Dela Tab

Use the Dela tab to set options related to using machine learning to approve or recommend approval of timesheets based on historical data and a confidence factor.

Note: This feature is disabled by default and is limited to the Standard timesheet class.

Key highlights include:

Approval Control: Select whether to auto-approve timesheets or simply recommend approval.
Confidence Level: Set the threshold that aligns with your comfort level for automatic approvals.
No Automatic Rejections: Timesheets are never automatically rejected, even when auto-approval is enabled. Notifications recommending rejection are sent instead.
Approval Notifications: Supervisors receive notifications for auto-approvals (if enabled) or notifications recommending approval.
Decision Logging: All actions are logged for transparency and auditing.

You can specify separate overtime rules for weekly, daily, seventh consecutive work day, holidays, Saturdays, or Sundays.

Auto Approve

Field	Description
Mode	Use the Mode field to enable AI-assisted approvals. Options include: Disable: This is the default option. Leave it selected to continue approving timesheets manually. Enforce: This option automatically approves timesheets based on a selected confidence factor. Note: An approval notification is sent directly after the signed timesheet is approved by Dela. If the timesheet is not approved, the supervisor is notified that manual approval is required. Recommend: This option provides managers and supervisors with recommendations for approval or rejection, including supporting reasons, but it does not perform the approval. Note: A recommendation is sent directly after the signed timesheet is reviewed by Dela. If you select Enforce or Recommend, enter a percentage (0-100) in the Confidence Factor field to specify how closely new data must match historical data for approval. Higher percentages require greater similarity, while lower percentages allow more flexibility.
Confidence Factor	Adjust this setting based on your desired level of certainty. The confidence factor must be between 70 and 100, which allows matches that closely align with historical data. When the Confidence Factor field is set outside of that range, a system warning displays when you save. Note: All changes to these settings are tracked in the Auto Approval History Table.

Field

Description

Mode

Use the Mode field to enable AI-assisted approvals. Options include:

Disable: This is the default option. Leave it selected to continue approving timesheets manually.
Enforce: This option automatically approves timesheets based on a selected confidence factor.
Note: An approval notification is sent directly after the signed timesheet is approved by Dela. If the timesheet is not approved, the supervisor is notified that manual approval is required.
Recommend: This option provides managers and supervisors with recommendations for approval or rejection, including supporting reasons, but it does not perform the approval.
Note: A recommendation is sent directly after the signed timesheet is reviewed by Dela.

If you select Enforce or Recommend, enter a percentage (0-100) in the Confidence Factor field to specify how closely new data must match historical data for approval. Higher percentages require greater similarity, while lower percentages allow more flexibility.

Confidence Factor

Adjust this setting based on your desired level of certainty. The confidence factor must be between 70 and 100, which allows matches that closely align with historical data. When the Confidence Factor field is set outside of that range, a system warning displays when you save.

Note: All changes to these settings are tracked in the Auto Approval History Table.

Auto Export

Field	Description
Auto Export Approved Timesheets	Select this checkbox to enable Dela to automatically export timesheets upon approval. Costpoint automatically exports standard timesheets as soon as they are fully approved, including approvals completed by Dela, standard manual approval, or Interactive E-mail/Teams approval. Note: Timesheets that require line-level approval are not exported until they have been fully approved. Time & Expense creates an audit record with success or failure details for each export, and it marks successfully exported timesheets as Processed. Auto-export is triggered only after full approval, including line-level approvals when required, but it does not apply to correcting or previously processed timesheets, daily timesheets, or work assignments. Note: Use fields on the Auto-Export Options tab of the Time Settings screen to configure the type of adjustments that should automatically occur for exported timesheets, including generated ones.

Field

Description

Auto Export Approved Timesheets

Select this checkbox to enable Dela to automatically export timesheets upon approval. Costpoint automatically exports standard timesheets as soon as they are fully approved, including approvals completed by Dela, standard manual approval, or Interactive E-mail/Teams approval.

Note: Timesheets that require line-level approval are not exported until they have been fully approved.

Time & Expense creates an audit record with success or failure details for each export, and it marks successfully exported timesheets as Processed. Auto-export is triggered only after full approval, including line-level approvals when required, but it does not apply to correcting or previously processed timesheets, daily timesheets, or work assignments.

Note: Use fields on the Auto-Export Options tab of the Time Settings screen to configure the type of adjustments that should automatically occur for exported timesheets, including generated ones.

Parent Topic:

Timesheet Classes