Learn everything you need to know about the Manager, a specific role that users can be assigned to for better team management
The Manager is a specific role in Timeneye that Owners can assign to any users, regardless of their permission level.
(What's the difference between role and permission? We explain it here)
It's important to note that the Manager's permissions are more limited compared to those of Owners and Admins, or other roles like PM (Project Managers) or GM (Group Managers).
In a nutshell, Managers are users with the ability to approve, edit, and manage the timesheets and expenses of the specific users they manage.
Managers can access approvals, entries, expenses, and projects they are involved in, or for the users they manage.
Please note: The Managers are managers of the users that are directly under them and also of all the users down the management tree. For example, if Alice is the manager of Bob and Bob is the manager of Ted, then Alice is also the manager of Ted.
Project Managers, Group Managers, Manager: What's the difference?
Each of these represents a Role within Timeneye, and they vary in the level of access they provide to team-related data:
- Project Managers: a Project Manager (PM), as the name suggests, is needed for project management purposes. PMs can view and edit their own entries and all entries in projects they manage. They can also view their own expenses and all expenses within projects they manage, and (once the feature is activated by the Owner) they can approve time and expense submissions for users included in the project they manage.
- Group Managers: a Group Manager (GM) is a role to manage Groups. GMs can view and edit their own entries and all entries in the groups they manage. They can also view their own expenses and all expenses within the groups they manage, and (once the feature is activated by the Owner) they can approve time and expense submissions for users included in the groups they manage.
If your team uses the Group feature in your workspace, we recommend setting up GMs as well.
- Managers: Managers manage specific users, regardless of which projects or group they belong to. Managers can only view and edit their own time entries and the entries of the users they manage. The Manager's core function is to approve time and expenses for the users they manage.(once the feature is activated by the Owner)
If your organization has individuals responsible for approving the time and expenses of specific users, regardless of their project or group affiliations, we recommend using the Manager role for this purpose.
How to assign a Manager
Users can be assigned to their Manager in the Team section of Timeneye:
When the timesheet approval feature is enabled, you can choose the Manager from the Approvals settings as one of the individuals authorized to approve time and expenses:
