# How to submit a time entry

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

You'll move a single row from **'Published'** to **'Submitted'**. Submitting is what triggers leave accruals and time-compensation accruals — nothing happens to balances until you submit.

## Submit the row

1. In the left sidebar, go to **Planning → Management → Timesheet**.
2. Find the row you want to submit.
3. Click **'Submit'** on the row.

## What submit does

- If the row is missing a clock-in or clock-out, {{ app_name }} fills it from the scheduled time.
- The status flips to **'Submitted'**.
- Any leave linked to the shift is accrued — see {doc}`/manage-leave/leave-requests/index`.
- Night-work credit on ArG 17b shifts is accrued — see {doc}`/rules-and-compliance/time-compensation/index`.

```{warning}
Submit only when the times are right. Reversing the accruals means unsubmitting the row first — see {doc}`unsubmit-a-time-entry`.
```

## Verify it worked

The row's status badge reads **'Submitted'**. The relevant leave or time-compensation balance reflects the change.

## Locked periods

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

## Related

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