Absence Requests Tab
This section describes the fields and actions on the Absence Requests tab of the Absence workspace.
Tab Fields
| Field | Description |
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| First Day of Absence |
This field displays the first day of the absence request period in this request. This field is editable only when you are creating a new absence request. Click the calendar icon in the field to select a date, or enter the date manually. |
| 1/2 Day |
When registering absence in days:
Select this check box if the first day of the absence request period is a half-day. When registering absence in hours (only available if you are running Maconomy 2.4 GA or later in the backend): If the number of hours you enter for the first day is equivalent to a half-day, Maconomy selects this check box automatically. |
| Hours, First Day | This field is available only if you are running Maconomy 2.4 GA or later in the backend, and the vacation period setup requires registration in hours.
In this field, specify the number of hours of absence on the first day. |
| Last Day of Absence | In this field, specify the last day of the absence request period. Click the calendar icon in the field to select a date, or enter the date manually. |
| 1/2 Day | When registering absence in days:
Select this check box if the last day of the absence request period is a half-day. When registering absence in hours (only available if you are running Maconomy 2.4 GA or later in the backend): If the number of hours you enter for the last day is equivalent to a half-day, Maconomy selects this check box automatically. |
| Hours, Last Day | This field is available only if you are running Maconomy 2.4 GA or later in the backend, and the vacation period setup requires registration in hours.
In this field, specify the number of hours of absence on the last day. |
| Duration | When registering absence in days:
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. When registering absence in hours (only available if you are running Maconomy 2.4 GA or later in the backend): This field displays the total number of working hours spanned by the absence request period (from the first day to the last day), thus making the value the same as that of the Working Time field. It also displays the time unit used. Maconomy fills out this field automatically after you save the absence request. |
| Working Time | This field displays the total number of working days (or hours) spanned by the absence request period. It also displays the time unit used.
Maconomy fills out this field automatically after you save the absence request. If the absence was registered in hours, this field will have the same value as the Duration field. |
| Absence Type | Select the applicable absence type from the drop-down list. The system administrator can configure the list of available options. For example, the drop-down list could include the following absence types:
This is a required field. |
| Remarks | Enter any additional remarks in this field. |
| Submitted | This check box is selected if the current absence request line has been submitted. |
| Approved | This check box is selected if the current absence request line has been approved. |
| Rejected | This check box is selected if the current absence request line has been rejected. |
Tab Actions
| Button | Description |
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Row Tools icon allows you to add lines/information to the lines of a record.
For lines in the Absence Requests tab, choose from the following actions:
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| + New Absence Request | Click this action to create an absence request. |
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Click to export the rows from the current table to a spreadsheet.
Maconomy exports the table, and immediately downloads the resulting spreadsheet to your local drive. |
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Click to display the filter row on the current table. You can then enter criteria in any of the filter row fields to display only select table rows. |
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Click to maximize the table view.
Click to restore the default display size of the table. |
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Click to open the Customize Columns window. |
