Timesheets Approval

Submit timesheets and run the approval workflow

Submit your timesheet when your week is done, and your approver reviews it. For logged-hours views and exports, see Timesheet Reports.

Submit Your Timesheet Back to top

  1. Open Time Tracking and go to the period you want to submit.
  2. Check your worklogs.
  3. Click Submit for Approval.
Time Tracking page with the Submit for Approval button

Before you can submit

  • Approvals must be on. If you don’t see Submit for Approval, your admin hasn’t turned on approvals.
  • You need at least one worklog in the period.
  • The period can’t be in the future.
  • The view must show exactly one submission period — a week, two weeks or a month, as your admin set it.
Who approves it? Your timesheet goes to the approver your admin assigned to you (see My Account). If none is assigned, you’ll see a message asking you to contact your admin.

Timesheet Statuses Back to top

Status What it means
Draft Not submitted yet.
Submitted Waiting for your approver. Shown as Pending Approval in Time Tracking.
Approved Your approver accepted it.
Rejected Your approver sent it back with a reason.
Reopened An approved timesheet was opened again for corrections.

After Rejected or Reopened, you see the reason. Fix your worklogs and submit again from Time Tracking.

If your admin turned on Lock worklogs on submission, you can’t change worklogs while a timesheet is submitted or approved.

For Approvers Back to top

Open Pending Approvals in the Timesheets sidebar to see timesheets waiting for you. Filter by team, person or date range.

  • Select a timesheet to see its worklogs and history, or click Export Excel.
  • Approve accepts it.
  • Reject sends it back. Enter a reason of at least 10 characters.
Pending Approvals with Approve and Reject actions

Approval History

Approval History lists timesheets that were already approved or rejected. To correct an approved timesheet, click Reopen and enter a reason. The person can then fix it and submit again.

Admins: set the submission period (Weekly, Bi-weekly or Monthly) and approval options in Settings → Timesheet Settings. The first day of the week is in Settings → General.

Need Help?

If you have questions about timesheet approval or need help with your setup, our support team is here to help.

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