Submit and Approve a Timesheet

Log hours, submit a timesheet, and review approval decisions.

Submit and Approve a Timesheet

Timesheets help teams review logged work before it is used for billing, reporting, or payroll workflows.

Before You Start

Confirm that:

  • Time tracking is enabled.
  • Time categories are configured.
  • The project and task are available.
  • The user has permission to log time.
  • The approver is configured through roles, project ownership, or approval rules.

Submit a Timesheet

  1. Open Time or My Timesheet.
  2. Add time entries for the correct project, task, date, and category.
  3. Enter hours and notes.
  4. Review totals for the period.
  5. Submit the timesheet.

Approve a Timesheet

  1. Open Approvals.
  2. Filter to pending timesheet approvals.
  3. Open the request.
  4. Review entries, dates, categories, notes, and totals.
  5. Approve, return, reject, or reassign based on your policy.

Only pending approval requests should be updated. Approved, rejected, or returned requests should not be changed through approval decisions.

Copilot Prompts

Try:

  • How many hours did I log this month by status?
  • Show my pending timesheet approvals.
  • Approve this timesheet approval.

Troubleshooting

If time entries are missing:

  • Check the selected date range.
  • Confirm the entries were saved.
  • Review project and task access.

If approval actions are unavailable:

  • Confirm the request is still pending.
  • Check whether you are the approver.
  • Review approval permissions.