

Understanding how teams spend their time is vital for productivity and project management. The new Team Time by App / App Usage Reporting feature gives leaders unparalleled visibility into application-level usage trends—without compromising user privacy.

Insight into Work Habits

Chrometa automatically tracks app usage across your organization (Word, Excel, Slack, Chrome, etc.) and aggregates the data into meaningful reports. Managers can see how much time is spent in productive tools versus administrative or communication apps.

Identify Productivity Patterns

View charts that show time distribution by app category—such as design, communication, research, or admin tools. Identify which apps dominate your team’s workflow and adjust training or processes accordingly.

Team Comparison and Benchmarking

Compare departments or individuals by app usage to spot efficiency differences. For instance, one team might spend excessive time on email while another focuses more on project work. These insights can inform workflow optimizations and coaching.

Privacy and Data Control

Chrometa respects user privacy. Reports aggregate data by app type and duration, not specific content. Admins can configure which data points are tracked and how reports are shared.

Export and Visualization

App usage data can be exported to CSV or visualized in Chrometa dashboards. Over time, organizations can analyze trends and make evidence-based adjustments to improve focus and efficiency.

Suggested Visual: Bar chart or pie chart showing time spent by app category across teams.

Bringing It All Together

This June 2023 release demonstrates Chrometa’s ongoing commitment to innovation, accuracy, and usability. Each feature contributes to a more holistic time tracking and management experience:

Timesheet Approval System: Adds governance and structure to time review and billing processes.
Multiple Currency Support: Empowers global teams to track and bill in their local currencies effortlessly.
Excel/CSV Rule Import: Speeds setup, standardization, and data migration.
Team Time by App Reporting: Delivers actionable insights into productivity and workflow optimization.

Together, these enhancements make Chrometa a more intelligent, flexible, and scalable platform for professional service firms, consultancies, and global teams alike.

Suggested Visual: Overview infographic summarizing the four key updates with icons.

Conclusion

The June 2023 update marks a defining moment for Chrometa users. With the new Timesheet Approval System, teams gain structure and accountability. The Multiple Currency enhancement brings global flexibility. Excel/CSV Importing Rules save time and simplify administration. And the Team Time by App Reporting feature provides valuable insights into how time is truly spent across your organization.

Together, these updates reinforce Chrometa’s mission: to make time tracking not only automatic but strategic — giving businesses the data, tools, and visibility they need to work smarter, not harder.

Call to Action

Ready to experience these updates? Log in to your Chrometa dashboard, explore the new approval and reporting features, or reach out to our support team for a guided walkthrough. Make June the month you transform the way your team tracks, manages, and optimizes time.