Costlocker guide
  • GETTING STARTED
    • What is Costlocker and who is it for
    • Registration and Company setup
    • Quick start in 5 steps
      • 1. Add People
      • 2. Create Activities
      • 3. Create Clients
      • 4. Create Projects
      • 5. Time Tracking
    • What's next?
  • Projects
    • Managing a Project
      • Creating a Project
      • Creating a Project by Duplication
      • Auto ID
      • Tags
      • Responsible People
      • Discount on the project
      • Project Billing
      • Finishing a Project
      • Exporting the Budget
      • Locking a Project
    • Recurring project
      • Creating a Recurring Project
      • Working with a Recurring Project
      • Manually Duplicating a Recurring Project
    • Types of Budgets
    • Project Detail
      • Overview
      • Report
      • Alerts
      • Cost Estimate
      • Billing
      • Rates
      • Business Reports
      • Timesheet
      • Notes
    • Project Expenses
      • Project Expenses Report
    • Billable vs. Non-Billable Hours
  • People
    • Adding people
    • User Roles
    • Activating / Deactivating a Person
    • Salary
    • Bonuses
    • Calculating an Employee's Hourly Rate
  • Activities
    • Creating Activities
    • Activating / Deactivating an Activity
  • CLIENTS
    • Creating a Client
    • Activating / Deactivating a Client
    • Setting Default Client Rates
  • Time Tracking
    • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet
    • Daily Time Entry
    • Weekly Time Entry
    • Timesheet Views
      • Summary
      • Day by Day
      • Weekly
      • Live
  • Reports
    • Company Performance
    • Report of Finished Project
    • Workload
    • Business Reports
    • Project Expenses
    • Billing
  • Your Company
    • Basic Overviews
    • Alerts
    • Overhead Costs
    • Fixed and Monthly Rate
    • Calculation of Overhead Cost per Worked Hour
    • Analysis Cost Allocation in projects
  • Settings
    • My Account
    • Desktop Application
    • Company
    • Groups
    • API
  • Applications
    • MacOS Application
    • Windows application
    • iOS Mobile Application
  • Integrations
    • Integration with Make
    • API
  • Subscription
    • Trial period
    • Switching to a Paid Account
    • Subscription Settings
    • Billing email adress
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  1. GETTING STARTED

Quick start in 5 steps

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Costlocker in a Nutshell

In short, Costlocker is about tracking profitability by employee, client, project, activity, and other metrics. By tracking time and updating costs, you can gain valuable insights into how profitable your work is, which will help you make informed decisions and optimize your business processes.

To learn more, read What is Costlocker and who is it for.

Quick Start with Costlocker

This guide will help you quickly start using Costlocker in 5 steps. To fully utilize Costlocker, it’s important to add data about employees, activities, clients, and projects. This will allow Costlocker to calculate and display profitability metrics. Below is the recommended procedure to help you achieve this goal with minimal effort.

For assistance with each step, continue reading ...