{"id":4715,"date":"2020-04-14T11:12:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:27:05","slug":"approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/track-time-and-expenses\/approval","title":{"rendered":"Approve time & expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Admins and managers can review and approve tracked time entries and expenses submitted by team members. Timesheet approval and expenses approval have separate tabs, but they are both located in the Approvals<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Approving tracked time<\/strong> is available on Standard plan and higher<\/a> and can be performed by workspace owners, admins, project managers or team managers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Enable approvals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can choose to enable timesheet or expense approval in your workspace settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable expense approval<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To use expense approvals in your workspace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Click the \"\"three-dot<\/strong> icon next to your workspace name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select Workspace settings<\/strong>  <\/strong>> Finances<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Toggle the Enable expense approval<\/strong> switch to ON in the Expenses section<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Select the frequency of when approvals are made (Weekly, Semi-monthly, or Monthly)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    If the toggle for Expense approval<\/strong> isn\u2019t active, you need to activate Expense tracking<\/strong> first.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Enable time approval<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    To use time approvals in your workspace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Click the \"\" three-dot icon<\/strong> next to your workspace name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Select Workspace settings<\/strong> > Time tracking<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Toggle the Enable time approval<\/strong> switch to ON in the Tracking & Approval section<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Select the frequency of when approvals are made (Weekly, Semi-monthly, or Monthly)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Permissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Depending on the permissions defined in the Workspace settings<\/strong>, submitted time and expenses can be managed from the Approvals<\/strong> page in the following way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n