An important aspect of Scrum methodologies is the breaking of items down into smaller pieces to work more efficiently. This week we show you how to break items down into smaller pieces using Scrum inside an OnTime database.

Customers and contacts can be created and modified through the OnTime SDK. Learn this week about how to create customers and contacts in the OnTime database.

Using the SDK you can create time entries tied to items in the OnTime database. This week we show you how to create a timer application that talks to OnTime. You can create such a timer to quickly create worklog entries with the click of a button.

With the introduction of OnTime Now!, the new hosted version of OnTime is getting a serious performance boost. It's also getting the ability to use the SDK. This week, we show you step-by-step how to use the SDK with your OnTime Now! database. Remember -- until you upgrade to OnTime Now!, you won’t be able to use this functionality.

Editing items using the OnTime SDK is straightforward, but you'll want to lock items before editing them to avoid multiple people from editing items at the same time. This week we cover editing items and placing locks on items.

Getting data from an OnTime database is easy using the OnTime SDK. This week we show you how to grab data from OnTime and how to use it in your own custom application.

Adding a defect to an OnTime database programatically is a snap when using the OnTime SDK. This week we create a basic application of adding a defect using C# through Visual Studio.

This week we walk you through installing and setting up the SDK inside Visual Studio 2008. You’ll see how to get started with the SDK and afterwards you can start building your own code that touches the OnTime database!

There are several ways you can set up a new OnTime database. Whether youd like to try a 30 day 10-user trial, a single user license, or an extended team trial, all OnTime needs is to be properly activated. This week we cover the aspects of activating your OnTime database.

Filters are bits of logic (bookmarked searches) that can be used several ways with OnTime. These searches can be applied to the main grid, e-mail alerts, customer portal, reports, and archiving. This week we'll show examples of using filters in customer portal, with reports, and with archiving.