fix(projects): read the Timesheet label from the employee field (backport #57609)

Timesheet title follows the current employee instead of the first one.

(cherry picked from commit 03d84430b6)
(cherry picked from commit 38e5674ea4)

erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/test_timesheet.py

@@ -642,6 +642,17 @@ class TestTimesheet(FrappeTestCase):
 		execute()
 		self.assertFalse(frappe.db.get_value("Timesheet", timesheet.name, "user"))
 
+	def test_title_follows_employee(self):
+		first = make_employee("_test_timesheet_title_one@example.com", company="_Test Company")
+		second = make_employee("_test_timesheet_title_two@example.com", company="_Test Company")
+
+		timesheet = make_timesheet(first, simulate=True, do_not_submit=True)
+		self.assertEqual(timesheet.get_title(), frappe.db.get_value("Employee", first, "employee_name"))
+
+		timesheet.employee = second
+		timesheet.save()
+		self.assertEqual(timesheet.get_title(), frappe.db.get_value("Employee", second, "employee_name"))
+
 
 def make_timesheet_without_employee(start, hours):
 	return frappe.get_doc(

erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/timesheet.json

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
  "fields": [
   {
    "allow_on_submit": 1,
-   "default": "{employee_name}",
    "fieldname": "title",
    "fieldtype": "Data",
    "hidden": 1,
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@
  "idx": 1,
  "is_submittable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2026-04-06 22:30:28.513139",
+ "modified": "2026-07-30 11:04:12.882140",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Projects",
  "name": "Timesheet",
@@ -389,5 +388,5 @@
  "sort_field": "modified",
  "sort_order": "ASC",
  "states": [],
- "title_field": "title"
+ "title_field": "employee_name"
 }

erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.json

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
   },
   {
    "allow_on_submit": 1,
-   "default": "{material_request_type}",
    "fieldname": "title",
    "fieldtype": "Data",
    "hidden": 1,
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@
  "idx": 70,
  "is_submittable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2026-09-22 12:00:00.000000",
+ "modified": "2026-10-15 12:00:00.000000",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Stock",
  "name": "Material Request",