Configuration

This section describes the configuration tasks for the Time Off Planner. You must configure time off types before employees can submit time off requests. Time off reasons can also be configured to help clarify or explain the reason for the time off request. Time off reasons are optional.

Time off types can also be associated with one or more roles. You can route notifications of time off requests to different roles and limit the approval of time off requests to specific roles. The roles that can approve requests for a time off type can be different than the roles that are notified of the requests. For example, HR does not want to be notified of every vacation request, but can approve any vacation request.

You can also define blackout team calendars to prevent employees from submitting time off requests during defined blackout periods. Blackout team calendars contain calendar definitions that can be shared (inherited) throughout the organization. A team can override the calendar definitions that are inherited from a team higher up in the team hierarchy.