Timesheet Lines Grid of the Approval Center form

Use the Timesheet Lines grid to perform approval workflow tasks for timesheet lines.

Contents

Field Description
Selection Check Box Select the row before applying actions from the Actions menu.
Approval Action This column displays the Action Required drop-down list for the record type. Click the Action Required field to display the approval workflow options available.
  • Approve: Select this option to approve the item. On the Approve dialog box, enter a comment and click OK. The approval process continues to the next step based on the configured approval workflow for the record. This option is available based on the state of the workflow.
  • Reject: Select this option to reject the item. On the Reject dialog box, enter a comment and click OK. Based on the configured approval workflow for the record, the record could be sent back to the employee who submitted it.

    The Reject action does not display if:

    • You make changes to a record while the workflow state is In Review.
    • If the Reject Action field is set to None on the Workflow tab of Approval Workflow Settings (Settings > Workflow > Approval Workflows in the desktop application) for an approval workflow .
    • You do not have the appropriate approvals workflow access rights, based on approvals workflow configuration
  • Reassign: Select this option to open the Change Assignment dialog box and assign an additional employee to the current approval step for the record or move the approval assignment from one approver to another employee. This option is available if the Allow Approvers to Reassign option is selected on the General tab of Approval Workflow Settings (Settings > Workflow > Approval Workflows in the desktop application). You must also be the approval administrator for the record's approval workflow.
  • Reopen: Select this option to push an approved record back to the last step of the approvals workflow. This option displays while you are viewing an approved record. This option is available if the Allow Employees to Reopen Closed Approval check box is selected on the General tab of Approval Workflow Settings in the desktop application.
My Action Required This column displays the recommended action for the record based on the approval workflow.
Workflow State This column displays the state of the record based on the approvals workflow. Possible states are:
  • Start
  • In Progress
  • In Approval
  • In Review
  • Waiting
  • Completed
  • Cancelled
Step This column displays the step number of the record based on the workflow configuration.
Employee Name This column displays the name of the employee for the associated record.
Project Name This column displays the name of the project for the timesheet line.
Phase Name This column displays the name of the phase for the timesheet line.
Task Name This column displays the name of the task for the timesheet line.
Date This column displays the date when the timesheet line was created.
Regular Hours This column displays the number of regular hours entered for the line item.
Overtime Hours This column displays the number of overtime hours entered for the line item. This field is not available if overtime is not used.
Overtime-2 Hours This column displays the number of secondary overtime hours entered for the period. This field is not available if overtime is not used.
Comment This column displays any comments entered for the line item.
Company Name This column displays the company associated with the request.
Employee This column displays the employee number of the employee who is associated with the request.
Phase This column displays the phase number associated with the line item.
Project This column displays the project number associated with the line item.
Status This column displays the timesheet line status.
Task This column displays the task number associated with the line item.
Timesheet Group This column displays the timesheet group that the employee for the line item can access. If your firm uses multiple companies, the groups that display depend on the selected company.
Click this icon to display the Approval Progress dialog box for the selected row. This displays at the right end of the row when you select it or hover over it.