How to approve Timesheet

The Timesheets added manually or from trackers can be Approved, Denied or Viewed by Organization members.

Roles and Permissions:

Organization Owner/Manager :

• They can View, Add, Delete, Edit and Approve timesheets
• They can View Attendance

Delivery Head :

• They can view timesheet, Approve timesheet and view Attendance.
• They can only add, edit and delete their own timesheets.

Dept Head(User):

• They can view the department member's timesheet, Approve timesheet and View Attendance.
• They can only add, edit and delete their own timesheets.

Project Manager (User) :

• They can view and approve timesheet and view the attendance of assigned project members.
• They can only add, edit and delete their own timesheets.

Team Lead(User):

• They can view timesheet and view the attendance of assigned Team members.
• They can only add, edit and delete their own timesheets.
• They can Approve the Team member's timesheet if enable from setting

User :

• They can View, Add, Edit and Delete their own timesheet.
• They can View their own Attendence.
• They can't Approve their own Timesheet.

Please refer following link for accessing Roles and Permission : https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/workstatus-roles-and-permissions-guide-zzkoo6/

Owners and managers can easily keep track of your when their team started and stopped their timer via the Timesheets page.

• Daily Timesheets
• Weekly Timesheets
  

How to approve Timesheet from Timesheet approval page ?

• STEP 1

Navigate to Timesheets > Approvals on the sidebar.

• STEP 2

Click on three dots then click on View Request to see the details of requested timesheet

• STEP 2

Click on Approve to approve requested timesheet

• STEP 3
  Enter reason and then click on submit

How to Deny Timesheet from Timesheet approval page?

• STEP 1

Navigate to Timesheets > Approvals on the sidebar.

• STEP 2

Click on Deny to approve requested timesheet

• STEP 3

Enter reason and then click on submit

How to Approve / Deny Multiple timesheet entries at once?

• STEP 1

Navigate to Timesheets > Approvals on the sidebar.

• STEP 2

Select Multiple entries and click on approve/deny and enter your reason for approve/deny .

You can approve or deny timesheets from the View and Edit Timesheet page based on the roles and permissions.
Check the Timesheet Settings for Add/ Edit/Delete & then check Timesheet Approval Settings for Approve & Deny options.

For Timesheet Setting, Please follow : https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/add-edit-delete-productivity-from-timesheet-setting-zm4utz/
For Timesheet Approval , Please follow : https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/timesheet-approval-setting-1ufosug/

Device type and Location

Here you can see the device type, timesheet approval request and user's location

Timesheet approval setting :

1)Doesn't require approval :
An error message will display in snackbar when you approve/deny both manual and tracker entries.

2)Only manual :

An error message will display for tracker entries in snackbar when you approve/deny tracker entries. You can only able to Approve deny manual entries.

3)For both Manual and Tracker entries :
You Will be able to approve /deny manual and tracker's entries as per roles and permissions.

Updated on: 09/05/2025