Can we import our third-party timecard entries to work with the 'Timesheet Hours' column in Procore's Budget tool?

If your company collects timecard entries using third-party software instead of Procore's Resource Tracking tools, you can still import your timecard data into Procore's 'Timesheet Hours' column to track labor in your budget.

Yes. If your company does not use Procore's Resource Tracking tools, you can develop your own custom or third-party custom integration for inputting your timecard entries into Procore. Your custom integration can input your entries to Procore's Timecards tool using Procore's API, which enables you to view timecard entries in the 'Timesheet Hours' column of a budget view.

This API solution automatically labels your third-party time entries as 'Labor' or your preferred cost type. Much like the manual 'Default Cost Type' setting in the company's Timesheets tool, this ensures all data sent to the Timecard tool is categorized correctly and stored consistently.

Here are the steps for creating or updating a timecard entry using the API:

1. Use the List Line Item (Cost Code) Types endpoint to determine the cost types associated with your account.

2. In the list of cost types returned, locate the cost type with a base_type value of 'labor' (or any other cost type that you would prefer to use) and note its id value. Because each Procore company account can create a custom list of cost types, cost type identifiers are not consistent across accounts. You will use this id value in the next step.

3. To create a new timecard entry or update an existing one, use the Create Timecard Entry or Update Timecard Entry endpoints respectively. In the body of your request, use the (cost type) id value you retrieved from the previous step as the value for the line_item_type_id attribute.