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# closeTimeSheet

## Purpose

Close an existing time sheet object in PPM Center.

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 "closed."

Before this operation, the status of the time sheet must be "approved" or "frozen."

The user performing this operation must have the permission to close 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 billing approver of the time sheet.

  - The delegate of the billing approver.

## Input

The ID of the time sheet object that you want to close.

## Return

An object of TimeSheetBean, complete with all the fields.

## Java Interface

`CloseTimeSheetResponseDocument closeTimeSheet(CloseTimeSheetDocument in)`

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

## Java Examples

Example: close an existing time sheet

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

                TimeServiceStub stub = new TimeServiceStub(ctx,
    WSURL);
                CloseTimeSheetDocument closeTimeSheetDocument =
    CloseTimeSheetDocument.Factory.newInstance();
                TimeSheetBean closeTimeSheetBean =
    closeTimeSheetDocument.addNewCloseTimeSheet().addNewTimeSheetBe
    an();

    closeTimeSheetBean.setTimeSheetId(createdTimeSheetBean.getTimeS
    heetId());

    closeTimeSheetBean.setResourceId(createdTimeSheetBean.getResour
    ceId());

    closeTimeSheetBean.setPeriodId(createdTimeSheetBean.getPeriodId
    ());
             TimeSheetStatus timeSheetStatus =
    closeTimeSheetBean.addNewState();
             timeSheetStatus.setCode(new BigInteger("6"));
             timeSheetStatus.setMeaning("frozen");
             TimeSheetLineBean timeSheetLineBean =
    closeTimeSheetBean.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});

               CloseTimeSheetResponseDocument response =
    stub.closeTimeSheet(closeTimeSheetDocument);
               TimeSheetBean returnTimeSheet =
    response.getCloseTimeSheetResponse().getReturn();

               System.out.println("Time Sheet was closed " +
    returnTimeSheet.getTimeSheetId());
            }
            catch(Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            System.out.println("testCloseTimeSheet 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.cannotCloseTimesheet | User cannot close Timesheet | You may not have the required access grant or Time Management License. | Check the user licenses and privileges (access grants).
ex.timesheetCannotbeClosed | Timesheet is not in approved or frozen state, it cannot be closed | You try to close a time sheet that is neither approved, nor frozen. | Check the state of the time sheet that you are trying to close.
ex.timesheetNullCannotbeClosed | Timesheet is null, cannot be closed | Time sheet ID is invalid, database might be corrupt. | Check the validity of the time sheet ID.
ex.tsIncorrectCloseStatus | This timesheet can not be closed as timesheet status is {0} | Time sheet line status is incorrect to close. | Perform the getTimeSheet operation to check the time sheet line status, and then perform other appropriate operations.

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