[Feature] 'Timesheets' | Manager should be able to approve the time entries that in "Pending Approval" status #3040
Description
Description
Related Document: Document 1
All time entries waiting for a manager's approval will have a grace period of 1 week, before they get automatically approved by the system.
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During the period, the manager can review time entries and approve/reject them. Any remaining entries after the grace period should move from "Pending Approval" to "Approved".
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For example, if the current week is from August 5, 2024, to August 11, 2024, then all entries from the previous week (July 29, 2024 - August 4, 2024) which are in the “Pending Approval” status will be auto-approved on August 12 at 12:00 AM once the grace period of 1 week is over.
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Manager should receive a reminder 24 hours before the grace period elapses.
Requirements
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Develop a user interface for managers to review pending time entries.
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Implement functionality for individual and bulk approval of time entries.
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Create a mechanism for rejecting entries with comment.
UI
Acceptance Criteria
- Managers can access a dedicated page or section showing all time entries in "Pending Approval" status for their team members.
- Managers can approve individual time entries by clicking an "Approve" button in each entry.
- Managers can select multiple entries and approve them in bulk by selecting multiple entries.
- When rejecting an entry, managers must provide a comment.
- Rejected entries immediately change status to "Rejected" and trigger a notification to the respective team member.
- Approved entries immediately change status from "Pending Approval" to "Approved".
- The interface updates in real-time to reflect any status changes made during the review process.
Technical
- We don't have API for this yet. I think existing timesheet feature doesn't have "Approval" and "Reject" API. We need to develop the API.