Video - Timer, log time, time statistics and dashboard in the task system in Hive Projects

Note: Hive Projects is a 3rd party integration. This video has been provided by the developer.

The HIVE PROJECTS Dashboard gives you a complete overview of your tasks, files, notifications, time tracking, client activity and more — all in one place. This guide explains every section of the dashboard and how to use the different filters, views and tools.

1. Dashboard Filters & Search Tools

At the top of your HIVE PROJECTS screen, you’ll find several powerful filtering options:

Filter by User

• Mine – Only shows tasks assigned to you

• User Name – View tasks assigned to another user

Filter by Due Date

• View tasks coming up, overdue, or without a due date

Search by Task Name

• Type any part of a task title to instantly locate it

Show or Hide Columns

• Choose which task columns appear on your board

• Useful if a project has many stages and you want a cleaner view

Archive & Restore

• View your archived tasks

• Restore any archived task back to its original column

• Great for cleaning up or reversing mistakes

2. File View

The Files tab shows every file uploaded across all tasks in the project.

You can:

• See all attached documents and images

• Open files directly

• Comment on file attachments

• Quickly locate the file connected to any task

This is ideal for managing lesson plans, documents, images, reports and client files.

3. Notifications

The Notifications Panel shows every update happening inside HIVE PROJECTS.

You can:

• View all unread notifications

• Mark individual notifications as read

• Mark all notifications as read at once

• Click any notification to open the exact task it relates to

Each notification shows:

• The task

• What changed

• Who updated it

• When it happened

4. List View (Optional)

HIVE offers an alternative List View, which displays tasks in a table format.

List view includes:

• Completed tasks

• Uncompleted tasks

• Requests

• Due dates

• Assigned users

Some users prefer list view, while others prefer the board-style layout. You can switch anytime.

5. Requests View

If you have the Request System enabled, you can see all incoming requests in this tab, displayed in a simple list format.

This includes:

• Category

• Subcategory

• Status

• Submitter

• Linked project task

6. Time Tracking & Timers

HIVE PROJECTS includes built-in time tracking.

You can:

• Start a timer on a task

• Log time manually

• View how long you or your team have worked on a task

• Track hours per client

• See weekly and all-time totals

7. The HIVE Dashboard Summary

The Dashboard tab gives you a high-level breakdown of all activity inside HIVE PROJECTS.

You’ll see:

• Number of tasks in each stage

• Tasks with no due dates

• Total tasks assigned to each user

• Weekly and all-time hours worked

• Time logged per client

• Current workload across the team

For example, you might see:

• 7 tasks started

• 3 tasks with no due date

• 2 users working on the project

• 4 hours worked this week

• Time logged for specific clients

If a client isn’t appearing, you can assign them and the dashboard will instantly update to reflect tracked time.