# How to unapprove a time entry

**For:** Manager
**You'll need:** A time entry with status **'Approved'** in an open company period.

You'll roll a single row back from **'Approved'** to **'Submitted'** when an approval was premature or wrong. {{ app_name }} clears the audit stamp and records the reason you give.

## Unapprove the row

1. In the left sidebar, go to **Planning → Management → Timesheet**.
2. Find the approved row.
3. Click **'Unapprove'** on the row.
4. In the **'Reason'** field, enter why you're reversing the approval.
5. Click **'Confirm'**.

## What unapprove does

- The status flips back to **'Submitted'**.
- The approver and approval timestamp are cleared.
- Your reason is logged on the row's history.

## Verify it worked

The row's status badge reads **'Submitted'** again. Opening the row's history shows the unapproval entry with your reason.

## Locked periods

If the company period is closed, the row shows a "locked" banner and {{ app_name }} refuses to unapprove. See {doc}`locked-period-ux`.

## Related

- {doc}`approve-a-time-entry`
- {doc}`bulk-actions`
- {doc}`unsubmit-a-time-entry`