Section Types

Sections control the processing order of individual elements, breaking down large process lists into manageable pieces. Each section can have one or more individual elements. You can't add element groups to a section and generally can't include sections in sections.

Using sections enables reuse of work. For example, if several processes use the same set of take elements, you can create one section for takes and attach it to multiple process lists.

Sections are effective-dated—during processing, the system retrieves sections attached to the process list, based on your calendar period end date.

You can define four section types, which determine:

• How the system processes section elements during absence runs.

• What types of elements—such as absence take elements, and supporting elements—you can add to the section.

This table lists the section types and what each section is used for:

Section Type	Use
Standard	For regular processing when defining absence entitlement or absence take processes.
Payee	For specifying, at the payee level, elements for processing and their sequence.
Absence Take	For resolving absence takes in chronological order based on the absence begin date.