Review Approval Paths

The Show Approval Paths option, available from both the administrative and time/expense entry areas of the software, permits employees to review the approval paths for submitted time or expenses along with the status of any sheet waiting for approval. Note that this function can be disabled for time entry users by your administrator.

To review approval paths or submitted sheet status:

The Show Approval Paths toolbar button  is available for time entry users via the Time or Expense entry tools. For administrators or managers, the toolbar button is located in the Workflows tab in the Approval Workspace.
 

1. Click the Show Approval Paths toolbar button .
   
   The Approval Paths window opens.
   
2. If available, select the employee from the Employee drop-down list at the top of the window. Employees who are not assigned to any approval workflow are not shown in the drop-down list.
   
3. To review the status of a specific submitted sheet, select the sheet from the 'Sheets to be approved' drop-down list. Sheets already approved are not displayed in this list.
   
   Approval paths for time or expenses are displayed with approving managers listed for each workflow.

4. • A dashed line   is used to display the approval workflow when entries designated for a project specific workflow are also directed to a sheet-based workflow (All Projects).

   • When a specific sheet is selected from the drop-down list, the active workflow is highlighted in yellow and a yellow dot is placed next to the manager who must next approve the sheet.