How to check estimates against project totals
If you have TimeCache set to track project/matter estimates, you can quickly check to see how close you are to hitting estimate amounts on all your projects. Choose Project>Estimate Check. TimeCache goes through all the projects in the Job Sheet section to compare total charges against estimate amounts. (TimeCache skips projects that do not have an estimate amount greater than 0.) If TimeCache finds any projects with total charges approaching, at, or over the estimate amount, it shows them in a separate window.


TimeCache determines if a project total is "approaching" the estimate based on the amount you enter in the Estimates preference settings. You can re-run the estimate check with a different threshold amount by changing the Find projects within number at the bottom of the Estimate Check window and clicking Recheck.

You can quickly view the Job Sheet for any of those projects by clicking on it in this window, and then clicking View, or by double-clicking on the project listing. If you need to, resize this floating window to see your Job Sheet entries. When you're through reviewing projects in the Estimate Check window, click Close.

You can also set TimeCache Preferences to automatically launch an estimate check every time you open your data file.