Start, pause, and complete a session

A session is a clocked block of work on a job card. Start it when a mechanic picks up the job, stop it when they put it down. GM adds up the time, and on convert it becomes the labour line on the invoice — no guessing hours at the end.

Start and stop

Open the job card and stay on the Overview tab.
Tap Start on the Total time card when work begins. The card shows a green ● Running indicator.
Tap Stop when the mechanic stops — end of day, waiting for a part, or job done.
Start again later and it adds another session. The card sums all stopped sessions into total hours.

One running session at a time on FREE and single-mechanic jobs. If a session is already open, you will be asked to stop it before starting another. Two or more parallel sessions are a PRO+ feature — see Multi-mechanic sessions.

How time becomes money

When you convert the card to an invoice, GM sums every stoppedsession, multiplies the total hours by your tenant labour rate (set in Settings → Business & Billing), and writes one consolidated labour line. An open, still-running session is skipped — stop it first or its time will not be billed.

Total hours × labour rate = the labour line. Two hours at R450/hr bills R900.
Pause for a tea break or parts wait by stopping the session; resume by starting a new one.
Sessions are locked once the card is invoiced or cancelled — the time is frozen.