What a locked period looks like on the timesheet#
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You’ll learn how to spot rows that belong to a closed company period and how to unlock them when you really do need to make a change.
How locked rows look#
When a row’s company period is closed:
A banner at the top of the row’s edit page reads “This period is locked.”
The clock-in / clock-out fields are read-only.
The single-row ‘Submit’, ‘Unsubmit’, ‘Approve’, and ‘Unapprove’ buttons are disabled.
Bulk actions silently skip locked rows and report them in the summary.
If you try to act on a locked row anyway (e.g. by opening the row’s URL directly), Shiftavo refuses the change and shows the “locked” banner instead.
Why periods lock#
Closing a company period freezes its time entries so payroll runs against a stable snapshot. Re-opening the period unfreezes them.
How to unlock a period#
In the left sidebar, go to Company → Company periods.
Find the period that covers the row’s date.
Click ‘Re-open’ on the period.
Make your changes on the timesheet.
Come back and click ‘Close’ on the period when you’re done.
Warning
Re-opening a closed period is an audited action. Do it only when you have to — payroll exports for that period may need to be re-run after your changes.
Verify it worked#
After re-opening, the row’s edit page shows no banner, the fields are editable again, and the action buttons are enabled.