> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.gorelo.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Approve and invoice

> Review and approve time entries and products in Gorelo before they flow onto a contract or invoice, then bill clients accurately for all completed work.

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## Time entries and products

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Approve">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Navigate to Approve and Invoice.">
        You will land on the ‘Waiting to Approve’ tab and will see everything that requires approval before flowing through to the contract or onto an invoice.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Edit the time entry or product.">
        After that, click **Approve** when you’re happy with everything on the ticket.

        <Frame>
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/gorelo/nrTdnCOtG076VUFY/images/image-137.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nrTdnCOtG076VUFY&q=85&s=131fa8a2d554d22d2c33b32f94f54056" alt="Image 137" width="1389" height="848" data-path="images/image-137.png" />
        </Frame>
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    <Tip>
      Tips!

      * The **Contract** column will show **(N/A)** if it’s not associated with a contract and is just using default labor rates.
      * The Work Type will show in red if the time entry is outside of your configured Business Hours.
      * You can partially bill for time and products on Unclosed tickets by toggling on ‘Show Unclosed’ up the top-right of the **Waiting to Approve** screen.
    </Tip>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Invoice">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Navigate to Approve and Invoice." />

      <Step title="Click the Waiting to Invoice tab.">
        You will see everything that has been approved and is waiting to be added to an invoice.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Select the item to invoice.">
        Choose either:

        * individual tickets
        * all tickets for a client

        <Frame>
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/gorelo/nrTdnCOtG076VUFY/images/image-138.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nrTdnCOtG076VUFY&q=85&s=635d11dd02a991902012367364dd7087" alt="Image 138" width="435" height="344" data-path="images/image-138.png" />
        </Frame>
      </Step>

      <Step title="Use the split drop-down in the top right.">
        Use it to:

        * **Generate Invoice**: this will create a new invoice with the selected ticket time/products.
        * **Add to Invoice**: this will allow you to select an existing invoice and add the selected ticket time/products.
        * **Write off**: this will write off the ticket time/products and no invoice will be generated.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Select Generate Invoice.">
        Fill in the details and either:

        * Click **Save** to generate a draft invoice.
        * Toggle **Approve and Send** if you’d like to create an approved invoice and send to the selected contact.

        <Info>
          To send an invoice, the client must have **Billing Contacts** set. If this isn't set, you can add one from the invoice:

          1. On the invoice, click the client’s name
          2. From the **Location** table, click the **three dots** icon and then click **Edit location**.
          3. In the **Billing Contacts** field, select an existing contact or add a new one.
          4. Save and go back to your invoice to send it.
        </Info>

        <Frame>
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/gorelo/nrTdnCOtG076VUFY/images/image-139.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nrTdnCOtG076VUFY&q=85&s=8ec606d9afd80cb4398a14fdbd5bbbad" alt="Image 139" width="809" height="504" data-path="images/image-139.png" />
        </Frame>
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>
