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# How do I review and approve timesheets?

> Work timesheets through submit, approve, and reopen, and understand the pay snapshot.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Available on plans that include **Time Tracking**; approving and reopening require the **Approve Timesheets** permission.
  * Timesheets move **Open → Submitted → Approved** (with **Reopen**); approving snapshots each person's hourly rate and gross pay and locks the sheet.
  * Reason rules differ by action: **editing** an entry requires a reason, while **adding** or **deleting** one each offer an optional reason.
  * No one can approve their own timesheet — someone else with the **Approve Timesheets** permission must.
</Note>

Timesheets group each employee's time into a pay period so you can check hours and lock in pay.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a pay period">
    Go to **Time Tracking → Timesheets** and select the pay period. You'll see each employee's **Regular**, **Overtime**, **Total**, and **Gross Pay**, along with a status.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and adjust entries">
    Open a timesheet to check the entries. Use **Add Entry**, **Edit Entry**, or delete an entry to correct mistakes. Editing an entry requires a reason; adding or deleting one each offer an optional reason.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit, approve, or reopen">
    If your organization requires submission (the default), the employee **Submits** first — you can't approve a sheet that hasn't been submitted, and no one can approve their own timesheet, so someone else with the **Approve Timesheets** permission approves it. **Approve** locks the sheet and captures the pay figures. Need a change afterward? **Reopen** it and make the edit — then it has to be submitted again before you can approve it once more.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Changes are recorded behind the scenes for support and compliance, though there's no timesheet history view in the dashboard today.

**Related:** [Submit a timesheet for approval (coach)](/coaches/coach-timesheet/submit-timesheet-for-approval) · [Timesheet statuses (coach)](/coaches/coach-timesheet/timesheet-statuses) · [Set up work types and pay rates](/club/staff-operations/work-types-and-pay-rates)