What Is an Element?

An element is the smallest component of Absence Management. Elements are building blocks that relate to other building blocks to define your absence management system.

You define each element only once and use it repeatedly anywhere in the system.

This table lists the element categories:

Type of Element	Description
Data retrieval	Retrieves data. Some are predefined elements (called system elements) that are delivered by PeopleSoft. Others you define when creating your absence management system.
Calculation	Performs a calculation.
Organizational	Defines the structure and framework for the system.

This table lists alternative element categories:

Type of Element	Description
Primary	Represents primary rules for absence takes and entitlements.
Supporting	Usually not used alone, but used to create other, more complex elements.
Miscellaneous	Represents such things as eligibility criteria, accumulators, and certain types of rules.

You can combine these elements in an unlimited number of ways to produce the results that you need for your absence management processing.