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Abtrac Times : October Issue
This is the place for Abtrac clients to stay up to date with the latest features, news and insights.
Reethu John
Analyst Programmer & Software Developer
Hello,
In this months edition, learn how the ‘At Work’ option can give you more accurate productivity reporting.
Find out why multi-factor authentication (MFA) will soon become part of your Abtrac login. The first step towards this is coming this month - check your password meets our security requirements.
Plus, start planning ahead — our 2026 desktop calendar giveaway is now open, you can sign up below.
Our next live client webinar is just around the corner. Join Jen on October 16th for a session on Using alerts and notifications to keep your projects on budget.
Reethu
Productivity reporting
Not all hours worked are equal
With the ‘At Work’ setting for Projects, you can filter out leave, public holidays, training, or other non-work hours so your productivity reports reflect reality — not just raw timesheet entries.
This gives you clearer visibility of true performance, highlighting the balance between billable and non-billable time, and separating it from time that wasn’t really “at work.”
The result is more accurate reporting, better insights, and fairer measures of your team’s productivity.
Abtrac password requirements are changing
Does your password meet the new standards?
Abtrac access requires a valid username (email address) and a secure password.
Passwords must be 8–16 characters and include at least three of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
If your password doesn’t meet these requirements, you’ll soon receive an email prompting you to update it.
Later this month, password compliance will be enforced — and you won’t be able to log in until your password meets the new standards.
How secure is your system?
Why you should be using authenticated logins
These days, a password alone isn’t enough to protect your online data.
That’s why Abtrac supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a second layer of security.
MFA has been available as an optional setting for some time, helping prevent unauthorised access to your Abtrac data.
Within the next 6 months MFA will become a required part of logging in to Abtrac.
We’ll share exact timeframes soon, but once live it will be just a quick extra step at sign-in — and a big boost to keeping your data safe.
Learn with Abtrac: 30-Minute Live Webinar
We’re continuing our series of short, focused webinars just for Abtrac clients. Each session is approximately 30 minutes and full of practical tips to help you get the most from Abtrac.
In our upcoming session, we’ll focus on:
Using alerts and notifications to keep your projects on budget
In this webinar, we’ll cover how to:
Set up timesheet reminder emails to keep project data accurate and up to date
Add alerts when budgets are getting close, so you can react in time
Enable job notifications, so your team stays informed about milestones and key events
If you’re looking for simple, practical strategies to make project management smoother, smarter, and more effective, this session is for you.
Join our live 30-minute session on Thursday, 16 October
- 08:30 AM Perth (AWST)
- 10:00 AM Darwin (ACST)
- 10:30 AM Brisbane, Cairns (AEST)
- 11:00 AM Adelaide (AEDT)
- 11:30 AM Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne (AEDT)
- 1:30 PM Auckland, Wellington (NZDT)
Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.
GIVEAWAY
Our coveted 2026 Abtrac desktop calendar is free for all subscribers*
As a sustainability-conscious company, we’re mailing out Abtrac calendars only by request.
If you’d like one for your office, please complete the form with your address details by 10 November 2025.
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Free 2026 Abtrac Calendars Terms and Conditions
When is the offer available?
Until 10 November 2025 at 5pm (in the subscriber's time zone), unless otherwise varied by us.
What’s on offer?
A free 2026 desktop calendar, to be posted to the business address supplied at our cost.
Who is eligible for the offer?
The offer is strictly limited to any business that, at the time they accept the offer:
- Is a current Abtrac client
How to accept the offer?
Complete the sign up form on our website by 10 November 2025.
What else do you need to know?
Your use of Abtrac will be subject to our standard terms and conditions.
We reserve the right to discontinue or amend the offer at any time
We will honour the offer if you’ve accepted prior to it being discontinued or amended.
Limits apply. The offer is only available while stocks last, and only one calendar per Abtrac subscription unless agreed otherwise.
This offer it not available in conjunction with any other offer, is not transferable and not refundable.