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
Go to Timesheets.
Make sure all entries for the period are correct.
Select the employees or period you want to confirm.
Click the Confirm button.
Confirmed hours are now locked and cannot be edited.
How to unlock confirmed hours
If you need to make corrections after confirming:
Go to the confirmed period on the timesheet.
Click Unlock or Unconfirm.
Make your edits.
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