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This page covers the most common timesheet issues providers encounter in Visualcare. Work through the relevant fix below, and if you’re still stuck, reach out to the helpdesk.

Issue: Unable to edit a timesheet

Symptoms: A timesheet opens in read-only mode, or the edit option is unavailable. Cause: The timesheet is locked, either because it’s tied to a locked invoice, locked via a Home Care Package (HCP) statement, or another lock condition. Fix - check for a locked invoice or locked timesheet:
  1. Go to TimesheetsAll TimesheetsTimesheets tab
  2. Locate the Locked Invoice and Locked Timesheet columns (if these columns aren’t visible, use the column chooser to add them)
  3. A tick in either column means the timesheet is locked
  4. If the timesheet is locked by an invoice or system lock, contact Visualcare support to unlock it
Fix - check for an HCP statement lock:
  1. Go to TimesheetsData Export HCP
  2. Open the client’s HCP Statement
  3. Click Unlock Timesheets & Expenses
  4. Edit the timesheet as needed
  5. Return to the client’s HCP Statement and click Calculate, Save & Lock

Issue: Unable to delete timesheets

Symptoms: The Delete Timesheets button doesn’t appear on the Timesheets screen. Cause: The user’s User Group doesn’t have the Delete Timesheets permission enabled. Fix:
  1. Identify the user’s User Group - go to Users, select the user, and note the User Group assigned to them
  2. Go to User Group Security, select the relevant User Group, and expand the Timesheets section
  3. Set Delete Timesheets to Yes and click Save
  4. Return to the Timesheets screen and confirm the Delete Timesheets button now appears
Only your organisation’s system administrator can change User Group Security permissions. The Visualcare helpdesk is unable to modify user permissions on your behalf.

Issue: Back-to-back location roster shifts not carrying over to timesheets

Symptoms: Shifts from back-to-back client location rosters don’t appear in timesheets as expected. Cause: The back-to-back client shifts setting in the mobile app configuration is disabled. Fix:
  1. Go to SettingsMobile AppShift
  2. Locate the Back-to-back shift options section
  3. Change the setting to the option that best suits your organisation’s workflow
  4. Click Save
Once enabled, back-to-back shifts carry over correctly to timesheets.

Issue: Approved leave keeps reappearing in the Leave Request screen

Symptoms: After approving, rejecting, or deleting a leave request, the same or another leave request immediately reappears in the Leave Request screen. Cause: Visualcare increments the date filter by one day each time an action is taken, which causes the next pending leave request to appear automatically. Fix:
  1. Go to the Leave Request screen
  2. Change the End Date filter to a far future date (for example, a date several years ahead)
  3. Click Reload
  4. Select all leave requests in the list and approve, reject, or delete them as needed

Issue: Shift times incorrect after daylight saving time change

Symptoms: Shift times on timesheets or recurring roster series show the wrong time after a daylight saving transition. A sleepover shift may show a discrepancy between the Edit Appointment and Edit Series screens. Cause: Visualcare does not automatically adjust shift times for daylight saving. Recurring series that have a start date on or after the daylight saving changeover date may retain the post-DST time for that shift and all following occurrences. A discrepancy between the appointment and series screens can also occur if a user edits a series without clicking Done, leaving the series record with the original time. Fix:
  1. Go to TimesheetsAll Timesheets
  2. Find the affected timesheet entries
  3. Edit the start and end times manually to reflect the correct times
  4. Click Save
  5. For recurring roster series, open the series via Edit Series on the roster, update the times, and click Done to apply the change to future occurrences

Running into issues?

If your issue isn’t listed here, contact the Visualcare helpdesk at support@visualcare.com.au.

Editing timesheets

How to edit, adjust, and update timesheets in Visualcare

All timesheets

Viewing and managing timesheets across your organisation

View by worker

Reviewing timesheet records grouped by worker

Leave requests

Managing worker leave requests and approvals

User group security

Configuring permissions for user groups in Visualcare