Absence Quota Types

Absence Quota Types ancillary data defines types of absence quotas that the system can track.

Absence quotas define the number of employees in a division group who can have certain absence types on a particular day or week. After quota types are created in ancillary data, you can use the Absence Quota Config screen to define the numbers of absences allowed.
Table 1. Absence Quota Types Ancillary Data left pane
Field Description
Absence Quota Name Name of the absence quota.
Bidding Display
Available values:
  • in Days
  • in Weeks
  • in Hours
Value types are used in the following places:
  • In the Employee Bid wizard, on the Absence page, in the Absence Quota Type value.
  • In the Bidding screen, on the Accrual tab.
Description Description of the absence quota.
Division Group Division group for which the absence quota applies.
Duration Type

Length of absences in the quota:

  • Weekly. Employees choose week-long absences for the quota during bidding, but can enter absences for individual days for the quota in the Employee Profile or Daily Activity screens.
  • Daily. Employees choose individual absence days for the quota.
  • Multiple Daily. Employees choose individual absence days for the quota during bidding and can create absences for multiple days in the Employee Profile screen.
Enforce If selected, the system checks whether absences are available in the quota when you save an absence for this quota in the Employee Profile or Daily Activity screen. An error message appears if absences aren't available in the quota.
Quota Type System-generated integer that uniquely identifies the absence quota.
Recognize on Day Off Used with Daily or Multiple Daily Duration Types (not Weekly). If selected, absence quotas are counted on employee days off. This doesn't affect accrual balance calculation.
Table 2. Absence Quota Types Ancillary Data right pane
Field Description
Abbreviation Absence type abbreviation.
Absence Type Id Integer that uniquely identifies the absence type.
Active If selected, absences of this type are considered in the quota.
Description Absence type description.