Ess Timesheet Draft and submit

Hi
I have configured Time recording along with a standard cats timesheet. The the user wants to create his timesheet in draft version. I checked in SPRO configuration,is there any way to do it.
In the actual configuration employee inserts his timesheet, checks his time data a final time, released his data that his transferred to his superior.
is There any possibility to create the data in draft mode and then submit the request If required?
Thanks,
Nachy

We used no automatic release using the TCATS table.

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Time Sheet Draft and submit

Hi
I have configured Time recording along with a standard cats timesheet. The the user wants to create his timesheet in draft version. I checked in SPRO configuration,is there any way to do it.
In the actual configuration employee inserts his timesheet, checks his time data a final time, released his data that his transferred to his superior.
is There any possibility to create the data in draft mode and then submit the request If required?
Thanks,
Nachy

Nachy,
you dont have such option with the standard functionality.you can use Save as template which will just save the att/abs type not the hours .
Thanks
Bala Duvvuri

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Regards

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