# Navigating and Finding Shifts

Time is organized on two levels: the shift and the job period.

- **Shift** - a block of time defined by a start and end time; you can compare this to a single line on an old paper timesheet
- **Job Period** - a dynamic collection of all shifts falling within a specific date range (pay period) that all belong to the same participant, support staff, and job 
    - A support staff will have a different job period per job per participant.
    - Likewise, a participant will have a different job period per job per staff person.

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1. In the main navigation panel, select either **My Work** (for support staff) or **My Staff Work** (for circle approvers).  
      
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    - If you are both a support staff and a circle approver, you will see both options.
    - **My Work** shows all eTime shifts that you have worked.
    - **My Staff Work** shows all eTime shifts for participants for whom you are a circle approver.
2. All time entered via eTime will appear in the main body of the page.

1. - By default, this page will be filtered to shifts that have a status of **All**.
    - Use the filter to view shifts based on their status, participant, or job.  
          
          
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2. To view a shift, simply click on the desired shift and a window showing the details of the shift will be displayed.  
      
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3. If the shift is a draft, clicking **Submit in eTime** will submit the shift to the circle for approval. To close the window, click **Close Shift** in the top right corner.

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*Disclaimer: All names displayed in the above screen shots are fictional characters. No identification with actual persons (living or dead) is intended or should be inferred.*

Updated 07/24/23.