Step 1: Navigate to the Employee Portal
Log in to the Employee Portal: https://employee.tc.columbia.edu/employees/
From the home page of the portal, select the "Time, Leave, Tax and Pay" Button.
Step 2: Navigate to the timesheets.
In the bottom right, click Approve Time.
Step 3: Navigate to the Proxy Screen
You’ll be taken to the Approvals - Timesheet/Leave Report summary page. In the upper right, click Proxy Super User
Step 4: Select a Proxy For name
Go to the Act as a Proxy For section.
Click the arrow to display a list of approvers you are authorized to
proxy for.
Select the appropriate approver name:
- Choose the name ending in “Time” to approve timesheets.
- Choose the name ending in “Leave” to approve leave reports.
Click Navigate to Time & Leave Approvals in the bottom-right corner to
continue.
Step 5: You can now proxy approve any timesheets/leave reports that apply
In the Approvals tab, navigate to the Pending section. If an employee has submitted a timesheet, their name will appear here. Click their name, review timesheet and approve/return for correction.
- Notes who you are proxying for
- Pending section - indicates all timesheets that are ready for review for approval
- Pending - In the Queue section - indicates timesheets that will eventually comet o you for approval
Other Items:
- Approvals tab - allows you to access Timesheets and Leave Reports as a super user
- Leave Report - allows you to access your own Leave Report
- Timesheet/Leave Report Dropdown - allows you to select either Timesheets or Leave Reports, dependent what you’re trying to access
- Pay Period - allows you to select a specific pay period
- Department - allows you to select specific departments
- Statuses - allows you to view timesheets by statuses (i.e. Completed, In Progress, Returned etc.)
- ID/Name - allows you to search with employee details
- Messaging that allows you to confirm that you are in the system as a super user
