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# submitTimeSheet

## Purpose

Submit an existing Time Sheet object in PPM.

Note: This operation supports the Day in Days option and Period in Days option, which were introduced since PPM Center version 8.00 Service Pack 1. For more information, see the Time Sheet Update Service section in Project and Portfolio Management Center Version 8.00.01 (Service Pack 1) Release Notes.

## Function

This operation updates the status of all the lines of an existing time sheet, and the status of the time sheet to "submitted."

Before this operation, the status of the time sheet must be "unsubmitted" or "in-rework." Additionally, you must set the billing approver or time approver for the resource of the time sheet.

During the submission, you can update any existing line item data. To submit all line items with out any change, include all lines or include none of the lines. If the operation has one or more lines included, any missing unsubmitted lines will be removed.

The user performing this operation must have the permission to submit this particular time sheet, meaning that the user must meet the following conditions:

- Have the Time Mgmt: Edit Time Sheets access grant.

- Be one of the following:

  - The resource of this time sheet.

  - The delegate of the resource.

  - The manager of the resource.

## Input

An object of whole TimeSheetBean to submit.

## Return

An object of TimeSheetBean.

## Java Interface

`SubmitTimeSheetResponseDocument submitTimeSheet(SubmitTimeSheetDocument in)`

Parameters | Description
--- | ---
SubmitTimeSheetDocument | Wrapper for TimeSheetBean. See the following example for the construction.
SubmitTimeSheetResponseDocument | Wrapper for TimeSheetBean. See the following example on how to retrieve the bean.

## Java Examples

Example: submit an existing time sheet.

    TimeSheetBean createdTimeSheetBean = null;
        public void testSubmitTimeSheet() {
            System.out.println("testSubmitTimeSheet started ...");
            try {
                if(createdTimeSheetBean == null)
                    testCreateTimeSheet();

                TimeServiceStub stub = new TimeServiceStub(ctx,
    WSURL);
                SubmitTimeSheetDocument submitTimeSheetDocument =
    SubmitTimeSheetDocument.Factory.newInstance();
                TimeSheetBean submitTimeSheetBean =
    submitTimeSheetDocument.addNewSubmitTimeSheet().addNewTimeSheet
    Bean();

    submitTimeSheetBean.setTimeSheetId(createdTimeSheetBean.getTime
    SheetId());

    submitTimeSheetBean.setResourceId(createdTimeSheetBean.getResou
    rceId());

    submitTimeSheetBean.setPeriodId(createdTimeSheetBean.getPeriodI
    d());
                 TimeSheetStatus timeSheetStatus =
    submitTimeSheetBean.addNewState();
                 timeSheetStatus.setCode(new BigInteger("1"));
                 timeSheetStatus.setMeaning("unsubmitted");
                 TimeSheetLineBean timeSheetLineBean =
    submitTimeSheetBean.addNewTimeSheetLines();

    timeSheetLineBean.setTimeSheetLineId(createdTimeSheetBean.getTi
    meSheetLinesArray(0).getTimeSheetLineId());

    timeSheetLineBean.setWorkItemId(createdTimeSheetBean.getTimeShe
    etLinesArray(0).getWorkItemId());

    timeSheetLineBean.setWorkItemSetId(createdTimeSheetBean.getTime
    SheetLinesArray(0).getWorkItemSetId());

    timeSheetLineBean.setWorkItemType(createdTimeSheetBean.getTimeS
    heetLinesArray(0).getWorkItemType());
              TimeActualsBean timeActualsBean1 =
    timeSheetLineBean.addNewTimeActualsList();
              timeActualsBean1.setTotalsFlag(true);
              timeActualsBean1.setEffortsListArray(new double[]
    {1,2,3,4,5,0,0,1,2,3,4,5,0,0,10});

                TimeActualsBean timeActualsBean2 =
    timeSheetLineBean.addNewTimeActualsList();
                timeActualsBean2.setTotalsFlag(false);
                timeActualsBean2.setEffortsListArray(new double[]
    {1,2,3,4,5,0,0,1,2,3,4,5,0,0,10});

                SubmitTimeSheetResponseDocument response =
    stub.submitTimeSheet(submitTimeSheetDocument);
                TimeSheetBean returnTimeSheet =
    response.getSubmitTimeSheetResponse().getReturn();

                System.out.println("Time Sheet was submitted " +
    returnTimeSheet.getTimeSheetId());
            }
            catch(Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            System.out.println("testSubmitTimeSheet completed");
        }

## Errors and Exceptions

When an error occurs on this operation, you will receive a description of the root cause in the log or in the response message.

The server log file content is similar to the following:

    Exception in thread "main" org.apache.axis2.AxisFault: [root cause description]

Response message:

    <exception:exceptionDetails xmlns:exception="http://
    www.mercury.com/ppm/ws/exception">
    <exception:detail>[root cause description] </exception:detail>
    </exception:exceptionDetails>

Possible root cause descriptions:

Message Code | Message | Cause(s) | Possible Corrective Action
--- | --- | --- | ---
ex.cannotEditTimesheet | User cannot edit Timesheet | User may not have the required access grant or Time Management License. | Check the user licenses and privileges (access grants).
ex.timesheetCannotbeSubmitted | Timesheet is not in unsubmitted or rework state, it cannot be submitted | Time sheets can be submitted only if they are unsubmitted or in rework. | Check the state of the time sheet that you are trying to submit.
ex.timesheetNullCannotbeSubmitted | Timesheet is null, cannot be submitted | Time sheet ID is invalid, database might be corrupt. | Check the validity of the time sheet ID.
ex.tsIncorrectSubmitStatus | This timesheet can not be submitted as timesheet status is submitted or there is no unsubmitted timesheet line | Time sheet status is incorrect to submit. | Perform the getTimeSheet operation to check the time sheet status, and then perform other appropriate operations.
ex.timesheetApproverNotSet | Billing or Time Approver for this resource is not set | Billing or time approver is needed for submit operation. | Set the billing or time approver in PPM Center for the resource of the timesheet.

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