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Version: 6.3

Approval of Change Requests

Overview​

Employees who do not have at least the “Employee in a Position of Trust” permission may not independently change their own time entries; instead, they can only request changes. This applies to new entries as well as to changes or deletions of existing time entries.

Requests are submitted via the self-service portal. The section on Submitting a Change Request in TimePunch SelfService describes how this works.

Designate Approvers​

By default, change requests are approved by the direct supervisor. However, the designated approver can be adjusted via the Self-Service module. Administrators and managers can specify there which person is authorized to approve an employee’s work hours.

Set approvers for change requests

Approve a change request​

After the approver has received a change request via email, it can be approved or rejected in TimePunch Management.

To do this, the number of pending change requests is displayed to the approver in the top-right corner of the information bar via the pencil icon.

Self-Service – Change Requests

Selecting the pencil icon displays a list of all pending change requests.

When a change request is selected, the request opens, and the approver sees both the proposed changes and the original data.

Self-Service – Approve Change

Clicking the “Approve” button confirms the request, and the employee’s changes are applied in TimePunch. In return, the requester receives a confirmation email stating that the change has been applied.

If the request is not approvable, it can be rejected by clicking the “Reject” button. In this case, a dialog box opens in which the reason for rejection must be entered. The reason is then communicated to the requester via email.