The Processing Structure

This diagram shows the components of the processing structure.

Process List

A process list specifies the order in which absence elements are processed and resolved. You add these elements to the process list by using sections. If you add sections to your process list, the sections are processed in the order in which you insert them into the list. You can also execute sections conditionally.

The Process List - Definition page indicates that the type of calculation is absence.

Section

A section is a grouping of elements and controls the order that those elements are processed on the process list. You can use the following types of sections for absence processing:

• Standard sections for regular processing.

• Payee sections for specifying, at the payee level, elements for processing.

• Absence take sections for processing absences in date sequence.

Once you have defined a section, you can reuse it in multiple process lists.

Elements

Elements are the basic building blocks in Absence Management. Some stand alone while others use several simple elements (called supporting elements) that are combined to form more complex elements.

During an absence processing run, the system resolves each element in the process list for each payee. The elements that are resolved depend on a payee, so the resolved value of an element depends on which payee is under consideration.