The SAP Business Workflow for issuing approvals is an optional part of the Time Sheet, which you can use to support and simplify the approval process.

Working time data that has been recorded in the time sheet can be checked before being transferred to the target component(s). Authorized persons check the data in a separate approval procedure.

The SAP Business Workflow Issue Approvals supports and simplifies this process: it assigns the unapproved records directly to the person responsible for approving them. This has the following advantages for the person approving the data:

• A constant overview of the data that is ready for approval in his or her work area.

• He or she can monitor the progress of orders and projects.

The workflow for issuing approvals is triggered when the data is released in the time sheet. The specified agent receives notification of records ready for approval as work items in his or her integrated inbox.

The workflow for issuing approvals is a single-step workflow. For technical reasons, it cannot be extended to a multi-step task at present.