Fields for Outside Office Periods

The following fields are available for the “Outside Office” period form, along with recommendations for their use.

Face (Person)

In the “Face” field, the person for whom the outside office period is being created is selected.

Types of Labor Costs

In the “Types of Labor Costs” field, the type of labor cost that best describes the reason for creating the outside office period is selected. This field is only available if the organization where the employee works is associated with one or more types of labor costs that do not require providing a service or maintaining client contact. It automatically registers time accounting records for the outside office period created for an employee.

Effort Class

In the “Effort Class” field, the effort class that best describes the reason for creating the outside office period is selected. This field is only available if the organization where the employee works is associated with one or more effort classes that do not require providing a service or maintaining client contact.

Reason

In the “Reason” field, a brief description of the reasons for creating the outside office period is entered. This field is available if either the “Types of Labor Costs” field is not present, or if the selected type of labor cost allows or requires a description.

Start

In the “Start” field, the date and time when the outside office period begins is selected. If the outside office period starts at midnight, enter 00:00.

End

In the “End” field, the date and time when the outside office period ends is selected. If the outside office period ends at midnight, enter 24:00.

Delegate for Approval

In the “Delegate for Approval” field, the person to whom approval tasks for the outside office period should be assigned is selected.