Setting Up Self Service Absence Transactions

This chapter provides an overview of the setup tasks for Self Service absence transactions and explains how to:

Define self service absence rules by country.
Define self service absence rules by Take element.
Define forecasting rules for self service absence requests.
View or modify text on self service absence pages.

See Also

Understanding Self Service Setup Tasks

Payees and managers can use web-based browser pages, referred to as self service pages, to enter online requests for absences, view current and future absence balances, and run the Absence Forecasting process. Managers and administrators can also use self service pages to approve, deny, or push back absence requests.

Requests that are entered through the self service pages are treated as actual absences once they are approved, and are included in the Absence Take process.

This section lists prerequisites and common elements and provides an overview of the high-level setup tasks for self service absence transactions.

Prerequisite

Before you can define Take rules for self service absence transactions, you must specify which absence Take Types are eligible for self service use. On the Absence Take Types page for a given absence type, select the Allow Request in Self Service check box. This enables you to define self service rules for any Take element with that absence type.

See Defining Absence Types and Reasons.

Common Elements Used in This Chapter

Status

When you create a new country-specific or Take-specific rule for absence self service, the rule's default status is Active. Changing the status of a rule to Inactive can impact absence requests that have been entered but not yet approved. Before changing the status of a rule to Inactive, consider how this action will affect already submitted requests.

Setup Tasks for Self Service Absence Transactions

The setup tasks for absence self service are as follows:

Define self service rules for each country.

Country-specific rules apply to all Take elements for a given country. They control some of the field displays on the self service pages, and determine if online Forecasting and Balance Inquiry processes can be used for any Take elements set up for the country. You can define a different set of self service rules for each country.
Define self service rules for each Take element.

For each Take element that you want to make available to self service users, you define an additional set of rules. These rules specify whether partial-day absences are allowed, approval requirements for absence requests, how to display forecasting results, and other usage rules.
Select the entitlement balances to display in Balance Inquiry. If you enable self service users to run the online Forecasting process or Absence Inquiry process, specify which entitlement balances to display to self service users.
Set up the Forecasting Result elements you want to display within self service.
(Optional) Modify fields labels and page text, as needed.

The Text Catalog stores the text that appears on the self service pages, including field labels, button names, links, page instructions, and warnings. You can modify this text by editing entries in the Text Catalog.

Note. The sequence of steps 2 and 3 can be reversed.

Defining Self Service Absence Rules by Country

To define country-specific rules for using the absence self service pages, use the Country Configuration (GP_ABS_SS_CNTRY) component.

This section discusses how to:

Select fields for displaying entitlement balances.
Select fields for displaying absence history.
Select forecasting options and fields.
Enter balance elements and select display options.

Pages Used to Define Self Service Absence Rules by Country

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Entitlement Grid	GP_ABS_SS_CNTRY1	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country, Entitlement Grid	Select the entitlement fields that appear on the View Absence Balances page.
History Grid	GP_ABS_SS_CNTRY2	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country, History Grid	Select the history fields that appear on the View Absence Requests page.
Forecasting Grid	GP_ABS_SS_CNTRY3	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country, Forecasting Grid	Select forecasting options and fields to display on the View Forecasting Details page.
Balances	GP_BAL_ELIG_SS	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country, Balances	Enter balance elements and select display options on the View Absence Entitlement Balance page.

Selecting Fields for Displaying Entitlement Balances

Access the Entitlement Grid page.

The fields on this page control what appears on the View Absence Balances page.

Accrual Period	Select to have the system display the accumulator period for each entitlement balance, for example, year-to-date or month-to-date. (Define the period for an entitlement accumulator on the Accumulator Periods for Element <element name> page. Select the entitlement accumulators on the Balances page. )
From Date and To Date	Select to display the begin and end dates of the accrual period.
Display User Key 1...6	Select to display the values of up to six user keys that are associated with the entitlement accumulator. (Define user key values on an entitlement element's Auto Generated Accumulators page.)

Note. Columns that display automatically and are not configurable are identified in the Entitlement Balance Grid group box.

Selecting Fields for Displaying Absence History

Access the History Grid page.

The fields on this page control what appears on the View Absence Requests page.

Default History Date Range	Select to define the default date range for displaying historical absence events. When you select this check box, the system displays 90 days before the current date and 90 days after the current date. Note. Users can select dates outside of this date range by editing the From and Through fields on the View Absence Requests page.
Days Before Current Date and Days After Current Date	Use these fields to modify the default date range for displaying historical absence events.
Requested By	Select to display a column that identifies who (which role) submitted each request: the employer, administrator, or manager. Names are not displayed. This field is selected by default.
Duration	Select to display the duration of the absence event. This field is selected by default.

Note. Columns that display automatically and are not configurable are identified in the History Grid group box.

Selecting Forecasting Options and Fields

Access the Forecasting Grid page.

All check boxes on this page are selected by default.

Forecasting Options

Forecast Request Enabled

Select to enable self service users to run the online Absence Forecasting process. This causes a Forecast Balance button to appear on the Employee - Request Absence page and Manager - Request Absence page.

For self service users to run the forecasting process for a given absence Take element, the country Take rule for that Take element must also allow forecasting. (The Allow Forecasting check box must be selected on the Take element's Forecasting Messages page.)

Forecast Balance Enabled

Select to enable self service users to run the online Balance Inquiry process. This causes a View Forecast Balances link to appear on the Request Absence pages and the View Absence Balances pages.

Forecasting Grid

From Date and To Date	Select to have the forecasting results display the From Date and the To Date for the forecasted period.
User Key 1...6	Select to display the values of the user keys that are defined for the forecasted entitlement element's accumulator.

Note. Columns that display automatically and are not configurable are identified in the Forecasting Grid group box.

Entering Balance Elements and Selecting Display Options

Access the Balances page.

The fields on this page control what appears on the View Absence Entitlement Balances page in the Self Service component.

Effective Date

The date that the balance accumulator will appear on the View Absence Entitlement Balances page.

Element Name

Select the accumulator element for the entitlement balance you want to display.

Unit Type

Select Days or Hours as the units to display on the self service pages. These are units that users see when viewing absence entitlement balances.

Note. The selected unit type should match the unit type defined for the Take element.

Display Results if Zero

Select to display the element on the View Absence Entitlement Balances page when there is no balance for that accumulator. The system displays the balances as of the most recent run of the Entitlement process for the employee.

Defining Self Service Absence Rules by Take Element

To define Take-specific self service absence rules, use the Country Take (GP_ABS_BAL_SS_DEF) component.

This section provides overviews of PeopleSoft-delivered Approval Process IDs and approval framework events, absence duration and end date calculations, forecasting messages, and discusses how to:

Define units, administrative rules, and display rules for absence requests.
Define rules for entering absence dates.
Define user fields to display.
Select forecasting rules and messages.
Customize forecasting messages.

Understanding PeopleSoft Delivered Approval Process IDs and Approval Framework Events

Approval Process IDs determine how absence request submissions, approvals, denials, and requests for rework are routed among approvers, requesters, and absence administrators. Self service absence transactions that require action by a user appear in both user worklists and emails. The content of the email message is defined using the Generic Template pages in the PeopleTools Workflow Notifications component. Which email template is used depends on the user's role (approver, requester, or administrator), and the approval framework event.

Delivered Approval Process IDs for Absence Management

The following table lists the delivered Approval Process IDs for Absence Management:

Approval Process ID	Description
AbsenceManagement	Absence Self Service
Absence Mgmt ByDeptManager	Absence Mgmt By Dept Manager
Absence Mgmt ByPosMgmt	Absence Mgmt ByPosMgmt
Absence Mgmt ByPosnDeptMgr	Approval ID by Posn Dept Mgr
Absence Mgmt ByPosnSupervisor	Absence Mgmt By PosnSupervisor
Absence Mgmt BySupervisorId	Absence Mgmt BySupervisorId

See Setting Up Direct Reports.

Email Notification Templates for Absence Management Self Service Transactions

The following table lists the email template names that are used for each role based on the approval framework event:

Approval Framework Event	Requester templates	Approver templates	Administrator templates	Absence Request Action Button
Launch	GP_ABS_SS_SUB			Submit
Approve		GP_ABS_SS_APPR_READY		Submit
OnApprove	GP_ABS_SS_APPR	GP_ABS_SS_APPR		Approve
OnDeny	GP_ABS_SS_DNY	GP_ABS_SS_DNY		Deny
Back		GP_ABS_SS_WRK		Needs Rework (Used when there are multiple levels of approval. For example, when Approver 2 pushes back to Approver 1.)
Terminate	GP_ABS_SS_WRK			Needs Rework
Error			GP_ABS_SS_ERR	NONE

See Enterprise PeopleTools PeopleBook: Workflow Technology, Using Notification Templates

Understanding Absence Duration and End Date Calculations

Depending on the rules that you define, the system can automatically calculate the duration of an absence event or its end date when a user enters an absence request. Calculation occurs when the user clicks a button on the Request Absence page.

The following factors can affect the calculation of an absence duration or end date:

Partial-day absences.

Users can indicate whether partial-day absences apply to the first day of the absence event, all days, or the last day.
Absence Take formulas.

If the formulas that your organization has defined for absence Take processing do not recognize partial hours, users can enter partial-day absences, but they are not used in calculations.
Holidays and off days.

Specify whether to include or exclude these days on the Date Rules page.
Unit type.

If the unit type defined for the absence (in the Unit Type field on the Absence page) is days, partial hours recorded for an absence event are ignored by the duration and end date calculations.

Calculations for Absences with a Unit Type of Hours

When the unit type defined for the absence is hours, the system calculates the end date and duration of an absence event as follows:

End Date

To calculate the end date, the system applies the hours entered in the Duration field to the scheduled hours, day by day, starting with the begin date. Partial hours and half-days are taken into account. If there's a negative balance when the end date is reached (that is, scheduled hours for the end date exceed any remaining duration hours) the partial hours for the end date are adjusted to reflect the difference of hours.

An error is generated if the Apply to All Days check box is selected and the duration hours cannot be evenly divided by the partial hours or is not a sum of all scheduled hours divided by two.
Duration

The system adds the scheduled hours for the requested absence dates and adjusts the sum for partial or 1/2 day absences.

Example 1: Calculating End Date

Assume an employee works eight hours each day from Monday to Friday. She enters an absence request with a begin date of Monday, January 7 and a duration of 24 hours. Absence Take is defined in hours. The following table shows the system-calculated end date for various scenarios:

End date calculations

Example 2: Calculating Duration

Assume an employee works eight hours each day from Monday to Friday. Absence Take is defined in hours. The following table shows the system-calculated duration for various scenarios:

Duration calculations

Understanding Forecasting Messages

If you enable self service users to run the online Forecasting process, you can define the message to display at the end of that process. Use the Text Catalog to define the text for up to three messages: a success message, a warning message, and an error message. The entitlement element's forecasting formula specifies the conditions for issuing each message.

To define forecasting messages:

Use the Text Catalog to define a status message, a description, or both for each possible Forecasting outcome: success, warning, and error.
Use the Customize Messages page to map each message type (success, warning, error) to the value returned by the forecasting formula and to specify which text to display from the text catalog.

See Viewing or Modifying Text on Self Service Absence Pages.

Pages Used to Define Self Service Absence Rules by Take Element

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Absences	GP_ABS_ELIG_SS	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country Take, Absences	For a given Take element and country, define absence units (days or hours), who can submit and approve requests, what happens to cancelled requests, and whether to allow partial-day absences. You can also specify whether to display the absence reason and entitlement balances.
Date Rules	GP_ABS_ELIG2_SS	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country Take, Date Rules	Define rules for entering absence dates, such as whether absences can begin or end on a holiday or off-day and whether to have the system calculate an absence's end date or duration.
User Fields	GP_ABS_ELIG3_SS	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country Take, User Fields	Define user fields.
Forecasting Messages	GP_ABS_ELIG4_SS	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Country Take, Forecasting Messages	Define forecasting rules.
View Messages	GP_ABS_ELIG42_SEC	Click the View Messages link on the Forecasting Messages page.	View the default messages that are returned by the online forecasting process.
Customize Messages	GP_ABS_ELIG4_SEC	Click the Customize Messages link on the Forecasting Messages page.	Customize the messages that are returned by the online forecasting process.

Defining Units, Administrative Rules, and Display Rules for Absence Requests

Access the Absences page.

Self Service Rules

Unit Type

Select Days or Hours as the units to display on the self service pages. These are units that users enter when requesting time off.

Note. The selected unit type should match the unit type defined for the Take element.

Administrative Rules

Allow Request By

Specify who can request absences for this Take element through the self service pages. Values are: Employee, Employee and Manager (default), and Manager.

Approval Process ID

Select the ID that corresponds to this type of approval, based on how you set up the approval framework. PeopleSoft delivers six Approval Process IDs. The selection of Approval Process ID for the self service Take elements at the country level depends on how the company has set up Direct Reports.

This field is optional. You can also set up Administrative Rules without entering a value in this field. If you define an absence Take without an Approval Process ID, the system does not use the approval framework when employees or managers select this Take element on absence self service pages.

Default Set ID

The Approval Process IDs within the approval framework are defined by SetID. The user will need to enter the correct SetID.

Note. If your absence request does not require approval, then leave Approval Process ID and Default Set ID blank. The absence request will be automatically approved once the user submits it.

Cancel Request Rules

Specify what happens when an absence request is cancelled. Options are:

Change Status on Record: (Default) Select to have the system change the status of the request to Cancelled. When a request's status is set to Canceled, you can no longer access the request.

Delete from Database: Select to have the system delete the request from the database.

Note. Absence requests cannot be cancelled after they have been submitted.

Page Display Rules

Display Reason	Select to enable self service users to specify the reason for the absence. This check box is selected by default.
Reason Required	Select to require that users enter the reason for the absence.
Allow Partial Days	This check box works with the Partial Days Option field. Select it to indicate whether partial day absences are allowed. Do not select the check box if partial days or hours are not allowed.
Partial Days Option	This field becomes available when you select the Allow Partial Days check box. Options are: Half Days: With this option, users can select a check box to enter a request for a half-day absence. The system determines the number of hours absent by looking at the user's schedule. Partial Hours: With this option, users can request a partial-day absence by entering the number of absent hours. This is the default option. Partial Hours and Half Days: With this option, users can request a partial-day absence by selecting a check box for a half-day absence or by entering the number of hours. None is the default value when the Allow Partial Days check box is not selected.
Display Current Balance	Select to display the balance for the absence entitlement element, as of the last finalized absence run on the Request Absence page. The balance will not reflect the number of units that the user is requesting. This check box is not selected by default.
Use Balance Accumulator	If you selected the Display Current Balance check box, select the accumulator element that stores the current balance for this absence Take element.
Display Option	Indicate which value you want the system to display as the current balance, when there are multiple instances of the accumulator with different user keys. Select one of the following options: Not Summarized (default). Consider using this option when your rules for displaying the current balance are very complex. Create an accumulator that summarizes the value of the element contributors. The system will display the value of the most current instance of the accumulator. Summarized. Select this option to have the system display the sum of the values of the multiple instances.

In the following example, the Summarized option would return a value of 20 for the KOAE PTO accumulator.

Accumulator	From	To	User Key 1	User Key 2	Value
KOAE PTO	January 1, 2000	December 31, 2000	CIA A	Paygroup A	5
KOAE PTO	January 1, 2001	December 31, 2001	CIA A	Paygroup A	8
KOAE PTO	January 1, 2002	July 31, 2001	CIA B	Paygroup B	4
KOAE PTO	August 1, 2002	December 31, 2002	CIA B	Paygroup B	2
KOAE PTO	January 1, 2003	December 31, 2003	CIA B	Paygroup XYZ	1

See Also

Setting Up Direct Reports

Defining Rules for Entering Absence Dates

Access the Date Rules page.

Start and End Date Rules

Allow Start or End on Holiday	Select if the start or end date of the request can fall on a holiday. This field is selected by default.
Allow Start or End on Off-day	Select if the start or end date of the request can fall on a day the employee is not scheduled to work. This field is selected by default.

Calculate Rules

The option that you select here causes a Calculate End Date button, a Calculate Duration button, or a Calculate End Date or Duration button to appear on the Request Absence page.

See Understanding Absence Duration and End Date Calculations.

Calculate End Date	Select to have the Calculate End Date button appear. When entering an absence request, the user must enter the absence begin date and duration. Clicking the Calculate End Date button causes the system to calculate and display the end date. This is the default selection.
Calculate Duration	Select to have the Calculate Duration button appear. When entering an absence request, the user must enter the absence begin and end dates. Clicking the Calculate Duration button causes the system to calculate and display the duration.
If both entered recalculate	This field controls what happens when a user enters a value in both the End Date and Duration fields while entering an absence request. If you select End Date this field will be recalculated. If you select Duration, this field will be recalculated.
Exclude Holidays	Select to exclude holidays from the end date and duration calculation for requested absence events.
Exclude Off Day	Select to exclude non-worked days (based on the employee's schedule) from the end date and duration calculation for requested absence events.

Defining User Fields

Access the User Fields page.

Display User Fields

Select to have up to four user-defined fields appear on the Request Absence page.

User Fields

Define up to four fields to appear on the Request Absence page. These fields enable you to collect additional data that you may need for absence tracking. You can use these fields as system elements and embed them in rules to perform a specific task with the information that users enter.

For each field you define, specify the format, the field label, and whether users are required to complete the field.

Field <number> Format	Options are Character, Date, Decimal, and Monetary.
Label <number>	Enter up to 30 alphanumeric characters for the field name. To appear on the Absence Detail page, the field must have a label.
Field <number> Required	Select if users are required to complete the field.

Defining Forecasting Rules

Access the Forecasting Messages page.

Forecasting Results

Allow Forecasting	Select to enable self service users to run the online forecasting process. A Forecast Balance button will appear on the Request Absence page. This check box is not selected by default. Note. For self service users to run the forecasting process, the country rules for that Take element must also allow forecasting. (The Forecast Request Enabled check box must be selected on the Forecasting Grid page.)
Submission Role	If forecasting is required before submitting an absence request, specify who must run the process. Options are: Employee, Manager, Employee and Manager, and Not Applicable(default). This field works in conjunction with the Forecasting Reqd to Submit check box. If you select the Forecasting Reqd to Submit check box, then you must specify a role in this field.
Forecasting Reqd to Submit (forecasting required to submit)	Select to require that the Forecasting process be run before submitting an absence request. This check box is not selected by default. Depending on your rules, the results of the forecasting process may determine whether or not the request can be submitted. Users receive an error message when they click Submit on the Absence Request page without first forecasting the absence entitlement balance.
Forecasting Reqd to Approve (forecasting required to approve)	Select to require that the online forecasting process be run before approving an absence request.
Approval Role	If forecasting is required, specify who can run the forecasting process. Options are: Manager and Not Applicable.

Forecasting Messages

The system can display the message, “Forecasting Completed Successfully” at the end of the forecasting process, or it can display customized messages that you create. You can have a different message display when the forecasting process is successful, generates a warning, or results in an error. You define the criteria for issuing a success, warning, or error message.

Default Message and View Messages	Select to have the system display the default message after a user runs the forecasting process. Click the View Messages link to access the View Messages page to see the default message. There is a default message for successful forecasting and one for system error.
Customized Message	Select to have a customized message display after a user runs the online forecasting process.
Allow Warning and Submit Warning	Select to enable users to submit absence requests when the forecasting process results in a warning. In the Submit Warning field, specify who can submit requests with warnings. Options are: Employee, Manager, Employee and Manager (default), and Not Applicable.
Allow Errors and Submit Error	Select to enable users to submit absence requests when the forecasting process results in an error. In the Submit Error field, specify who can submit requests with errors. Options are: Employee, Manager, Employee and Manager (default), and Not Applicable.

Customizing Forecasting Messages

Access the Customize Messages page.

Message Type

Select the type of message to define: Error, Success, or Warning.

Forecasting Value

Enter the value that the Forecasting process (the forecasting formula) will return to trigger the display of this message. You can enter up to 20 alphanumeric characters in this field (the maximum field length for a character element in Absence Management).

Display Option

Specify the type of information in the Text Catalog that is to display after forecasting is complete. Options are: Status, Description and Both (default).

Status Text ID

If you selected Display Status or Both in the Display Option field, enter the text ID from the HR Text Catalog for the status message.

Description Text ID

If you selected Display Description or Both in the Display Option field, enter the text ID from the HR Text Catalog for the description.

Defining Forecasting Rules for Self Service Absence Requests

To define rules for using the self service Forecasting and Balance Inquiry processes, use the Forecasting (GP_ABS_SS_FCST) component.

This section discusses how to:

Select entitlement balances to display in forecasting results.
Select entitlement balances to display in balance inquiry results.

Pages Used to Define Self Service Forecasting Rules

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Forecasting	GP_ABS_TAKE6	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Forecasting, Forecasting	Specify which forecasting result elements to display in the Forecasting Results grid. Also specify whether to display a customized label from the HR Text Catalog as the description or the element description as defined on the Element Name page (GP_PIN).
Balance Inquiry	GP_ABS_TAKE7	Set Up HRMS, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Absence Self Service, Forecasting, Balance Inquiry	Specify which entitlement balances the Balance Inquiry process is to display and whether to display a customized label from the HR Text Catalog as the description or the element description as defined on the Element Name page (GP_PIN).

Defining Rules for Self Service Absence Entitlement Balance Forecasting

Access the Forecasting page.

This page displays the forecasting rules defined for a Take element on the Absence Take - Forecasting page. The Forecast Element field at the top of the page shows the formula that the system resolves during the Forecasting process. The Forecasting Results Element List grid shows what appears on the Absence Forecast Results page (in the Absence Event Entry component) after you run the Forecasting process. You can have all or a subset of these results display to self service users after they run the forecasting process.

Note. To enter information on this page, the Allow Forecasting check box must be selected on the Forecasting Messages page.

Self Service	Select to have the forecasting results for this element display to self service users.
Label	Specify the label for the Forecast element that displays in self service.

See Also

Defining Rules for Absence Forecasting

Defining Rules for the Self Service Balance Inquiry Process

Access the Balance Inquiry page.

This page is similar in function to the Forecasting page but applies to rules for the Balance Inquiry process.

Reviewing System Generated Forecasting Error Status Messages

The following table provides a list of system generated error messages that appear when the Forecast Balance process ends in error. Absence and system administrators use this information to manage the absence forecasting functionality when message errors appear.

Note. These messages are formatted differently depending on the component where they appear, either Absence Administrator pages or Absence Self Service pages. Use Absence Administrator pages (Absence Event Entry and Review Absence Balances) if you need additional information to resolve any of these error messages.

Message ID	471 - MSGID-NO-TXN-DATA
Functional	No Forecast Transaction Row (GP_TXN_DATA). This row is inserted by push button PeopleCode.
Technical	Transaction record is missing. Select on PS_GP_TXN_DATA matching on TXN_ID, TXN_NUM returns no rows. This would be due to a problem in the PeopleCode or with the data input if running GPPOLRUN manually either from DOS or from Animator. Not likely to occur online unless bug in PeopleCode.
Message ID	472 - MSGID-INVALID-TXN-DATA
Functional	Invalid data on the forecast transaction row (GP_TXN_DATA). One or more of the following fields are missing from this record: OPRID, BATCH_RUN_ID, CAL_RUN_ID, EMPLID, or COUNTRY.
Technical	Transaction record data is invalid. A row exists on PS_GP_TXN_DATA matching TXN_ID, TXN_NUM but one or more of the other fields is blank (OPRID, BATCH_RUN_ID, CAL_RUN_ID, EMPLID, COUNTRY). Not likely to occur online unless bug in PeopleCode.
Message ID	473 - NO-TXN
Functional	No Forecast Transaction Definition (GP_TXN). Please add a Transaction Definition for the TXN_ID and COUNTRY listed. Main Menu > Set Up HRMS > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Elements > Absence Forecast Transactions. Transaction ID = 100 for Absence Forecasting and 110 for Balance Forecasting.
Technical	Transaction definition is missing. Select on PS_GP_TXN matching TXN_ID returns no rows. This is a data setup issue. Not likely to occur as the definition is required for the online transaction.
Message ID	474 - INVALID-TXN
Functional	Invalid Forecast Transaction Definition Data (GP_TXN). The Calendar Group ID (the forecast calendar template) is missing. When adding a new Absence Forecast Transaction, please make sure that you are associating the correct Calendar Template. Also make sure the template contains all the calendars and dates that you want to forecast for all the employee/paygroups that you want to make forecasting available to.
Technical	Transaction definition is invalid. A row exists on PS_GP_TXN matching TXN_ID but CAL-RUN-ID-TMPLT is blank. This is a data setup issue. It is also unlikely to occur.
Message ID	475 - OL-RUNCTL-MISSING
Functional	Run Control Missing for Forecast Process (GP_RUNCTL). This is inserted by the push button PeopleCode.
Technical	Run Control is missing. Select on PS_GP_RUNCTL matching on OPRID and RUN_CNTL_ID returns no rows. This would be due to a problem in the PeopleCode or with the data input if running GPPOLRUN manually either from DOS or from Animator. Not likely to occur online unless bug in PeopleCode.
Message ID	476 - INVALID-RUNCTL
Functional	Invalid Run Control (GP_RUNCTL). The Calendar Group ID is missing. The Run Control was inserted by push button PeopleCode.
Technical	Run Control data is invalid. A row exists on PS_GP_RUNCTL matching OPRID and RUN_CNTL_ID but CAL_RUN_ID is blank. Not likely to occur online unless bug in PeopleCode.
Message ID	477 - NO-EVENT
Functional	No Absence Events exist to forecast for this employee. This error is not likely to happen in self service because at least one event will exist when forecasting from absence self service.
Technical	There are no absence events for this employee. This is indicated if no rows are returned for a SELECT against GP_ABS_EVENT looking for the min(bgn_dt) and max(end_dt) (for non voided events only). This could happen if forecasting and only voided events exist. It wouldn’t happen if you forecast after creating or modifying an event.
Message ID	478 - SQL-ERROR
Functional	SQL Error During Absence Forecasting. This type of error is not likely to happen unless there is a conflict in the database. Please contact your system or database administrator.
Technical	For each call to PTPSQLRT, there is the potential that an SQL-ERROR could occur for either the Select or the Fetch. This is set in the ZZ000-SQL-ERROR section. This requires system administrator intervention.
Message ID	479 - NO-PAYEE-ERROR
Functional	Forecasting Completed Successfully! No Errors were found.
Technical	Forecasting Completed Successfully! The forecasting process ended with no errors. In self service a 479 message/status is also used when you decide to display customized messages instead of the default “Success” message (Country Take setup).
Message ID	480 - PAYEE-ERROR
Functional	Forecasting Completed With Errors! This type of error requires checking for more details in the Forecast Messages tab in Absence Event Entry. There are different possible causes for this error, and therefore you need to verify the detail of each message produced by the error handling modules.
Technical	Indicates somewhere in one of the called COBOL modules a payee error was encountered. Select on PS_GPXPYE_SEG_STAT record where CALC_ACTION=’C’ and PYE_CALC_STAT in (‘00’,’02’,’03’,’04’,’05’). This requires system administrator intervention.
Message ID	481 - NO-CAL-RUN-DTL
Functional	The Calendar Group ID (Template) does not cover the forecasting period. As a result, there are no calendars to process. Please add calendars to your Calendar Group ID (that is the template) to cover the forecast period.
Technical	The online transaction record and run control record are created via the online Peoplecode. Once they are selected and validated, GPPOLRUN determines the forecast period and creates a GPXCAL_RUN_DTL for each calendar to be processed in forecasting. In order to control which calendars to run, only those unfinalized calendars for the employee’s paygroup from the template whose period begin and end dates fall within the FCST period begin and end date are inserted into GPXCAL_RUN_DTL selecting data from the corresponding “real” GP_CAL_RUN_DTL for that matching CAL_ID and GP_PAYGROUP. If on a subsequent select of that GPXCAL_RUN_DTL matching on CAL_RUN_ID, no records are selected, then Message #481 - NO CAL RUN DTL is generated. If none are present, that means the template for the employee’s paygroup does not match up with the forecast period. This could occur if the template includes calendars for several paygroups but the necessary calendar for the paygroup of the employee to process this event is missing. For example Paygroup A has Jan-Dec 04 calendars. Paygroup B has Mar-Dec 04 calendars. Employee from paygroup B has event in February only. This error would be generated.
Message ID	482 - INVALID-TXN-DATA-BAL
Functional	Invalid data on the forecast transaction row (GP_TXN_DATA). One or more of the following fields are missing from this record, the forecast as of date (FCST_ASOF_DT), or the take element (PIN_FCST_TAKE_NUM).
Technical	Balance Inquiry only. A row exists on PS_GP_TXN_DATA matching TXN_ID, TXN_NUM but either FCST_ASOF_DT is spaces or PIN_FCST_TAKE_NUM is zero. Not likely to occur online unless bug in PeopleCode.
Message ID	483 - NO-EVENTS-TO-FCST
Functional	No Events to Forecast. The Forecast End Date is <= Period End Date of the last finalized absence calendar. The forecast end date is for absence forecasting equal to the maximum event end date. For absence balance forecasting the forecast end date is equal to the "as of date."
Technical	Consider all events are processed versus one or more new events entered retroactively. If FCST-END-DT < PRD-END-DT, this could occur if the end date of all the employee’s absence events are within a finalized calendar, if an absence event is entered for a calendar period that has already finalized, or if the As of Date of Balance Inquiry is within a finalized calendar. The employee should look at the list of their current balances instead.
Message ID	484 - ASOF-DT-BEFORE-TEMPLATE
Functional	The Calendar Group ID (Template) does not cover the forecasting period. The As of Date must be greater than or equal to the earliest Begin Date of the calendar periods associated with the Calendar Group used as the template for Forecasting. Using the Calendar Group ID component, please add calendars to your template for the period in which you wish to forecast.
Technical	This could occur if the As of Date of Balance Inquiry is greater than the period end date of the last finalized calendar and is less than the min(period begin date) of the calendars on the template: EVENT-BGN-DT > PRD-END-DT and EVENT-BGN-DT < TMPLT-BGN-DT. This could also occur if the As of Date of Balance Inquiry is less than the min(period begin date) of the calendars on the template: EVENT-BGN-DT < TMPLT-BGN-DT.
Message ID	485 - NO-TMPLT-CALENDARS
Functional	No Calendars were found for the template. Using the Calendar Group ID component, please add calendars to your template for the period in which you wish to forecast.
Technical	The calendar detail corresponding to the calendars on the template are missing or the dates are missing.This is indicated by a SELECT on a join of GP_CALENDAR, GP_CAL_DTL and GP_CAL_PRD for the CAL_RUN_ID from the run control. This is a data setup issue that requires system administrator intervention.
Message ID	486 - INVALID-ASOF-DT
Functional	Balance Forecast As Of Date falls within an Absence Begin and End Date. Please select an As Of Date Before or After the Absence Event Begin/End Date.
Technical	Forecast Balance only. The Forecast Balance As of Date falls in the middle of an existing absence event. The reason this is an issue is that the design for Balance Inquiry includes creating a temporary “dummy” event for begin data/end date = As of Date. This causes issues with the rule that there cannot be two events for the same take on the same day and therefore the current Absence architecture and coding do not support that. A specific SQL against GP_ABS_EVENT looking for this situation is issued in GPPOLRUN.
Message ID	487 - EVENTS-BEFORE-TEMPLATE
Functional	The Calendar Group ID (Template) does not cover the forecasting period. The event begin date must be greater than or equal to the earliest Begin Date of the calendar periods associated with the Calendar Group used as the template for Forecasting. Using the Calendar Group ID component, please add calendars to your template for the period in which you wish to forecast.
Technical	This could occur if the min (bgn_dt) of all the employee’s absence events is greater than the period end date of the last finalized calendar and is less than the min(period begin date) of the calendars on the template: EVENT-BGN-DT > PRD-END-DT and EVENT-BGN-DT < TMPLT-BGN-DT. This could also occur if there are NO finalized calendars on the template and the min(bgn_dt) of all the employee’s absence events is less than the min(period begin date) of the calendars on the template: EVENT-BGN-DT < TMPLT-BGN-DT.
Message ID	488 - ASOF-DT-AFTER-TEMPLATE
Functional	The Calendar Group ID (Template) does not cover the forecasting period. The As of Date must be less than or equal to the maximum End Date of the calendar periods associated with the Calendar Group used as the template for Forecasting. Using the Calendar Group ID component, please add calendars to your template for the period in which you wish to forecast.
Technical	This could occur if the As of Date of Balance Inquiry is greater than the max(period end date) of the calendars on the template: FCST-END-DT > TMPLT-END-DT. This could also occur if there are NO finalized calendars on the template and if the As of Date of Balance Inquiry is greater than the max(period end date) of the calendars on the template: EVENT-END-DT > TMPLT-END-DT.
Message ID	489 - EVENTS-AFTER-TEMPLATE
Functional	The Calendar Group ID (Template) does not cover the forecasting period. The event end date must be less than or equal to the maximum End Date of the calendar periods associated with the Calendar Group used as the template for Forecasting. Using the Calendar Group ID component, please add calendars to your template for the period in which you wish to forecast.
Technical	This could occur if the max(end_dt) of all the employee’s absence events is greater than the max(period end date) of the calendars on the template: FCST-END-DT > TMPLT-END-DT. This could also occur if there are NO finalized calendars on the template and the max(end_dt) of all the employee’s absence events is greater than the max(period end date) of the calendars on the template: EVENT-END-DT > TMPLT-END-DT.
Message ID	490 - EVENT-NOT-FCSTD
Functional	No events were forecasted. One possible cause is that the Calendar Group ID (Template) does not cover the forecasting period. As a result, there are no calendars to process. Review and add calendars to your Calendar Group ID (the template) to cover the forecast period. Another possible cause is that the date range entered for forecasting cover periods already processed and finalized. Forecasting only processes from last finalized period going forward.
Technical	The conditions detected in GPPOLRUN are “generic” in nature. It can’t detect everything without knowing more about the processing that will occur during batch. Therefore it’s possible that an event is entered and passes the GPPOLRUN checks and then goes on to batch processing. If for example there are calendars for paygroup A for all of 2004 but calendars only for Feb-Dec of 2004 for paygroup B, then an event entered for an employee in paygroup B for January won't get caught by the GPPOLRUN edits but that event won't get processed because paygroup B January calendar was not processed. This is one example where the error #490 comes into play – No events were forecasted. This is different than 477 – No events.

Viewing or Modifying Text on Self Service Absence Pages

You can use the Text Catalog feature to modify field labels, button text, and text that appears elsewhere on the self service absence pages.

Delivered Text Catalog Entries for Absence Management

The text catalog entries for Absence Management are included in the following table:

Text ID	Usage	Text	Description
ABS_REQ_HIST_PAG	Page Title	Absence Request History	Absence Request History
SELECT_ABS_REQ_PAG	Page Title	Absence Requests	Absence Request History
APPR_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Approval Confirmation	Approval Confirmation
APV_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Approve Confirmation	Approve Confirmation Page Title
CAN_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Cancel Confirmation	Cancel Confirmation Page Title
CANCEL_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Cancel Confirmation	Cancel Confirmation Page Title
DENY_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Denial Confirmation	Denial Confirmation Page
DNY_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Deny Confirmation	Deny Confirmation Page Title
FCST_BALANCE_PAG	Page Title	Forecast Balance	Forecast Balance
PSH_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Push Back Confirmation	Push Pack Confirm page Title
ABS_DETAIL_PAG	Page Title	Request Absence	Page Title for Absence Detail
ABS_REQ_STAT_PAG	Page Title	Request Details	Request Details
RQST_DETAIL_PG	Page Title	Request Details	Request Details Page Title
SAVE_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Save Confirmation	Save Confirmation Page Title
EMP_JOB_PICK_TITLE	Page Title	Select Job Title	Select Job Title text for employee job picker page
SUBMIT_CONFIRM_PAG	Page Title	Submit Confirmation	Submit Confirmation Page Title
VIEW_ABS_BAL_PAG	Page Title	View Absence Balances	View Absence Balance Page
VIEW_ABS_HIST_PAG	Page Title	View Absence History	Hyperlink
VIEW_ABS_RQST_PAG	Page Title	View Absence Request History	View Absence Request Page Title
APPR_PAGE_INS	Page Instructions	Approve Absence Page Instructions	Approve Absence Request Page Instructions
APPR_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	Are you sure you want to Approve this Absence Request?	Approval Confirmation
CANCEL_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	Are you sure you want to Cancel this Absence Request?	Cancel Confirmation Instructions
DENY_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	Are you sure you want to Deny this Absence Request?	Deny Confirmation Page Instructions
PSH_CONFIRM_INST2	Page Instructions	Are you sure you want to return this transaction to the previous step in the approval process?	Pushback confirmation
APPR_LINK_PAGE_INS	Page Instructions	Click on the requestor's name link to approve or deny the request. You can view the monthly calendar for your direct reports by clicking on the View Monthly Calendar link. To view all requests or previously approved/denied requests, use the Show Requests	Pending requests page instructional text.
FCST_BAL_INS	Page Instructions	Enter As of Date and Absence Name. Then click Forecast Balance.	Forecast Balance Instructional Text
SEL_ABS_TYPE_INS	Page Instructions	Enter Start Date and Absence Name. Then complete the rest of the required fields before submitting or save for later your request.	Select Absence Name Instructions
ABS_REQ_HIST_INS	Page Instructions	Specify the date range of interest. To retrieve a complete history, leave From and Through dates blank and click Refresh. Select the absence name link to view request details, and edit or delete buttons to modify the request.	Absence Request History page Instructions
APV_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	The Absence Request was successfully approved.	Approval Confirmation Page instructional text
CAN_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	The Absence Request was successfully cancelled.	Cancel Confirmation Page instructional text
DNY_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	The Absence Request was successfully denied.	Deny Confirmation page instructional text
PSH_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	The Absence Request was successfully pushed back to the previous step in the approval process.	Push Back Confirmation instructional text
SAVE_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	The Absence Request was successfully saved. The request must be submitted in order for it to be approved.	Save Confirmation Page Instructions
SUBMIT_CONFIRM_INS	Page Instructions	The Absence Request was successfully submitted.	Submit Confirmation Instructions
ABS_BAL_HIST_INS	Page Instructions	View current absence entitlement balances. Current balances do not reflect absence requests that have not been processed by payroll. For more details please contact your absence administrator.	Page instructions for balance history page
FCST_ABS_RSLT_INS	Page Instructions	View forecast element results. For more details please contact your absence administrator.	Forecast absence result instructional text.
ABS_REQ_STAT_INS	Page Instructions	View Request Status and Approval Details	Instructional Text for Approval Details Page
ABS_DETAIL_GBX	Groupbox Title	Absence Detail	Group box for Absence Detail
ADDTNL_INFO_GBX	Groupbox Title	Additional Information	Additional Information
COMMENTS_GBX	Groupbox Title	Comments	Comments group box
DETAILS_GBX	Groupbox Title	Details	Details
FCST_BAL_GBX	Groupbox Title	Forecast Balance	Forecast Balance
FCST_BAL_DTL_GBX	Groupbox Title	Forecast Balance Details	Forecast Balance Details
ABS_ENTMT_BAL_GRD	Grid/Scroll Heading	Absence Entitlement Balances	Absence Entitlement Balance Grid
ABS_REQ_HIST_GRD	Grid/Scroll Heading	Absence Request History	Absence Request History
JOB_PICK_GRD	Grid/Scroll Heading	Job Information	Job Picker Grid Title
REQ_HIST_GRID	Grid/Scroll Heading	Request History	Request History Grid
APPROVE_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Approve	Approve Button
CALC_DURATION_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Calculate Duration	Calculate Duration
CALC_ENDDT_DUR_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Calculate End Date or Duration	Calculate End Date or Duration Button
CANCEL_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Cancel	Cancel Button
DENY_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Deny	Deny Button
RETURN_DR_LNK	Hyperlink/Button	Direct Reports	Return to direct reports
EDIT_KEY_FLDS_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	Edit Key Fields	Edit Key Fields
EMP_HOME_LNK	Hyperlink/Button	Employee Home	Employee Home Link Text
FCST_BAL_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	Forecast Balance	Forecast Balance
FCST_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Forecast Balance	Forecast
RETURN_JP_LNK	Hyperlink/Button	Job List	Return to employee job picker page
PUSH_BACK_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Needs Rework	Needs Rework Button
REFRESH_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Refresh	Refresh Button
REQUEST_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Request Absence	Request Absence hyperlink
REQ_ABS_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	Request Employee Absence	Request Employee Absence
RET_ABS_BAL_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	Return to Absence Balances	Return to absence balances
RET_ABS_REQ	Hyperlink/Button	Return to Absence Request	Return To Request Absence
RET_ABS_DTLS_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	Return to Absence Request History	Return to Absence Request History Hyperlink
SAVE_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Save for Later	Save for Later
SUBMIT_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	Submit	Submit Button
TL_HOME_LNK	Hyperlink/Button	Time Reporting Home	Time Reporting Home Page Link
VIEW_ABS_BAL_BTN	Hyperlink/Button	View Absence Balances	View Absence Balances Hyperlink
VIEW_EE_REQ_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	View Absence Request History	View Employee Requests
VIEW_FCST_DETLS	Hyperlink/Button	View Forecast Details	View Forecast Details Hyperlink
VIEW_MGR_CAL_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	View Monthly Calendar	View Manager Calendar Hyperlink
VW_CAL_DIRECT_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	View Monthly Calendar	View Calendar for All Direct Reports Hyperlink
VIEW_CAL_HYP	Hyperlink/Button	View Monthly Schedule	View Schedule Hyperlink
ABS_EXAMPLE_DATE	Field Label		Example date text on pages
ABS_EXAMPLE_DT_TXT	Field Label		Example Date text on pages
BAL_DISCLAIM_FLD	Field Label	**Disclaimer: The current balance does not reflect absence requests that have not been processed.	Balance Disclaimer
THREAD_DSCR	Field Label	Absence Management	The thread descr id is used to display text on the header of the process monitor in the approval framework. This text is returned in thread descr class that is defined in the Approval Framework Transaction Registry in the Approval Event Handler section.
FCST_GRD_ABS_NM	Field Label	Absence Name	Forecast Grid Absence Name columns
ABSENCE_NAME_FLD	Field Label	Absence Name:	Absence Name
REQUEST_NAME_FLD	Field Label	Absence Name:	Request Name Field Label
ACCRUAL_PD_FLD	Field Label	Accrual Period	Accrual Period
ACCRUAL_PERIOD	Field Label	Accrual Period	View Absence Balances - Accrual Period column title
ALL_TXT	Field Label	All	All text on pages.
ALL_DAYS_HALF_FLD	Field Label	All Days Are Half Days	All Days Are Half Days
ALL_DAYS_HRS_FLD	Field Label	All Days Hours:	All Days Hours
APPRVR_CMMNTS_FLD	Field Label	Approver Comments:	Approver Comments
AS_OF_DATE_FLD	Field Label	As of Date:	As of Date
BAL_ASOF_FLD	Field Label	Balance	View Absence Balance Grid - Balance as of
COMMENTS_FLD	Field Label	Comments:	Comments field
DISP_CURR_BAL_FLD	Field Label	Current Balance:	Current Balance
DATE_FLD	Field Label	Date:	Date Field
FCST_GRD_ABS_DESCR	Field Label	Description	Forecasting Grid Description Column
DURATION_FLD	Field Label	Duration:	Duration
EMPLID_FLD	Field Label	Employee ID:	Employee Id
END_DT_FLD	Field Label	End Date:	End Date
END_DAY_HRS_FLD	Field Label	End Day Hours:	End Day Hours
END_DAY_HALF_FLD	Field Label	End Day Is Half Day	End Day Is Half Day
ABSENCE_TYPE_FLD	Field Label	Filter by Type:	Absence Type
REQUEST_TYPE_FLD	Field Label	Filter by Type:	Absence Type Field Label
FCST_ELEM_LBL	Field Label	Forecast Element	Forecast Element Grid Column
FCST_STATUS_FLD	Field Label	Forecast:	Forecast Status
FCST_STAT_FLD	Field Label	Forecast:	Forecasting Status window label
FROM_DT2_FLD	Field Label	From Date	From Date
FROM_DATE_FLD	Field Label	From:	From Date
GO_TO_FLD	Field Label	Go To:	Go To label
JOB_TITLE_FLD	Field Label	Job Title:	Job Title
EMP_NAME_FLD	Field Label	Name:	Employee Name
PARTIAL_DAYS_FLD	Field Label	Partial Days:	Partial Days
RET_VIEW_PND_HYP	Field Label	Pending Absence Request	Return to pending requests
DISP_REASON_FLD	Field Label	Reason:	Reason
REQUESTED_BY_FLD	Field Label	Requested By	Requested By
RQSTR_COMMENTS_FLD	Field Label	Requestor Comments:	Requestor Comments
SEL_ABS_NAME_TXT	Field Label	Select Absence Name	Select Absence Name Text on pages
SEL_ABS_REASON_TXT	Field Label	Select Absence Reason	Select Absence Reason text on pages
PEND_REQ_FLD	Field Label	Show Requests by Status:	Show requests by status
BEGIN_DT_FLD	Field Label	Start Date:	Start Date
START_DT_FLD	Field Label	Start Date:	Start Date
BEGIN_DAY_HRS_FLD	Field Label	Start Day Hours:	Start Day Hours
BEGIN_DAY_HALF_FLD	Field Label	Start Day is Half Day	Start Day is Half Day
STATUS_FLD	Field Label	Status	Status Field
DATE_SUBMIT_FLD	Field Label	Submitted	Date Submitted Field
SUPERVISOR_FLD	Field Label	Supervisor:	Supervisor Field
THROUGH_DT_FLD	Field Label	Through:	Through Date
TO_DATE2_FLD	Field Label	To Date	To Date Field
TO_DATE_FLD	Field Label	To:	To Date Field
TAKE_UK1_FLD	Field Label	User Key 1	User Key 1
TAKE_UK2_FLD	Field Label	User Key 2	User Keys 2
TAKE_UK3_FLD	Field Label	User Key 3	User Key 3
TAKE_UK4_FLD	Field Label	User Key 4	User Key 4
TAKE_UK5_FLD	Field Label	User Key 5	User Key 5
TAKE_UK6_FLD	Field Label	User Key 6	User Key 6
FCST_GRD_ABS_VALUE	Field Label	Value	Forecasting Results Value Column
WORKFLOW_STAT_FLD	Field Label	Workflow Status:	Workflow Status
FIELD_REQD1_ERR	Error/Warning	%1 is required, please enter a value for %1	Field is required error message
V_OVERLAP_ERR_TXT	Error/Warning	A prior Request or Absence Event Entry was made for this same Absence and these exact dates. Please modify the dates or contact your Manager or Absence Administrator to have the existing entry removed.	Invalid Entry - Denied Request or Void Event exist for this absence on these exact dates
ALL_HRS_GT_SCHED	Error/Warning	All Days Hours was greater than your scheduled hours for some of the requested days. Calculation used the scheduled hours.	All Hours greater than scheduled hours
DUP_ABS_ERR	Error/Warning	An Absence Request already exists with the same Start and/or End dates. Please modify your Start and/or End dates.	Absence Exists
FCST_ERROR_OTHER	Error/Warning	An error occurred while constructing the customized forecasting message for Absence Take: %1. Please contact your system administrator.	Customized forecasting message
CUST_MSG_ERROR	Error/Warning	An error occurred while constructing the customized forecasting message. Please contact your system administrator.	Cannot construct customized message.
BAL_AS_OF_DT_ERR	Error/Warning	Balance Forecast As Of Date falls within an existing Absence event. Please enter another As Of Date. You can navigate to the Absence Request History page and review the dates of the existing requests.	As of Date falls in the middle of an Absence Event
DFLT_FCST_SUCCESS	Error/Warning	Completed Successfully!	Forecasting has completed with no errors.
FCST_DATE_TIME	Error/Warning	Date Time: %1	Forecasting Status Message Date Time
DURATION_NOT_CALCD	Error/Warning	Due to insufficient calendar templates scheduled, the duration of the requested absence was not obtained. Contact your system administrator.	Duration of absence was not obtained.
DUR_LT_PARTIALHRS	Error/Warning	Duration is less than the combination of partial day hours. Change duration or the partial day hours.	Duration is less than the partial day hours
END_DT_DUR_ERR	Error/Warning	Either an %1 or %2 must be entered before pressing a button. Please enter an %1 or a %2.	No End date and or duration
END_HRS_IND_ERR	Error/Warning	End Day Hours and Half Day Indicator can not be used together. Either clear out End Day Hours or Half Day Indicator.	Can not use End Date Hours and Half Indicator together.
END_HRS_GT_SCHED	Error/Warning	End Day Hours were greater than your scheduled hours for the end day. Calculation used the scheduled hours and the end day hours were set to the scheduled hours.	End Day Hours greater than scheduled hours
DFLT_FCST_ERROR	Error/Warning	Error Code (17005, %1) occurred. Please take note of this error code and notify your system administrator.	Forecast Error message
NO_END_DT_ERR	Error/Warning	In order to calculate the Duration, you must enter an End Date.	No End Date entered
NO_DURATION_ERR	Error/Warning	In order to calculate the end date, you must enter a value in the duration field.	No duration entered
NOT_AVAILABLE_MSG	Error/Warning	Not Available	Not Available
PART_DAY_ERR	Error/Warning	Partial Days is set to %1, but %2 and %3 are empty. Please enter either %2 or %3.	Partial days error
DFLT_FCST_STATUS	Error/Warning	Returned Value: %1	Default forecasting status
BGN_EQ_END_PARTIAL	Error/Warning	Start Date equals End Date. Can not use Partial Days fields for End Date. To use partial days, set Partial Days to All or Start Only then enter partial hours or check the half day indicator.	Begin and End Dates equal, only use partial days for all days or start date.
BEGIN_HRS_IND_ERR	Error/Warning	Start Day Hours and Half Day Indicator can not be used together. Either clear out Start Day Hours or Half Day Indicator.	Can not use start day hours and start day half indicator together
BEGIN_HRS_GT_SCHED	Error/Warning	Start Day Hours are greater than your scheduled hours for the start day. Calculation used the scheduled hours and the start day hours were set to your scheduled hours.	Start Day Hours greater than scheduled hours
EMP_NOT_FOUND	Error/Warning	The absence request could not be processed for this employee. The employee was not active as of the start date of the absence. Validate the start date and the employee id. If this information is correct, then contact your system administrator.	Employee is not active as the absence start date
DURATION_GT_YEAR_D	Error/Warning	The duration of the requested absence is greater than one year. If this is not correct, change the start or end dates.	Requested absence duration is greater than one year.
DURATION_GT_YEAR_E	Error/Warning	The duration of the requested absence is greater than one year. If this is not correct, enter the correct duration.	Entered absence duration is greater than one year.
TL_MAXIMUM_ENDDT	Error/Warning	The end date is beyond the latest end date on the work schedule. Change the end date or duration. If this end date is correct, contact your system administrator.	End Date is greater than maximum end date on Time and Labor Load Dates table.
ED_GRTR_BD_ERR	Error/Warning	The End Date you selected is before the Start Date. Please enter an End Date that is on or after the Start Date.	End Date cannot be prior to the Start Date
Y_OVERLAP_ERR_TXT	Error/Warning	The Start and End Dates of your request are overlapping with existing requests or absence events. Please modify your Start and/or End Date. You can also navigate to the Absence Request History page and review the dates of the existing requests.	You cannot enter Absence Requests with overlapping dates
TL_MINIMUM_STARTDT	Error/Warning	The start date is prior to the earliest start date on the work schedule. Correct the start date. If this start date is correct, contact your system administrator.	Start Date is less than minimum start date on Time and Labor Load Dates table.
ED_GRTR_FRDT_ERR	Error/Warning	The Through Date you selected is before the From Date. Please enter a Through Date that is on or after the From Date.	Through Date entered cannot be prior to the From Date
NO_CURR_BAL_MSG	Error/Warning	There are no current balances to display	No current Balances
APPR_LINK_PAGE_ERR	Error/Warning	There are no results to display. Please select a different Status and select the Refresh button.	No rows returned
HIST_NO_RSLT_ERR	Error/Warning	There were no requests found for the date range that you specified. Please specify a new date range.	No Results
CANNOT_APR_W_ERR	Error/Warning	You are not allowed to approve a request with a forecast status of error. Please choose to either deny this request or send it back in the approval chain for rework	Cannot approve a request with a forecast status of error
CANNOT_APR_W_WRN	Error/Warning	You are not allowed to approve a request with a forecast status of warning. Please choose to either deny this request or send it back in the approval chain for rework	Cannot approve and a request with a forecast status of warning
CANNOT_APPR_FCSTER	Error/Warning	You are not allowed to approve requests when forecasting is required and the process ended with errors. Please contact your system administrator.	Cannot approve when forecasting ended with errors
CANNOT_SUB_W_ERR	Error/Warning	You are not allowed to submit a request with a forecast status of error. Please modify and forecast your request before submitting again.	Cannot submit a request with a forecasting status of error.
CANNOT_SUB_W_WARN	Error/Warning	You are not allowed to submit a request with a forecast status of warning. Please modify and forecast your request before submitting again.	Cannot submit a request with a forecasting status of warning.
CANNOT_SUB_FCSTERR	Error/Warning	You are not allowed to submit requests when forecasting is required and the process ended with errors. Please contact your system administrator.	Cannot submit when forecasting ended with errors
FCST_REQ_APPROVE	Error/Warning	You must forecast this absence request before approving.	Forecasting Required
FCST_REQ_ERR	Error/Warning	You must forecast this absence request before submitting it or saving it for later.	Forecasting required error
ALL_HRS_IND_ERR	Error/Warning	You must not enter values in All Days Hours and Half Day Indicator. Either clear out All Days' Hours or Half Day Indicator.	Must not use all days half indicator and all days' hours.
END_NOT_HOLIDAY	Error/Warning	Your request can not end on a holiday. The end date coincides with a holiday. Change the end date or duration.	Request End date can not occur on a holiday
END_NOT_NONWORK	Error/Warning	Your request can not end on an off day. According to your work schedule, the end date is an off day. Change the end date or duration.	Request end date cannot occur on a non-workday.
START_NOT_HOLIDAY	Error/Warning	Your request can not start on a holiday. The start date coincides with a holiday. Change the start date.	Request cannot start on a holiday
START_NOT_NONWORK	Error/Warning	Your request can not start on an off day. According to your work schedule, the start date is an off day. Change the start date.	Request start date cannot occur on a off day.
WORK_SCHED_NF	Error/Warning	Your work schedule was not found. Work schedules are required to calculate the duration or end date. Contact your system administrator.	Work schedule not found for employee

Message Type	Select the type of message to define: Error, Success, or Warning.
Forecasting Value	Enter the value that the Forecasting process (the forecasting formula) will return to trigger the display of this message. You can enter up to 20 alphanumeric characters in this field (the maximum field length for a character element in Absence Management).
Display Option	Specify the type of information in the Text Catalog that is to display after forecasting is complete. Options are: Status, Description and Both (default).
Status Text ID	If you selected Display Status or Both in the Display Option field, enter the text ID from the HR Text Catalog for the status message.
Description Text ID	If you selected Display Description or Both in the Display Option field, enter the text ID from the HR Text Catalog for the description.