WTE Help - Approver Actions by Transaction Status

Because of the critical timing involved in the submission and approval of employee timesheets, early review of timesheet status is essential.

Instructions

Not Started Status: The time sheet or leave report has not been opened.

• Approver Actions - Contact your Superuser BEFORE the 11:59pm APPROVAL deadline and ask them to extract and submit the time sheet or leave report.

• Superuser Actions - When requested, extract and submit the time sheet or leave report. The time sheet or leave report will now have a Pending status. Notify the Approver/Proxy of the transaction status change. See Accessing "Not Started " Time Sheets and Leave Reports for more information.

In Progress Status: The time sheet or leave report has been opened.

• Approver Actions - Contact your Superuser AFTER the 11:59pm SUBMISSION deadline and ask them to submit the time sheet or leave report.

• Superuser Actions - When requested, submit the time sheet or leave report. The time sheet or leave report will now have a Pending status. Notify the Approver/Proxy of the transaction status change. See Submitting "In Progress" Time Sheets and Leave Reports for more information.

Pending Status: The time sheet or leave report has been submitted for approval.

• Approver Actions - All Approvers or their Proxy must review and approve pending time sheets and leave reports BEFORE the 11:59pm APPROVAL deadline. See Reviewing and Approving Time for more information.
  
  If corrections are necessary, time permits, and the employee is available, the Approver/Proxy should return the time sheet or leave report to the employee for correction; otherwise they can make the correction on behalf of the employee. See Returning Time for Correction or Overriding a Time Entry for more information.
• Superuser Actions - No action is required.

Return for Correction Status: The time sheet or leave report was submitted but has been returned for correction.

• Approver Actions - If the employee does not resubmit the time sheet or leave report, leaving you with enough time to review and approve it , contact your Superuser BEFORE the 11:59pm SUBMISSION deadline and ask them to submit the time sheet or leave report.

• Superuser Actions - When requested, submit the time sheet or leave report. The time sheet or leave report will now have a Pending status. Notify the Approver/Proxy of the transaction status change. See Submitting "In Progress" Time Sheets and Leave Reports for more information.

Approved Status: The time sheet or leave report has been approved.

• Approver Actions - No action required.

• Superuser Actions - No action required.

Error Status: A time entry record contains one or more errors.

• Approver Actions - No action required.

• Superuser Actions - No action required.

Completed Status: The time sheet or leave report has been fully processed.

• Approver Actions - No action required.

• Superuser Actions - No action required.

Additional Information

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