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You can add vacation types by creating new master records: HR and Payroll > See also > Vacation Types (for details, refer to Vacation Types).
A Vacation Type defines vacation duration, vacation accrual type that is the base for calculation of vacation pay, and method of calculation.
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In the scheenshot below, you can view how durations are set for this type of vacations.
A fragment of the Vacation Type screenshot
The Recalculate Vacation Days for Previous Intervals check box selected for a specific interval indicates that once the employment length is within this interval, vacation days accrued for previous intervals should be recalculated with the duration value of the current interval. For instance, if an employee requests vacation after 9 months of employment, the employee may take 18 days of leave if the check boxd box is selected. If the check box is not selected, it would be only 6.
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Generally, then you can assign the vacation types to the employees in their Employment Contracts and Employee Employment Contract Changes if other types of vacation are granted, or earning types were changed. You can view and create these documents using the following forms: HR and Payroll > Human Resources Documents > Employment Contract or Employment Contract Changes.
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Once the setup of vacations is complete, and the beginning leave balances are entered, you can process vacation accruals and employee requests for vacations, for details, refer to Processing of Vacations.