{"id":4184,"date":"2026-03-03T09:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:12:39","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-working-days-tracking-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/what-is-the-difference-between-working-days-tracking-days\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Difference Between Working Days &amp; Tracking Days?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Working Days<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Working Days are the days that are officially configured as <em>workdays<\/em> in your company\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In simple terms, they represent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The days employees are expected to work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The days defined in your work calendar (for example, Monday to Friday)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excludes weekends, holidays, or custom off-days (based on your company setup)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tracking Days<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracking Days are the days on which an employee has actually tracked time using Desklog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, a tracking day is counted when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Desklog app is running, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least some activity or time is recorded on that day<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Difference at a Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Working Days<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tracking Days<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Based on<\/strong><br><\/td><td>Company work calendar<br><\/td><td>Actual time tracked<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Includes days with no tracking?<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2705 Yes<\/td><td>\u274c No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Used for<\/strong><\/td><td>Attendance rules, policies, reports<\/td><td>Productivity and activity reports<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your company\u2019s working schedule is <strong>Monday to Friday<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday to Friday \u2192 <strong>Working Days = 5<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But if an employee tracked time only on <strong>Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Tracking Days = 3<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working Days Working Days are the days that are officially configured as workdays in your company\u2019s settings. 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