---
title: "Submit Timesheets for Approval"
slug: "submit-timesheets-for-approval"
description: "The steps to follow as employee to submit your filled in timesheets for the manager approval."
tags: ["Employee"]
updated: 2023-02-21T21:17:38Z
published: 2023-02-21T21:17:38Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/submit-timesheets-for-approval"
---

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# Submit Timesheets for Approval

This functionality is used if timesheet approval is a part of the company's time tracking process.

If the feature is enabled, there is a status label for each day on the **My Timesheets** page. Before the approval process is started, all the days are labeled **Ready for approval**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407400212.png)

[Fill in](/v1/docs/register-time-2) the timesheets.

You can submit timesheets for approval either from the timesheets page itself or from the **Timesheet Calendar**, which can be accessed by clicking the **Timesheet Calendar** link in the top right corner of the page.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407415458.png)

1. Click the **Timesheet Approval** button in the top right corner. In case the timesheet approval workflow is scheduled to run once a month, the form lists timesheet reports for six months before the currently selected month. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407441464.png)If the timesheet approval workflow is scheduled to run once a week and the button is clicked on the **My Timesheets** page, the form lists timesheet reports for six weeks before the currently selected week in descending order. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407467581.png)If the **Timesheet Approval** button is clicked from the **Timesheet Calendar**, the form lists the six weeks displayed on the current page in ascending order. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407490909.png)The **Actions** drop-down menu offers two options: **Request Approval** and **Details**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407512450.png)
2. Select **Details** from the **Actions** drop-down menu to view the detailed timesheet report for the necessary period.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407529863.png)
3. Select **Request Approval** from the **Actions** drop-down menu to submit your timesheets to the manager for approval. The report status will change to **Pending** on **Timesheet Calendar,** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407560100.png)**My Timesheets**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407579381.png)and **Timesheet Approval** page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407602506.png)Employees cannot edit their timesheets after submitting them for approval, unless the manager rejects the approval request or requests changes.
4. If the manager rejects the approval request or requests changes, the timesheets are returned to the employee with **Rejected** or **Change Requested** status and are available for editing again. After all the necessary changes are made, the employee should repeat the **Request Approval** step.
5. After a request has been sent for approval for the first time, the employee or the manager can also view the request approval history from the **Actions** menu.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407631052.png)![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1674407647564.png)
6. If the manager approves the timesheets, the timesheet status changes to **Approved**. The timesheets are not editable after they are approved.

## Related

- [Submit Timesheets for Approval](/submit-timesheets-for-approval.md)