Keep the correction, not just the new total.
A practical correction record for missing or misassigned work time, including original values, review state and export cutoff.
Work-record field guide
Keep the workflow reliable after rollout
Manage approvals, weekly release, corrections, migration and historical access as one continuing process.
A record needs an owner after capture: someone who can review it, release a known version and explain a later change.
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Start with the unresolved decision
Begin with the current record state and the person responsible for its next transition. Define approvals, preserve corrections and release a named batch. For a move or departure, preserve a usable archive and verify access before removing the old workflow.
Keep the outcome and its limits together
Record what passed, failed or remained unknown. Product features depend on the selected plan and configuration, and these guides do not establish employment, payroll or legal requirements. If the current process already meets the need reliably, keeping it remains an option.
Choose your next check
Roll out a tracker without losing the old record
Move from a passed pilot to a controlled production cutover.
Design a time-record approval workflow
Separate submission, review, rejection, approval and release to a recipient.
Correct a record after its export was sent
Coordinate replacement or adjustment without double-counting.
Close a reporting week with a reconciliation checklist
Release one clearly versioned, reviewed batch.
Keep tracked, submitted and approved hours separate
Explain different totals without treating every status as payable or billable.
Move to another tracker with a reversible cutover
Preserve history, map fields and control duplicate periods before switching.
Archive work records before removing access
Preserve required context and verify retrieval before account changes.
Sources and boundaries
Primary documentation supports the dated product facts. Proposed checks and fictional examples are our editorial method, not observed product results.
- DeskTime — export · checked September 23, 2026
- Time Doctor — export · checked September 23, 2026