Creating eligibility groups Before you define the plan, you must set up an eligibility group. Select Absence Management > Set up > Plans and Components > Eligibility Groups. Click New. Specify this information: Eligibility Group Specify a eligibility group code. Description Specify a description for the eligibility group. Work Assignment Group Specify a custom group with a business class of Work Assignment and a subject of HCMGroupAbsence. Click Save. Note: Automated processing of enrollments requires that Active is a condition in the Work Assignment Custom Groups used for Eligibility Groups.