The timesheet approval options are only available to users with Manager authority. Time must have a status of Approved to be posted to the time files in Production. If you have Manager authority over yourself, you do not have to use the Timesheet Approval options to approve your time. It is automatically approved when you save it.
You may approve time by date range or by employee/timesheet. For employees who report time on a daily basis, you may approve or reject time by day; for weekly employees you must approve or reject all Submitted time for a week.
Approved time is posted to the time files in Production the next time someone with Posting authority for the employee posts time through the timesheet week ending date.
Note: When a timesheet is approved, the number of hours is multiplied by the bill rate on the job to determine if the amount will cause an over estimate condition on the job. If so, a warning displays based on the lowest level bill rate setting in PRODUCTION. For example, if bill rates are set at the transaction code/work code level, the warning will appear if the timesheet goes over the estimated amount for that specific tran/work code. The warning message is only an alert; it does not prohibit the manager from approving the time.
See also: Reviewing Employee Time, Using Approve/Reject, Approving All by Date Range.