Time Configure page settings

Settings in the Calculator Features section

Field Description
Enable High Precision Calculator

Not used.

Settings in the Time Features section

Field Description
Enable ICS file download

Picklist.

Switches iCalendar (ICS) file downloads for absences on or off. The available options are: 

  • Off: iCalendar file downloads are not available

  • Sandbox: iCalendar file downloads are available in sandbox only

  • On: iCalendar file downloads are available in sandbox and production

For more information, see iCalendar downloads for absences.
Enable Descriptive Dialogs

Picklist.

Switches descriptive dialogs on for Time Off requests in WX. The available options are: 

  • Off: Descriptive dialogs are not available

  • Sandbox: Descriptive dialogs are available in sandbox only

  • On: Descriptive are available in sandbox and production

Defaults to On.

For more information, see Setting up descriptive dialogs for booking time off.
Stop delegated assistant approving own absences

Checkbox.

When selected, prevents users with a delegated assistant role for the Time Off process from approving their own absence requests.

When unselected, users with a delegated assistant role for the Time Off process can approve their own absence requests.

For more information, see Delegated access for assistants.

Settings in the Generate Accrual Balances section

For more information about accrual balances, see Accrual balance reporting with the Generate Accrual Balances batch.

Field Description
Scheduled Time

Picklist. The time of day on the 24 hour clock you want the Generate Accrual Balances batch to run.

Select the picklist and choose the hour of the day you want the batch to run.
Batch Size

Text field and a Run Now button. The number of Accrual records processed in a single transaction. The default value and the recommended batch size is 1.

Select Run Now to run the Generate Accrual Balance batch immediately.

Settings in the Daily Time Off records section

For more information, see Day-by-day breakdowns of absence records for reporting.

Field Description
Create daily Time Off records

Picklist.

Switches daily time off reporting on or off. The available options are: 

  • Off: daily time off records for reporting cannot be created

  • Sandbox:daily time off records for reporting can be created in sandbox only

  • On: daily time off records for reporting can be created in sandbox and production
For existing absences > Create for absences after

Date picker.

Selects absences for inclusion into daily time off reporting based on the absence record's End Date, if the End Date is on or after the selected date.
For existing absences > Record Creation Batch Size

Text field and a Run Now button.

Defines the batch size for the initial creation of daily absence reporting records from existing absence records. The default and recommended batch size is 20.

Select Run Now to run the batch.

When Create daily Time Off records is set to On, daily records are automatically created for new absences.
Delete old records > Delete for absences older than

Sets the age of daily time off records for deletion, based on the entered number of months, and the End Date of the absence record. Daily records are in scope for deletion if the End Date of the absence record is before today's date minus the entered number of months.

Whole numbers only, no decimals.

The parent absence records are not affected.

Delete old records > Scheduled deletion time

Picklist. The time of day on the 24 hour clock you want old daily time off records to be deleted.

Select the picklist and choose the hour of the day you want the batch to run.

Select Not Active if you want to retain daily time off records indefinitely.