v0.12.33: Time tracking macros and a smarter weekly sheet
WarmDesk v0.12.33 makes the weekly time sheet feel more like a spreadsheet: reusable time macros for recurring work patterns, richer copy/cut/paste, and quicker row editing.
This post focuses on macros — the feature most users asked for when the same customer/project/activity lines come back every week.
Why time macros?
If you teach regularly, you probably log the same four lines every week:
Teaching on site
Preparing materials
Travel to the location
Travel home
Each line has the same customer and project, similar hours on Monday and Tuesday, and travel distance on the outbound legs. Typing that by hand — or copying row by row — gets old fast.
Time macros let you define those rows once, save them under a name, and Run Macro to create the rows and fill the first days of the current week in one step.
Opening the macro editor
On the Log Time tab, click ⚡ Macro in the bottom bar (next to Add row and Copy Previous Week).
The editor shows:
A Macro dropdown to switch between saved templates
New Macro, Duplicate Macro, and Delete Macro buttons
Export JSON / Import JSON for backup or sharing between browsers
A grid of rows with customer, project, activity, and preset values for day 1 and day 2
Macros are stored in your browser (localStorage) — they travel with your profile on that device, not on the server.
Use Export JSON before switching machines or clearing site data.
What each macro row contains
Every row in a macro can preset:
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
Customer / Project | Pulled from the same lists as manual row entry (including time-tracking-only customers and projects). |
Activity | The row description (e.g. |
Day 1 / Day 2 hours | Entered in your preferred notation — decimal hours ( |
Day 1 / Day 2 start & end | Optional wall-clock range ( |
Day 1 / Day 2 distance | Optional kilometres or miles for travel rows. |
Use Add Row and Remove to change how many lines the macro creates. The default Teaching block template ships with four rows; you can trim it down or grow it for longer routines.
Running a macro
At the bottom of the editor:
Set Apply days (
1–7) — how many columns of the current week should receive values, counting from Monday (or Sunday, per your week-start setting).Read the preview line — it lists the weekday abbreviations that will be filled and notes that the day 1 / day 2 pattern alternates (day 3 uses day 1 presets, day 4 uses day 2, and so on).
Click Run Macro.
WarmDesk creates any missing rows (customer + project + activity combinations) and writes time entries for the selected days. Undo (↶) works like any other cell edit.
Example: a teaching week
Suppose your macro has:
Teaching — 6 hours on day 1, 4 hours on day 2
Preparing for teaching — 2 hours on day 1 only
Travel to location — 45 minutes + 120 km on day 1
Travel home — 45 minutes + 120 km on day 2
Set Apply days to 2 and run on week 12.
Monday receives the day-1 column for every row; Tuesday receives day 2.
Nothing is written on Wednesday–Sunday unless you raise Apply days.
Set Apply days to 5 before a busy week and the day-1/day-2 pattern repeats across Mon–Fri — useful when your schedule mirrors across the first half of the week.
Managing multiple macros
You are not limited to one template:
New Macro — blank template with a single empty row.
Duplicate Macro — copy the current macro under a new name (handy for variants per customer).
Save Macro — persist changes to the library.
Import JSON — replace the whole library from a file (e.g. shared by a colleague).
Rename a macro by editing the Macro name field before saving.
Smarter clipboard and row editing
The same release improves day-to-day sheet work without opening the macro editor:
Double-click the customer/project or activity cell to edit the row (same as ✎ in the Actions column).
Ctrl+C copies the full cell value; Ctrl+X cuts; Ctrl+V pastes.
Rectangular selections work across rows; copied data persists when you change weeks (Monday paste stays Monday).
Show/hide closed toggles on the Kanban board and ticket list/inbox hide closed cards/tickets with a persisted preference.
Breadcrumb labels for tickets, inbox, epics, charts, and time tracking were also corrected.
Documentation
The User Guide PDF shipped with v0.12.33 documents macros, copy/cut/paste, and row editing on the Log Time tab.
Guide PDFs are available from the avatar menu → Downloads in the app; the online user guide covers time tracking at a high level.
Upgrade
Download v0.12.33 from the download page or pull the latest release tag.
No manual database changes are required. Macros you create after upgrading are stored locally in the browser — export them once if you rely on a specific template.