Enabling Time Approval

The application can be configured so that employees can perform time attestation at the clock, mobility, or the Self Service Portal. This feature is not enabled by default.

You can also enable Time Approval using the ENABLE_TIME_APPROVAL registry parameter.

  1. Log in to the WFM desktop application.
  2. Select Maintenance > System Administration > Time Approval Settings.
  3. Select the Enabled check box.
  4. Specify the date from which the records will be considered in the Effective Date field.
  5. Select one of these options in the Approval Type field:
    • Week: Approvals are for the entire week at a time.
    • Day: Approvals are for a day at a time.
  6. If you selected Day in the Approval Type field and use mobility or the Self Service Portal for time attestation, select one of these options in the Approval View field:
    • STANDARD: Enables the standard time attestation in mobility. This option is not supported in the Self Service Portal.
    • DETAILED: Enables the detailed (enhanced) time attestation in mobility and the Self Service Portal. The enhancements include the ability to hide the Skip button, provide legal verbiage, and display the timesheet records that require attestation while making attestation decisions.
      Note: These enhancements only apply to daily attestation in mobility and the Self Service Portal. The enhancements do not apply to weekly attestation or to clocks.
  7. Optionally, clear the Allow Skip option to prohibit employees from skipping attestation records that have been presented to them for approval or rejection. When skipping is prohibited, users will not be allowed to submit any attestation records without either explicitly approving or rejecting them.
    Note: This option only applies to the standard time attestation in mobility. When the DETAILED option is selected, the Allow Skip option is cleared and cannot be selected.

    If you are using the detailed time attestation in mobility, you can use element security to control whether the Skip button is available to users for selection.

  8. If you use mobility or the Self Service Portal for time attestation, select one of these options in the Rejection Comments field:
    • NONE: Employees are not presented with the ability to include comments when rejecting their time attestation. This is the default.
    • OPTIONAL: Employees have the option of including rejection comments, but are not required to do so.
    • REQUIRED: Employees are required to include a comment with their rejection. Rejecting a time attestation without including a comment is not permitted.
  9. Optionally, select the Allow Resolve option to allow employees to resolve time approval records they have previously rejected during time attestation. When a user chooses to resolve a time approval record, the status of the record changes to RESOLVED and no further action is required by the manager. If this option is cleared, a manager must update the employee's timesheet to reset the status of a rejected time approval record, which can then be approved or rejected by the employee during time attestation.
    Note: This option only applies to mobility and the Self Service Portal.
  10. Click Save.

In mobility, the Clock panel will now display a Time Attestation button, which is enabled whenever there are any outstanding approvals. If detailed time attestation is enabled, users should also be granted appropriate security permissions to the Attestation section available on the detailed timesheet view. See Detailed time attestation on mobility and the Self Service Portal.

In the Self Service Portal, the Clock Options modal will now display a Time Attestation button, which is enabled whenever there are any outstanding approvals. To use detailed time attestation, users should also be granted appropriate security permissions to the Attestation section available on the detailed timesheet view. See Detailed time attestation on mobility and the Self Service Portal.