How to Skip Employee Approval in Time and Attendance

Description of Issue

Client wanted to have supervisors approve the time card for employee's who are on Leave of Absence or Paid Time Off.

Context
  • ExecuTime

  • Time & attendance

  • Supervisor Actions

  • Time Approvals 

  • Workflow

Cause

The Employee step of Approvals for Workflow cannot be skipped. The employee is the first step in the approval process and therefore the approval at the supervisor level cannot be done until employee's approve first.

Resolution

The approver can approve as the employee first, then approve as the approver. 

  1. Login to Time & Attendance

  2. Click Supervisor Actions

  3. Click Time Approvals

  4. Filter to the employee in question

  5. Select Approval type dropdown and select Employee

  6. Define Initials

  7. Click Approve & Submit Screen will refresh

  8. Note dropdown is back to approver, initial and click Approve.

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