Build the approval chain from your rules, decide each step and auto-approve low-variance sheets.
On submission, active approval rules are evaluated in priority order against the sheet's project categories, billable time and total hours, in First Match or All Match mode.
Each matching rule adds its step-one and step-two approver roles as Pending steps on the sheet.
If the matching rule allows it, the variance from forecast is within its threshold and the person has no open violations that week, the sheet is approved without manual steps.
Each approver approves or rejects their step with comments.
When every step is approved, the sheet is Approved and its entries lock. A rejection returns the sheet with the reason for correction and resubmission.
And how to keep it from happening.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.