# How to unsubmit a time entry

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

You'll roll a single row back from **'Submitted'** to **'Published'** when you need to fix the times or you submitted by mistake. Unsubmitting reverses every accrual that submit triggered.

## Unsubmit the row

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

## What unsubmit does

- The status flips back to **'Published'**.
- Leave accruals tied to the row are reversed — see {doc}`/manage-leave/leave-requests/index`.
- Time-compensation accruals tied to the row are reversed — see {doc}`/rules-and-compliance/time-compensation/index`.
- The clock-in and clock-out are cleared, so you can re-enter the right times before re-submitting.

```{warning}
Clearing the clock times is intentional — it forces you to re-confirm them before the row is re-submitted. If you only want to change one minute, edit the row first ({doc}`edit-clock-in-clock-out`), then unsubmit and re-submit.
```

## Verify it worked

The row's status badge reads **'Published'**, the clock-in and clock-out cells are empty, and the leave or time-compensation balance is back to its pre-submit value.

## Locked periods

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

## Related

- {doc}`submit-a-time-entry`
- {doc}`bulk-actions`
- {doc}`edit-clock-in-clock-out`