# Timesheet approvals

> The queue of submitted weeks waiting for your decision, with each week's hours, flags and entries side by side.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/time-tracking/timesheet-approvals

![Timesheet approvals with Sophie Martinez's week awaiting review, 19h 30m billable, a check for long entries without notes, and her weekly entries.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/time-tracking--timesheet-approvals-1600.webp)


**Timesheet approvals** is where submitted weeks wait for a decision. Approving a
week locks it and makes its billable time ready to invoice. Open **Time**, then choose
**Approvals**. The badge on the tab shows how many weeks are waiting.

You see this tab if you are the owner, an admin with the **Time tracking** permission,
or someone's assigned approver. Assigned approvers see only the people they approve.

## What you see here

- **The queue,** filtered by **Awaiting**, **Returned** or **Approved**. Search by person or week.
- **The selected week,** with the person, the week dates and a status line such as **Awaiting your review**, **Approved and locked** or **Returned for changes**.
- **Totals:** **Total**, **Billable**, **Non-billable**, **Time off**, **Utilization** and, where rates are visible, **Billable value**.
- **The entries,** as a list or a calendar. Entries marked **Suggested** or **Review**, or with low source confidence, are flagged so you can check them.
- **Comments** between you and the person.

## Flags to look for

Before you approve, the week can carry flags such as flagged overtime (approved with
the week), a source match below 80% confidence, suggested time included in the
submission, or **Resubmitted** when the person made changes after a return.

## When to use it

- **Weekly,** after the team submits.
- **Before invoicing,** so billable time from every week is approved and ready.

## Limits

- Nobody can approve their own week here. Self-approval happens only on submit.
- Only the owner and admins with the **Time tracking** permission can reopen an approved week.

## Questions

### Why is my own week not in the queue?

Nobody approves their own week here. If you can review time, your week is approved when you submit it.

### Who gets notified when a week is submitted?

The person's assigned approver. If they have none, the owner and admins with the **Time tracking** permission.