Authorization Checks in Travel Expenses

hello everybody
i have a problem whit my TM project.
here we have employee and manager.
when employee save and send own travel expenses he cannot change it later (and this is a request for us).
But when manager do the same operation later the link "modify travel expenses" is enabled
we don't want this
i try to change the authorization role for manager in PFCG transaction and delete from AUTHF field the value W31 .
In this case the link to be disabled but the manager lost authorization for approve employee trips.
so i decided to assign a value in field AUTHP (i set value E) but nothing changed (info type 0105, sub type 0001 is assigned correctly).
any suggestion?
thanks
PS:i want manager cannot modify own trip after saved (like all employee) but he still to able to approve employee trips.

i think i not explain me correctly.
so... my problem is following:
the manager is able to approve the employee trip (and this is ok)
The employee can insert their own travel expenses. After save and send the modify functionality is disable. So he can do this operatione only one time. (and this is ok)
The manager can insert their own travel expenses. After save and send this functionality still to be enable. (this is NO ok)
I changed the authorisation: when i remove W31 from Manager Role i solve the problem but.... Manager is no more able to approve trip....
I want manager able to approve employee trips but not modify their own travel expenses.
i hope you understand me

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