Understanding Processing Elements
Absence Management enables you to define absence take and absence entitlement processes. To set up processing:
Create sections, which are logical groups of elements that are resolved during an absence run.
Add the sections to a process list that identifies the sequence and conditions under which each section of elements is resolved.
You can create any number of process lists.
Attach each process list to a calendar, by associating the process list with a run type.
Schedule the calendars for processing.
To run an absence process, run the process that you defined. The Process List Manager program starts at the top of the process list and, for each payee, works with the PIN Manager to resolve elements sequentially in each process list section. The system creates a set of files and tables to hold the processing results.
Field or Control |
Description |
|---|---|
Seq Nbr (sequence number) |
Enter a sequence number for the element in the section to specify processing order. The processing sequence is extremely important; it can directly affect absence calculations. Numbers can be up to 5 digits, and each number in the section must be unique. Assign numbers in increments of 10 or some other factor to avoid having to renumber to insert an element. |
Recalculate |
Select this check box to instruct the PIN Manager to recalculate the element if it encounters it more than once in the process list. Clear the check box to have the PIN Manager adhere to the Always Recalculate check box setting on the Element Name page for the element. Avoid recalculating elements, which can slow down processing. |