Approving Timecards for Line Managers

This job aid explains how to approve a single timecard and multiple timecards at a time, as well as verifying your approval.

Approve a Timecard

At the end of the pay period, by the designated deadline, you need to submit a timecard approval on your employee’s timecards.

Reminder, before you approve your employee’s timecards, you should:

  • Review a Pay Period Close summary Dataview in the Timekeeping category.
  • Update employees schedule as needed to reflect changes in shifts worked.
  • Resolve unexcused absence exceptions (if no punches or pay codes are reflected no hours will be paid).

To approve a timecard:

  1. Select the Main Menu > Time > Employee Timecards. You will be directed to the Employee Timecards summary page.
  2. Open a timecard by right clicking on their name and using the Go To Icon, choose Timecard, the Timecard view will display. Select the appropriate timeframe.
  3. Make sure the timecard is accurate.
  4. Click Approve.
Employee Timecards menu.

Approve Multiple Timecards at a Time

You can also approve multiple timecards at the same time from the Main Menu > Time > Employee Timecards or from any of your available Dataviews.

  1. Select the appropriate timeframe and search criteria that you wish to approve.
  2. Select the one or more check boxes next to the employee’s names. To select all the employees, click Select All.
  3. If you have more than 40 employees, scroll down to the bottom of your employee list to be sure that you selected all the employees before submitting approval.
  4. Click Approve.
Employee Timecards options with multiple employees selected.

Verify your Approval in the Table View

The background color of the timecard changes, depending on who has approved it:

Yellow background Timecard approved by employee but not by manager.
Light purple background Timecard approved by manager but not by employee.
Green background Timecard approved by both employee and manager.
Gray crosshatch Timecard has been signed off. ("Sign Off" is the final step in the process and performed by the Payroll Team)