Absence Approval Fields

This section describes the fields and actions on the Absence Approval workspace.

Header Fields

Field Description
Employee Name This field displays the name of the employee who filed the absence request.
Absence Request Summary This field contains the absence type and the date range of the absence request.

Absence Request Tab Fields

Field Description
Absence Type This field displays the reason for the absence request, such as vacation or illness.
Duration

This field displays the total number of working hours spanned by the absence request period (from the first day to the last day). It also displays the time unit used.

This field displays only when you are using the Hours time unit.

Working Time This field displays the total number of days spanned by the absence request period (from the first day to the last day, including non-working days). It also displays the time unit used.

This field displays only when you are using the Day time unit.

Synchronized with Time Sheets This field displays whether time sheet lines have been created automatically upon approval for the entire absence period.
First Day When absence was registered in days:

This field displays whether the first day of this absence request period is a full or half day.

When absence was registered in hours:

This field displays whether the first day of this absence request period is a full day, or the number of hours of absence if less than a day.

Last Day When absence was registered in days:

This field displays whether the last day of this absence request period is a full or half day.

When absence was registered in hours:

This field displays whether the last day of this absence request period is a full day, or the number of hours of absence if less than a day.

Remarks This field displays any remarks added to the absence request.
Rejection Reason If the current absence request is rejected, this field displays the reason for its rejection.

Header Actions

Action Description
Click this action to refresh data in the current workspace.

Click this action to display the list view.

Click this action to display the detailed view.

Save Click this action to save changes to the current record. After saving changes, the record status updates accordingly, and the Save action button is disabled until additional changes are made.
Revert Click this action to undo changes made to the current record, or to any of its lines.
Approve Click this action to approve an absence request.
Reject... Click this action to reject an absence request.
Other Actions

In the Absence Approval workspace, this drop-down list includes the following actions:

  • Submit
  • Reopen