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Absence Requests

Overview​

Absence Requests is the area in Absence Management where you work with employee leave requests and related records. You use it to create new absence requests and to view absence request details.

How to access​

In the Compass sidebar, open Absence Management, then click the Absence Requests tab.

Key features​

  • Create new requests: Use New Absence Request (dropdown button) to start a new request.
  • View request details: Use View Details to open Absence Request Detail Content and review Absence Request Detail Content, Request Info, and Last Modified / Last Modified By.
  • Approve or decline: Use Approve Request to approve a request, or open Decline Absence Request and use Decline Request to decline it.
  • Bulk actions: Use Bulk Delete to delete multiple records.
  • Holiday carryover: If enabled in Settings, use Holiday Carryover Request and Holiday Carryover Request Content, including Carry Over Holidays and Number Of Days To Carry Over.
  • Days in lieu: If enabled in Settings, work with Days In Lieu Request Content, including Requested Days In Lieu.
  • Sick leave notes: Work with Sick Leave Note Content, including Sick Leave Type, Submit Note, and File.
  • Special absence: Work with Special Absence Request Content.
  • Open approvals list: Use Open Approvals Dashboard to view the Open Approvals Table.

Field descriptions​

  • Employee / Related Employee: The employee linked to the request.
  • Start Date / End Date: The date range for the request.
  • Date: A date value shown on absence request content.
  • Start Day Usage / End Day Usage / Day Usage Radio: Day-usage selection for the start and end of the request. If Start Date and End Date are the same, a single Day Usage Radio is shown instead of separate start/end day usage fields.
  • Description / Note: Text details for the request.
  • Holiday Request Content: Details shown for a holiday request, including Holiday Info, Holiday Summary, and Holiday Summary Subtitle.
  • Holiday Carryover Request Content: Details shown for a carryover request, including Carry Over Holidays and Number Of Days To Carry Over.
  • Days In Lieu Request Content: Details shown for a days-in-lieu request, including Requested Days In Lieu.
  • Sick Leave Note Content: Details shown for a sick leave note, including Sick Leave Type (required dropdown with predefined options), File, and Submit Note.
  • Special Absence Request Content: Details shown for a special absence request.
  • Last Modified / Last Modified By: The most recent update information for the request.
  • Submit Request: Submits an absence request.
  • View Details: Opens the request’s detail view.

Tables you see in Absence Requests

  • Holiday Requests Table: Actions, Date Created, Created By, Related Employee, Start Date, Start Day Usage, End Date, End Day Usage, Status, Description
  • Holiday Carryover Requests Table: Actions, Date Created, Created By, Related Employee, Carry over Holidays, Carried Over Days, Status, Description
  • Days In Lieu Requests Table: Actions, Date Created, Created By, Related Employee, Start Date, End Date, Requested Days In Lieu, Status, Description
  • Sick Leave Notes Table: Actions, Date Created, Created By, Related Employee, Start Date, End Date, Sick Leave Type, Status, Description
  • Open Approvals Table: Actions, Date Created, Created By, Related Employee, Type, Status, Start Date, End Date, Description
  • Files Table: Name, Date Created, Added by, Actions