--- id: video/MgWlmZAlqGI type: video title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" summary: "Time sheet entry and approval changes in Business Central 2024 release wave 1: self-service tiles, context-aware submit and reopen, dynamic columns, conditional formatting, F8 copy, extended copy, details factbox, time submission policy, and manager approval changes for projects." tier: official language: en tags: - time sheet entry - time sheet approval - context-aware actions - conditional formatting - dynamic columns - copy functionality - time submission policy - manager approval - keyboard shortcuts - personalization system: projects review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:10:17.123Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:10:17.175Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: a5eac48100a2a24529ecda1c1c8f1f52f8954e162f9186b95daea038ef43bb3b evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=96s title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" commit: null t: 96 quote: we've actually made uh submit and reopen uh actions context aware so that you don't get in in the situations where the errors are - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=137s title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" commit: null t: 137 quote: these columns are now basically dependent on your company's setup so in case you haven't set up causes of absence or you're not working - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=196s title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" commit: null t: 196 quote: we have added a time sheet line details fact box which actually allows you to go and peek into the data and the comments - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=437s title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" commit: null t: 437 quote: we've noticed while looking at our Telemetry is there's a lot of a lot of Errors where uh that get produced by the empty - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=477s title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" commit: null t: 477 quote: project managers now have way way more detail in their uh manager time sheet by jobs or by projects available while approving uh time - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=554s title: "What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" commit: null t: 554 quote: the default uh the default setting of approval is only for the selected time sheets that sort of avoids we got feedback that that links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: MgWlmZAlqGI channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI published_at: "2024-04-04T13:30:17.000Z" duration_s: 745 captions: full audience: - functional consultant - end user - administrator chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction and overview - t: 56 title: Quick access and error prevention for time sheet entry - t: 117 title: Dynamic columns and conditional formatting - t: 176 title: Copying time sheets and details factbox - t: 236 title: "Demo: Employee time sheet entry workflow" - t: 397 title: Time submission policy for empty lines - t: 457 title: Manager time sheet approval enhancements - t: 554 title: "Demo: Manager time sheet approval workflow" - t: 665 title: Related sessions and conclusion features: - name: New time sheet tile in self-service status: unclear t: 56 verified: false status_source: video - name: Context-aware submit and reopen actions status: unclear t: 96 verified: false status_source: video - name: Conditional formatting for status column status: unclear t: 96 verified: false status_source: video - name: Dynamic column visibility based on setup status: unclear t: 117 verified: false status_source: video - name: Keyboard shortcuts for copying time sheet values status: unclear t: 157 verified: false status_source: video - name: Enhanced time sheet copy functionality status: unclear t: 176 verified: false status_source: video - name: Time sheet line details factbox status: unclear t: 196 verified: false status_source: video - name: Time submission policy status: unclear t: 437 verified: false status_source: video - name: Enhanced manager time sheet details for projects status: unclear t: 477 verified: false status_source: video - name: Selective time sheet approval by default status: unclear t: 554 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - page manager time sheets by projects - page time sheet line details quotes: - t: 96 text: we've actually made uh submit and reopen uh actions context aware so that you don't get in in the situations where the errors are check: exact - t: 137 text: these columns are now basically dependent on your company's setup so in case you haven't set up causes of absence or you're not working check: exact - t: 196 text: we have added a time sheet line details fact box which actually allows you to go and peek into the data and the comments check: exact - t: 437 text: we've noticed while looking at our Telemetry is there's a lot of a lot of Errors where uh that get produced by the empty check: exact - t: 477 text: project managers now have way way more detail in their uh manager time sheet by jobs or by projects available while approving uh time check: exact - t: 554 text: the default uh the default setting of approval is only for the selected time sheets that sort of avoids we got feedback that that check: exact --- # What's New: Entering and Approving Time Sheets (2024 release wave 1) > Time sheet entry and approval changes in Business Central 2024 release wave 1: self-service tiles, context-aware submit and reopen, dynamic columns, conditional formatting, F8 copy, extended copy, details factbox, time submission policy, and manager approval changes for projects. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-04-04 · 12:25 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video covers what changed in time sheets in 2024 release wave 1, for both employees entering time and managers approving it. On the entry side it shows a new self-service tile that opens the current time sheet by work date, context-aware submit and reopen actions, a status column that turns red and italic when data is missing, and columns that show or hide based on company setup. It also covers copying values with keyboard shortcuts and copying lines from open or submitted time sheets, plus a details factbox on time sheet lines. A time submission policy controls how empty lines are handled on submission. For managers, the manager time sheet by projects page shows more detail, and approval now applies only to selected time sheets by default. Both workflows are demonstrated. ## Key points - A new self-service tile opens the current time sheet based on the work date, and a separate tile covers new time sheets with no lines started. - Submit and reopen actions are context-aware: they are disabled when there are no lines, and submit is enabled only once the required details are entered, which avoids unnecessary errors. - The status column on time sheet lines shows red and italic when required data is missing. - Project, project task, cause of absence and chargeable columns show or hide depending on the company's setup. - F8 copies values from the previous line, and lines can be copied from open or submitted time sheets, with specific lines selectable. - A time sheet line details factbox, shown wherever time sheet lines appear, lets users see comments and details about the resource, project or task. - The time submission policy sets whether empty lines are skipped on submission or kept with warnings, and the existing behavior stays available. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=0s) Introduction and overview - [0:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=56s) Quick access and error prevention for time sheet entry - [1:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=117s) Dynamic columns and conditional formatting - [2:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=176s) Copying time sheets and details factbox - [3:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=236s) Demo: Employee time sheet entry workflow - [6:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=397s) Time submission policy for empty lines - [7:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=457s) Manager time sheet approval enhancements - [9:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=554s) Demo: Manager time sheet approval workflow - [11:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=665s) Related sessions and conclusion ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | New time sheet tile in self-service | status not stated, demoed | [0:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=56s) | | Context-aware submit and reopen actions | status not stated, demoed | [1:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=96s) | | Conditional formatting for status column | status not stated, demoed | [1:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=96s) | | Dynamic column visibility based on setup | status not stated, demoed | [1:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=117s) | | Keyboard shortcuts for copying time sheet values | status not stated, demoed | [2:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=157s) | | Enhanced time sheet copy functionality | status not stated, demoed | [2:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=176s) | | Time sheet line details factbox | status not stated, demoed | [3:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=196s) | | Time submission policy | status not stated | [7:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=437s) | | Enhanced manager time sheet details for projects | status not stated, demoed | [7:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=477s) | | Selective time sheet approval by default | status not stated, demoed | [9:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=554s) | ## AL objects mentioned As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named. - page "manager time sheets by projects" at [7:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=477s) - page "time sheet line details" at [3:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=196s) Not found in BC28-30: page "manager time sheets by projects", page "time sheet line details". ## Quotes - [1:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=96s) "we've actually made uh submit and reopen uh actions context aware so that you don't get in in the situations where the errors are" - [2:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=137s) "these columns are now basically dependent on your company's setup so in case you haven't set up causes of absence or you're not working" - [3:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=196s) "we have added a time sheet line details fact box which actually allows you to go and peek into the data and the comments" - [7:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=437s) "we've noticed while looking at our Telemetry is there's a lot of a lot of Errors where uh that get produced by the empty" - [7:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=477s) "project managers now have way way more detail in their uh manager time sheet by jobs or by projects available while approving uh time" - [9:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWlmZAlqGI&t=554s) "the default uh the default setting of approval is only for the selected time sheets that sort of avoids we got feedback that that" Presenters (as heard): Ian ktic.