Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Overview<\/a><\/p>\n Who Can See the Timesheet Approval Tab<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n Understanding the Timesheet Approval Screen<\/a><\/p>\n Filtering Timesheet Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The Timesheet Approval<\/b> tab in the Timesheet module enables designated approvers to review, approve, or reject time submitted by team members. This tab is part of an approval workflow and is visible only to users who are assigned as Timesheet Approvers<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/a>This article explains<\/strong>: – Who can access the Timesheet Approval tab – How submitted time is presented to approvers – How to review detailed time entries – How approval and rejection impact team members<\/p>\n The Timesheet Approval<\/b> tab is visible only to users who are configured as approvers in a project.<\/p>\n You will see this tab if: – You are assigned as a Timesheet Approver<\/b> for one or more team members in a project.<\/p>\n You will not see this tab if: – You are not assigned as an approver for any team member.<\/p>\n Note:<\/b> Approver visibility is controlled at the project level using the Configuring Timesheet Approvers<\/b> settings.<\/a><\/p>\n The Timesheet Approval screen displays submitted time entries awaiting review. The view is organized to help approvers quickly assess and act on time submissions.<\/p>\n Key aspects of the screen:<\/p>\n For each submitted timesheet, the approver can:<\/p>\n When you click View Details<\/b>:<\/p>\n If the submitted time is accurate:<\/p>\n What happens next:<\/b> – The approved time becomes final. – The team member can no longer edit the approved entries. – The approved status is reflected in the team member\u2019s Time Tracking<\/b> tab.<\/p>\n When approving multiple timesheets, Nimble displays a confirmation message to prevent accidental approvals. <\/span>After selecting one or more timesheet submissions and clicking <\/span>Approve<\/b>, a confirmation dialog appears asking:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDo you want to bulk approve the selected timesheets?\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n The approver can choose one of the following options:<\/span><\/p>\n This confirmation step helps ensure that timesheets are not approved unintentionally without review.<\/span><\/p>\n If corrections are required:<\/p>\n What happens next:<\/b> – The status changes to Rejected<\/b>. – The rejection comment is sent to the team member. – The team member can view the comment from the Time Tracking<\/b> tab.<\/p>\n When time is rejected:<\/p>\n Once resubmitted, the approver receives a new request to review the updated time.<\/p>\n Timesheet approvals are processed weekly.<\/p>\n If a team member submits time for a week and it is not reviewed immediately, the submission remains in\u00a0Submitted<\/strong>\u00a0status until action is taken.<\/p>\n Approvers can:<\/p>\n Pending submissions from previous weeks should be reviewed to maintain accurate tracking and reporting.<\/p>\n Approvers can use the <\/span>Filter<\/b> option to locate specific timesheet submissions that require review quickly. <\/span>Click the <\/span>Filter<\/b> button in the top-right corner of the <\/span>Timesheet Approval<\/b> tab to open the filter panel. <\/span>The filter allows approvers to refine the listing using the following criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n People<\/b> Project<\/b> Status<\/b> Available status options include:<\/span><\/p>\n By default, the <\/span>Approved<\/b> status is not selected because the Timesheet Approval tab is primarily used to review timesheets awaiting approval.<\/span><\/p>\n Approvers can select <\/span>Approved<\/b> if they need to review previously approved timesheets.<\/span><\/p>\n Click <\/span>Apply<\/b> to update the listing based on the selected filters.<\/span><\/p>\n The Timesheet approval workflow follows this lifecycle:<\/p>\n 5. Corrected time is resubmitted and reviewed again.<\/p>\n This article explains the approver\u2019s responsibilities in the Timesheet module. For time entry workflows, refer to the related articles above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nOverview<\/h2>\n
Who Can See the Timesheet Approval Tab<\/h2>\n
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Reviewing Submitted Time<\/h3>\n
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Approving Submitted Time<\/h3>\n
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Rejecting Submitted Time<\/h3>\n
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What Happens After Rejection<\/h3>\n
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Reviewing Pending Timesheets from Previous Weeks<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/li>\nFiltering Timesheet Submissions<\/h2>\n
\n<\/b>Filter timesheets submitted by specific team members. Select one or more users to display only their submissions.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Filter timesheets based on the project for which time was logged. This helps when reviewing submissions across multiple projects.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nApproval Lifecycle Summary<\/h3>\n
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Related Articles<\/h2>\n
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