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8. Security and Roles

User & Administration Guide — Version 1.0.0.19

Guide summary

Access is a combination of the SharePoint site, the Timesheets Lite role, and optional SharePoint group membership.

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Roles

RoleTypical access
EmployeeOwn timesheet. Submitted and approved weeks stay locked until they are rejected or reopened.
ManagerReview and approve or reject submitted weeks for the people they manage.
AdminSettings, security, clients, jobs, resources, and reports. Site owners are treated as admins.

SharePoint groups

  • Timesheets Employees and Timesheets Managers are the groups used to grant the matching role.
  • Add a person by searching the directory and choosing Add to group. Remove them with Remove on that membership.
  • Site owners can administer the app even when they are not in those groups.

Data location

Time entries and the related lists are SharePoint lists on the site where you installed the web part. Chronodat does not copy that timesheet data to a separate database.