On this tab, you can enter general information about an employee's absence.

The "Other Absences (create)" form. The Main tab

In the Employee field, select the employee whose absence during work time you need to register.

In the Department field, select the department where the employee works.

<Auto> in the Number field indicates that a unique code will be assigned to document when you save it. You can edit this number if needed. The From field is populated with the current date, which you can change if needed.

In the Entity field, select the legal entity of your company where the employee works. The Entity field is available if the Multi-Company Accounting option is selected on the Administration > Settings > General Settings form.

The default entity for all users can be selected on the General Settings form. Also, you can specify your personal default entity, for details refer to Personal Settings.

In the Responsible field, select an employee who is responsible for this document.

Use the Time Registration Unit radio buttons to select the unit in which you will specify the absence duration on the Absences tab.

Use the Comment text box to provide any relevant information on the absence.

At the bottom of the form, you can view who created the document and the current status of the document; it can be one of the following:

• New (document was created, but not recorded)
• Not Posted (document was recorded, but not posted)
• Posted (document was posted)
• Marked for Deletion (document was marked to be deleted)

The toolbar buttons

After filling out the form, click the Save button to save the document, or click Post to save and post the document, or the Post and close button to save the document, post it, and close the form.

Note. You can attach a scan of document that states the reason of absence by using the Attach Files button. For details, refer to Document Toolbar.