Overview of Absence Processes

Use the Schedule and Monitor Absence Processes task in the Absences work area to run the following absence processes:

Process Name	Purpose	When is the Process Run
Evaluate Absences	Calculates entitlements for unprocessed absences based on absence plan rules	Automatically, when a user submits an absence, or under special conditions, such as: When you need to extend an open-ended absence by 90 days When a work schedule changes and you need to recalculate absence duration and plan deductions
Evaluate Certification Updates	Checks whether certification requirements for multiple employees are past their due dates	Administrators typically run this process daily to check if certifications are overdue. You run this process only if you use certifications with due dates.
Update Accrual Plan Enrollments	Updates enrollments based on the new hire and transfer events for multiple employees	Administrators typically run this process daily to determine plan eligibility for multiple employees.
Calculate Accruals and Balances	Calculates the accrual balances for multiple employees under an accrual absence plan	Administrators typically run this process at regular intervals. You can also run the process for individual enrollments.
Withdraw Accruals and Balances	Withdraws accruals or deletes enrollments in bulk for several employees	Administrators typically run this process when there is an error in calculation or the dates and they want to roll back the accrual balances to correct the error.
Generate Daily Breakdown of Absence Details	Generates the daily breakdown of absences for absence. The included absences are for absence types with Include in daily report breakdown selected on the create or edit absence type pages, Action Items tab	Administrators typically run this process to view the daily absence breakdown in the Absence Calendar Real Time Entry Report.