Microsoft KB Archive/930512

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Extra time entries appear in the Time Entry list in Accounting Professional 2007, in Accounting Express 2007, or in Small Business Accounting 2006

Article ID: 930512

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
• Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007
• Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006
• Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition 2006

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SYMPTOMS

Extra time entries that you do not save on a timesheet appear in the Time Entry list in Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007, in Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, or in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006.

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

• You enter time entries in a timesheet in the Timesheet dialog box.
• You do not save the timesheet.
• You close the Timesheet dialog box by using one of the following methods:
  • You click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the Timesheet dialog box.
  • You click Close on the File menu.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because time entries are automatically created when you enter time entry information in the Timesheet dialog box.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps to remove the extra time entries:

1. On the Employees menu, point to Employees List, and then click Time Entries.
2. Double-click the time entry that you want to remove.
3. On the File menu, click Delete.
4. Click Yes when you receive the following message:

   Are you sure you want to delete the record from this Time Entry?

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for every time entry that you want to remove.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the problem

1. On the Employees menu, click New Timesheet.
2. In the Timesheet dialog box, select an employee in the Employee name list.
3. Enter information in the following columns:
   • Billable
   • Customer
   • Billing item
   • Pay Type
4. Enter some hours.
5. Click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the Timesheet dialog box.
6. On the Employees menu, point to Employees Lists, and then click Time Entries.

The time entry that you did not save appears in the Time Entry list.

Note To close a timesheet without saving any of the time entries that you have entered in the Timesheet dialog box, click Delete on the File menu.

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