Manage Employee Timesheets
Employee Timesheet Management
Time Management allows you to review employees' timesheets and related history based on specific pay periods. This information helps ensure that timesheet punches are accurate and up-to-date.
To access your employees' timesheets, go to My Team and select Time Management. Then, select the Attendance category and the Timesheets tab.
If attestation is enabled, the timesheet displays an attestation status indicating whether an employee accepted or denied the attestation upon submission of the timesheet:
- Not Yet Submitted – Indicates the timesheet is in an Open status.
- Agreed or Disagreed – Indicates the timesheet is in a Submitted status, based on employee selection.
- NA – Applies only when the administrator has selected the following setting for the employee access group (Access > Advanced > Timesheet > select access group > Timesheet tab > Timesheet Submission section): Only Include the Timesheet Submission Message When Break/Meal Premiums Exists in the Timesheet.
The Summary section appears first by default. If the Access tab appears in the navigation menu, you can move the Summary section below the Detail section for desired access groups (Access > Advanced > Timesheet > Timesheet Preferences section). Also, when you expand or collapse a section, that section remains expanded or collapsed each time you access the window until you change the setting.
The Summary section shows up to five tables:
- Adjustment – Shows any adjusted hours from prior pay periods that apply to the current pay period. Shows the pay codes, hours, earnings, deductions, and work period for the adjustment.
- Pay Matrix – Shows the pay code, pay ID, hours, rate, and pay amount. Select the button to the right above the table to view the Pay Matrix Detail Summary, which includes any pay matrix calculations.
- Weekly Summary – Provides a weekly breakdown of all paid hours during the weeks that are contained within the pay period, even if the employee is in a bi-weekly or semi-monthly pay period.
- Accrual – Displays an employee's accrued and used hours for vacation or paid time off (PTO).
- Point System – Shows any points that have been added for infractions (if your company uses the Point System Module). For example, one-quarter of a point may be added for a tardy or a point may be added for an unexcused absence. If they deem it necessary, supervisors, managers, and administrators can override these points.
This section is configured on the Preference window (Preferences > Preference > Timesheet Setup section).
To identify which summaries appear for an employee, make your selections in the Timesheet Preference section of the Advanced tab (Access > Advanced > Timesheet > Timesheet Preference).
In the Timesheet Detail section, the Action Bar includes Save, Add, Delete, Cancel, Columns, Multi Add, Insert/Repost, Approve, and Print. You can review regular, overtime, and total hours, earnings and deductions, regular and overtime pay by pay code.
In the Time Distribution section, the Action Bar includes Add, Save, Delete, Cancel, Reset, and Populate.
View Attendance and Schedules with Date Filters
Date filters allow you to quickly review schedules and attendance by pay period or a specific date range.
Pages that allow you to use date filters contain a Display or Date Selection drop-down list. The Timesheet Detail section displays information for the selected date.
Employees and supervisors can use the date filter to view time on the Timesheet page. Supervisors and administrators will see many more pages with the date filter. These pages include the Summary and Timesheet pages in the Attendance menu and the Summary page in the Scheduler menu.
Search for an Employee from the Timesheets Page
You can quickly view employee timesheets in succession and search for an employee. Use the arrow (> or <) to display or hide the employee list.
Search for an Employee from the Attendance Summary Page
The Attendance Summary page provides an easier interface for managers to edit and approve timesheets.
Time-off Alert Link on the Timesheets Page
In the Timesheet Detail section, supervisors can select the time-off alert link to manage an employee's time-off requests quickly.
The time-off alert link only appears when there are pending time-off requests during the pay period being viewed. The pending time-off requests can be approved without approving the timesheet.

The link takes supervisors to the Manage Time-Off Requests page where they can act upon the filtered pending request.
Time-off Alerts on the Attendance Summary Page
On the Attendance Summary page (Attendance > Summary), the timesheet grid includes an Alerts column to notify you of pending time off requests.
The Alert icon indicates an employee has unapproved time off for the specific pay period. A dash indicates there are no pending, canceled pending, or modified pending requests.
Go to the Manage Time-Off Requests page to approve or deny the request before approving the timesheet.
Select and Reorder Timesheet Columns
You can select and reorder the columns that appear on a timesheet.
The timesheet page is self-contained and scrollable. For ease of use, the first two columns are locked:
- Work Date vs. Punch Date
- Date
Set Group Filters for Employees
If your company has enabled the Group Filtering feature, you can set group filters for employees.
- On the timesheet under the Things I Can Do section, select the Select Employee Group Filters link. The Set Group Filters Option window appears.
- Select a group from the drop-down list.
- Select the filter options from the left and use the right arrow to move them to the right. Only those values for the selected access group are available for selection. If a new value is added to an employee’s access group, it is available for inclusion into the filter but is not automatically added.
- Select Save.
Add Non-Worked Time to an Employee Timesheet
Supervisors can enter time directly to employee timesheets and add non-worked hours, such as vacation or sick time.
Add or Correct an Employee Timesheet Punch
Supervisors can enter time directly to an employee's timesheet to add or correct a punch.
- Select Attendance, and then select Timesheets.
- Select the employee name from the list.
- Select the Pay Cycle from the drop-down list. Pay cycles are defined by your company's pay policies.
- Select the Date Selection from the drop-down list. Options include Current Pay Period, Last Pay Period, Next Pay Period, This Week (view only), Last Week (view only), User Defined Date Range (view only), and User Defined Pay Period. If User Defined Pay Period is selected, select the Calendar icon and select a date. Select the Refresh icon. The pay period that includes the selected date appears in the From and To date fields.
- At the applicable In or Out field, enter the time to add a new punch or correct an inaccurate punch.
- Select Save. The new/updated punch time information is saved and you receive a confirmation message.
Add Multiple Timesheet Punches
As a supervisor, you may need to add the same punches for several employees or add the same hours for several days for one employee. The Multi Add feature is used to add a group of entries at one time.
Copy an Hourly Timesheet
Pay codes and pay groups can be copied from a previous pay period on an hourly timesheet.
- On the timesheet, select the pay period in the Date Selection field.
- In the Timesheet Detail section, select Copy to copy the previous pay period to the displayed pay period. A message appears stating that all existing data for the displayed pay period will be permanently removed.
- Select OK.
Timesheet Status
You can change the status of a timesheet to any level within your maximum approval level. The displayed statuses that you can select from are based on your role type.

Verify Action on Requests
Timesheets must be completed in order to process data for payroll. Occasionally, time off is requested for the current pay period, but the request is not approved or denied at the time of processing.
This request could cause incorrect pay when payroll is processed before the end of the pay period. Ensure that all pending requests are approved or denied before creating the payroll export file.
Run the Post Scheduled Paycode Hours Process
This process is usually set to run automatically, but you can override it to run the process as needed. Any non-worked time (for example, sick, vacation, or personal) is posted to the timesheet and the employee is paid appropriately.
Be sure to confirm the employee has hours for the date of the request.
Approve an Employee Timesheet
Supervisors can approve timesheets from either the employee's timesheet or the Attendance Summary page.
On the employee timesheet, select APPROVED at the Status field or select the Approve button from the Timesheet Detail section. If there are unsaved changes, the Approve button remains disabled until the Save button is selected.
On the Attendance Summary page, approve an employee's timesheet or all timesheets for employees listed on the page. The Attendance Summary page enables you to review regular hours and overtime hours for the employees listed. You can also view an employee's timesheet details.
Adjust Timesheets for a Closed Pay Period
You can adjust timesheets from a closed pay period and pay the adjustment amount in the current pay period without overriding the original payroll values. The Retro Pay module must be configured and the Retro Pay function must be enabled for your access group to complete these adjustments.
This functionality may not be visible to all users, and it must be configured by your administrator.
Attestation Statement
When Print is selected from a timesheet, the same attestation language that appears on the electronic version appears on the printed version too.
The employee signature line appears below the attestation statement. The statement is defined on the Advanced Timesheet page (Access > Advanced > Timesheet > Timesheet Submission > Timesheet Submission section).
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