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title: "Guide: Cintra iQ and Self-Service timesheets"
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description: "Set up timesheet groups and heading sets in Cintra iQ, then manage employee and manager timesheet claims through Self-Service."
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Guide: Cintra iQ and Self-Service timesheets

The links below provide a step-by-step guide to setting up Self-Service timesheets in Cintra iQ.

### Setting up in Cintra iQ

Set up timesheet groups and heading sets, assign cost code rules to an addition heading, and assign a timesheet group definition and timesheet heading set to a post.

- [What are timesheet groups and headings?](/iq/docs/what-are-timesheet-groups-and-headings)
- [What are timesheet tasks?](/iq/docs/what-are-timesheet-tasks)

### Using timesheets within Self-Service

#### Employees

Add a claim on behalf of an employee, approve a claim, reject a claim, and submit the timesheet to payroll.

- [Self-Service Timesheets: employee overview](/iq/docs/self-service-timesheets-employee-overview)
- [Self-Service Timesheets: employee tasks](/iq/docs/self-service-timesheets-employee-tasks)

#### Managers

Approve one or more claims through the current or historical claims list, or through a single employee claim.

- [Self-Service Timesheets: manager overview](/iq/docs/self-service-timesheets-manager-overview)
- [Self-Service Timesheets: manager tasks](/iq/docs/self-service-timesheets-manager-tasks)

### Using within Cintra iQ

Process timesheet claims.

- [What are timesheet claims?](/iq/docs/what-are-timesheet-claims)
- [What are timesheet claim tasks?](/iq/docs/what-are-timesheet-claim-tasks)