Absence Tracking Overview

You can track specific absence codes for planning or supervision purposes, or, conversely, you can leave specific absence codes untracked to reduce the amount of data that needs to be monitored. For example, you can decide to track the absence hours usage and remaining balances for absences that are used at employees' discretion, such as vacations, while deciding not to track unexpected absences, such as jury duty or unpaid leave, that may be less useful for planning.

To configure absences as tracked or untracked:

1. On the Absences form, configure absence codes as tracked or untracked.
2. On the Time Off Group Parameters form, add absence codes to time off groups.
3. On the Employees form, assign employees to time off groups.
4. On the Work Groups form, designate which supervisors can approve and deny time off requests.
5. Optionally, set up email notifications for absence requests. See Setting Up Email Notifications for Absence Requests for more information.
6. On the Create New Absence Tracking Year form, create a new tracking year for the current year.