Submit Schedules for Approval

Manager Guide
Version
R2025.2.1
ft:lastEdition
2025-12-01
Submit Schedules for Approval

Depending on how Dayforce is configured, you might have to submit your schedule to a manager to approve and post it.

Access and configuration:  

  • Role feature access: Schedules > Post Schedules
  • Role authorization access: Submit Schedule for Approval (All Permissions)

The process for submitting schedules for approvals is slightly different depending on the scheduling feature that you’re using:

Submit for Approval in Schedules

To submit a schedule for approval:

  1. Go to Schedules and load a location.
  2. (Optional) If you haven’t already, add schedules as needed.
  3. Click Submit. The Submit Approval dialog box opens.
  4. (Optional) Add a comment.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Click Submit to submit the schedule for approval.
    • Click Close to close the dialog box without submitting the schedule.

Submit for Approval in Centralized Schedules

When submitting schedules for approval in Centralized Schedules, the submit request covers the whole schedule period that’s configured for your operational template. For example, if your operational template is configured with a two-week schedule period, the submit request encompasses the whole two-week period.

To submit a schedule for approval for a one-week period:

  1. Go to Centralized Schedules and load a template.
  2. (Optional) If you haven’t already, add schedules as needed. See Add Shifts for Employees in Centralized Schedules.
  3. Click Submit. The Submit Schedule for Approval dialog box opens.
  4. Select a location and, optionally, add a comment, and then click Submit. Dayforce shows pending entries for each zone that you scheduled for the location:
  5. Schedules for the Bank 1 location that are pending approval.
  6. If your operational template covers a two-week or four-week schedule period, Dayforce shows the Week drop-down list where you choose a specific week to view its status.
  7. If you select another location that wasn’t submitted for approval, the dialog box reverts to its previous state where you can add a comment and submit the location’s schedule for approval.
  8. (Optional) Submit schedules for additional locations.
  9. Click Close to close the dialog box.