There are three ways BrowseReporter measures time – Active Time, Total time and Idle time.
This
measures how long the current window is in focused – giving you the
most accurate reporting on users time spent on websites and
applications.
When your employees are distracted by wasting time
on social media websites (i.e. Facebook), you will know exactly how
long they spent on those websites.
This
measure the total duration the window is opened for, from the start
time until the end time regardless of whether the window is in focused
or not.
Not every user acts the same. Some users switch between
two monitors. Some like to stream content in the background. No matter
what their behaviors are, BrowseReporter can track the total time they
spent on websites whether or not they focused on the windows.
Common Activities: streaming music/videos in the background, tracking dual monitors
This
measures how long the user is away from his computer after the mouse
and keyboard stopped moving. By default, idle time is tracked after 5
minutes of inactivity.
Time tracking should be fair. If your
users are not in front of their computers, BrowseReporter will separate
the time tracked into idle time so you can filter it out if you need to
during report generation.
Common Activities: going away without logging off the computer, leaving the computer on during lunch/break/meeting