Release Notes WFM: Labour Productivity: Override Absence Type Names

What's Changing?

New functionality to override the 'Absence Type' name within the Schedule page and the printable schedule.

Release date: Thursday 24th September

Reason for the Change

To allow for less intrusive reasons to be displayed that show why employees are not able to be scheduled to work.

Release Notes

The new functionality is displayed in the Shift Types settings page.

The following user levels will need to be applied to use this functionality:

• Go to Settings > User Configuration > User Levels
• Select Edit against the required user
• Tick the boxes against View Shift Types and Edit Shift Types
• Scroll down and Save

If you do not see these user level options, please submit a request to have them enabled.

Fig.1 – View and Edit Shift Types settings

• To access the Shift Type screen, go to Settings > Admin Configuration > Shift Types
• Tick the box in the ‘Override’ column against the Shift Type’s name that is to be overwritten

Fig.2– Selecting Shift Types for name override

• Type the ‘override’ names for each required Shift Type in the Override Name fields
• Select off the input field and the overridden Shift Type name will be updated

Fig.3 – Overriding Shift Type names

The Shift Type will then display on the Schedule page with the new overridden name.

Fig.4 – Displaying Overridden Shift Type names

Please note: If Shift Type/Absence Types are being sent from the UK HR & Payroll system, their names will remain the same. The overridden name will be used on the Time and Attendance and Schedule pages, and the Printable Schedule (from Labour Productivity) only.