Formulas for Absence Type

Use the Absence Types pages to define absence type rules. However, if you want to define other special rules to suit your requirement, you can write your own formulas.

Formulas for Absence Types

The following table lists the aspects of an absence type for which you can write a formula and identifies the formula type for each.

Rule	Description	Formula Type to Use
Conversion	Method to convert the absence duration to other units of measure. For example, your workers' work schedules are in work hours, but you want to display the duration in work days.	Global Absence Type Duration You can use the formula to convert absence duration values that are in work days or work hours only.
Validation	Rules in addition to the ones that you can define on the Absence Types pages to check the validity of the absence.	Global Absence Entry Validation