Hello @sean40 ,
Unfortunately, the Select pay item is the default and there isn't any way to change that. I do agree with you though, there should be a flag of some kind that would not let you save the entry if there is no proper pay item entered.
It's also interesting that in every other field on the timesheet, the directions for what needs to be done in each field is in a very light colored, italics text. e.g. Choose a customer or project, Choose the service worked on, Choose a class, etc. It's very clear that something must be entered into these fields. It would seem much more consistent to me if the Select pay item field behaved the same way, meaning at the least, it could have the same light color and italics, indicating that there is some action needed, or, change the wording to Choose pay item from list or both. Because the field currently is in the same text as a completed field, I can see how it would be very easy to miss, thinking that it has already been completed.
The best way to deal with this is to send feedback on the feature and make a request. My wish list and what I will submit as feedback:
1. Allow user to choose a default pay item in settings
and/or
2. Change the text of the field to be light colored and in italics like every other field on the timesheet. That way if all the other fields fields have been filled in but not that one, it will be visibly noticeable that a pay item needs to be selected.
If you do the same, and others as well, there is a much higher likelihood that the changes might be implemented in future iterations of the program.
All the best,
Rochelley
