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Feature · Review evidence

Review evidence

Keep approval decisions, operation outcomes and supporting files traceable to the work.

OverviewRejected Recurring Service Entries
PSA for Managed Service Providers · Review evidence

Rejected Recurring Service Entries

Recurring service entries

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Service entry codeService dateAgreementEngineerHoursBillable
SEC-46918 OctMSA-2448ENG-22691
SEC-10911 OctMSA-6671ENG-281511
SEC-74624 OctMSA-9640ENG-904414
SEC-17215 OctMSA-7630ENG-182610
SEC-82906 OctMSA-3923ENG-22895
6 of 6 records
SEC-469Recurring service entries · RSE-39950
Rejected
Service date18 Oct
AgreementMSA-2448
EngineerENG-2269
Hours1
Billable✓
Example screen with sample data

What you can do

Keep the decision beside the event

A review decision records the subject type and reference, decision, time, notes and reviewer. Subject types cover service entries, time entries, expenses, milestones and agreements. The configured Service Entry Approval workflow writes a review decision when it approves a submitted billable service line. The reviewer can inspect the recorded result and its time instead of relying only on the current status.

Operation receipts record what an operation attempted and its result. The service approval operation writes receipts for successful and failed checks. Milestone invoicing writes one after checking the approved milestone’s amount and agreement. Marking a monthly billing record Received writes a payment record receipt. Each receipt has an operation type, reference, occurrence time, result and actor. A failed receipt matters because the business record can remain in its earlier status.

How the work is organized

  • Review decision. A decision and subject reference trace the service approval result.
  • Operation receipt. The outcome shows whether the app completed a billing or approval action.
  • Attachment. A file can be linked to a record with its kind, URL, upload time and engineer who added it.

What to agree during setup

Decide what a review note needs to contain for a returned or rejected subject. Keep the subject reference consistent so a manager can trace it back to the right record. For attachments, choose how the team will name contract, statement of work, receipt and deliverable files. Confirm that people with access to the record can also open its file URL. The attachment’s parent table and record identifier should point to the actual subject, not a nearby client record that happens to be convenient.

Assign a clear owner for reading failed operation receipts. Service Reviewer should follow failed service approvals; Billing Specialist should follow failed milestone invoice attempts. Finance Manager can inspect payment receipt outcomes during reconciliation. A receipt documents an event, so the team should correct the source record and rerun the operation when appropriate rather than changing a failed result into a success by hand.

Check the handoff on an actual case

Submit a billable service line with positive hours and an agreement. The submission moves it to Approved; Service Reviewer checks the decision row and successful operation receipt. Then submit a line without an agreement. The failed receipt should identify the attempt while the service entry stays Submitted. Correct the agreement and resubmit the line. Compare the timestamps and references to explain what happened in order.

For a billing case, approve a milestone with its amount and agreement and inspect the invoice receipt. Link a monthly billing record to it, mark that record Received after payment confirmation and inspect the payment receipt. Add a deliverable attachment to the milestone record and confirm that its parent identifier and URL lead to the intended file. These checks make the evidence useful during a real client question.

What your team sees

  • Milestone Billing Exceptions — Billing events whose status calls for a receipt and source check.
  • Approved Not Invoiced — Reviewed service lines still awaiting billing follow-up.
  • Payments Overdue Or Disputed — Collection records needing a documented resolution.

Follow the work through

See service approval, milestone billing and collections for the events that create receipts.

What it keeps track of

Data model
Review decisions
Approval decisions recorded against service, time and expense subjects.
Operation receipts
Evidence of executed billing, approval and document operations.
Record attachments
Files linked to records across the app.
Recurring service entries
Delivered service lines billed against an engagement.
Milestones
Contractual milestones that trigger billing.
Monthly billing
Invoices and receipts raised against milestones.

Who uses it

Permissions
Service Reviewer
Inspects service decisions and failed checks.
Billing Specialist
Inspects invoice and payment outcomes.
Finance Manager
Reviews evidence when reconciling a disputed item.

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