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How to confirm and lock working hours

Confirm timesheet entries to lock them for payroll and prevent further edits.

Written by Merilin Peetris
Updated today

Confirming (locking) working hours prevents further changes to the timesheet for a specific period. This is typically done at the end of a pay period before generating reports or exporting data to payroll. This feature is available to users with the Confirm permission.

How to confirm hours

  1. Go to Timesheets.

  2. Make sure all entries for the period are correct.

  3. Select the employees or period you want to confirm.

  4. Click the Confirm button.

  5. Confirmed hours are now locked and cannot be edited.

How to unlock confirmed hours

If you need to make corrections after confirming:

  1. Go to the confirmed period on the timesheet.

  2. Click Unlock or Unconfirm.

  3. Make your edits.

  4. Confirm again when done.

Why confirm hours?

  • Prevents accidental changes to finalized data

  • Signals to payroll that hours are ready for export

  • Provides an audit trail of when hours were approved

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