Events - Basic Information

Event

Enter a five-character, uppercase alphanumeric event code.  Each event code must be unique.  Although this code does not display in other screens, you should assign a meaningful code because this field can be used in user-defined reports/inquiries.

Description

Enter an event description of up to 60 characters.

General

Type

Select the type of event from the drop-down box. This field is non-editable for an existing event. The available options for a new event are:

If you change this value before saving, the Actor and Action fields will return to their default values.

Actor

Select the actor that you wish to use from the drop-down box. The available options are all the functional roles set up in your system. The functional role descriptions are listed in alphabetical order. The default for a new event is "Employee."

Action

Select the action that you want from the drop-down box.  The valid options depend on the actor that you selected.  

If you select "Employee" in Actor with "Timesheet" in Type, your options are the following:

If you select "Employee" in Actor with "Schedule" in Type, your options are the following:

If you select an actor with employee-type rights and "Timesheet" in Type, these are your options:

If you select an actor with employee-type rights and "Schedule" in Type, these are your options:

If you select an actor with charge-type rights and "Timesheet" in Type, your options are the following:

These actions appear only if you have the Line Level Approval value set to either "Optional" or "Required" in the Miscellaneous tab of the Time Configuration screen.

If you select an actor with charge-type rights and "Schedule" in Type, your options are the following:

If you select Timesheet in Type and System in Action, your options are the following:

If you select a System actor with "Schedule" in Type, your only option is "None."

Active

Select this checkbox to indicate that the event is active.

Priority

Initial

Select the initial priority for the event.  The valid options are:

Upgrade to Medium After

Specify the number of days, hours, and minutes after the event is activated that you want the low priority event to go to medium priority.

Days

Select the number of days from the drop-down box. The choices are "0" to "90" days.

Hours

Select the number of hours from the drop-down box.  The choices are "0" to "23" hours.

Minutes

Select the number of minutes from the drop-down box. The choices are "0" to "59" minutes.

Upgrade to High After

Specify when you want your low or medium priority event to go to high priority.

Days

Select the number of days from the drop-down box. The choices are "0" to "90" days.

Hours

Select the number of hours from the drop-down box. The choices are "0" to "23" hours.

Minutes

Select the number of minutes from the drop-down box. The choices are "0" to "59" minutes.

 

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