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Last Updated: 2026-02-20
Example: Create Leave of Absence Rules for Leave Type

Example: Create Leave of Absence Rules for Leave Type

This example illustrates how to:
  • Make employees who complete 6 months of service eligible for education leave.
  • Require workers to enter a comment when requesting leave of absence for educational purposes.
  • Create a leave type named Education. See Create Leave Types.
  • Security:
    Set Up: Leave of Absence
    domain in the Time Off and Leave functional area.
  1. Access the
    Create Leave of Absence Rule
    task.
  2. In the
    Description
    field, enter
    Months of Service > 6
    .
  3. In the
    Rule Conditions
    grid, enter these values:
    Option
    Value
    Source External Field or Condition Rule
    Length of Service in Months from Continuous Service Date
    Relational Operator
    greater than
    Comparison Type
    Value specified in this filter
    Comparison Value
    6
  4. Click
    OK
    .
  5. Access the
    Create Leave of Absence Rule
    task.
  6. In the
    Description
    field, enter
    Comment Mandatory
    .
  7. In the
    Rule Conditions
    grid, enter these values:
    Option
    Value
    Source External Field or Condition Rule
    Comment is included on a Leave of Absence Event
    Relational Operator
    is not blank
    Comparison Type
    Value specified in this filter
  8. Click
    OK
    .
  9. Access the
    Edit Leave Type
    task.
  10. Select
    Education
    from the
    Leave Type
    prompt.
  11. On the
    Details
    tab, select
    Months of Service > 6
    from the
    Additional Criteria
    prompt.
  12. On the
    Validations / Supporting Data
    tab, add a row to the
    Validations
    grid and enter these values:
    Leave of Absence Rule
    Do Not Allow Request
    Row 1
    Comment Mandatory
    Select
  13. Click
    OK
    and
    Done
    .