Improvements to absence screens

We're making improvements to our absence screens to make it easier to enter details, reduce the chance of errors, and improve accessibility.

Use this page to keep up to date on our recently released features and the improvements coming soon.

Recently released

Absence details

Absence details, currently titled Please confirm the durations:, is the screen accessed after you request an absence. It displays the days and durations for the selected dates.

  • Working Day column.

Working Day column added to Absence details. This column will give information about the employee's working pattern including: Start and end times (if available), working day duration, whether the day is set to AM or PM, and non working days.

screenshot of the absence durations screen, showing the new column working day which displays '08.00 to 19.00 (10 hours)' and 'Non-working day' on different rows.

  • Updated validations

Changes have been made to the validations to prevent users from submitting incorrect durations.

These validations include, but are not limited to:

  • Individual days cannot be more than 1.00 day.

  • Total hours and minutes per day cannot be above 23:59.

  • Date display

Date format updated to use whole words for days and months, instead of abbreviations.

Planner

  • Half days

Half working days are now visually represented in Planner day fields.

For half days, the none working half of the day is displayed in grey.

Half days are determined by the data in Admin > Application Data > Attendance and Calendars > Working Days. If the Days field is not 1.00 or 0.00, IRIS Cascade uses the AM and PM data to determine the working half of the day.

  • Empty fields

Empty fields removed where there is not a day in the month, reducing on screen clutter.

Coming soon

Absence details

Absence details, currently titled Please confirm the durations:, is the screen accessed after you request an absence. It displays the days and durations for the selected dates.

  • Page name: Will be renamed to Absence details to give a clearer purpose.

  • Page title: Title of the page will show the name of the attendance category.

  • Information column: A new column to display relevant information to the user, including any alerts or conflicts.

  • Adaptable list selection: Time of day radio buttons will be replaced with a context sensitive list. This list will adapt to the user's selection and only allow certain days to be editable, reducing the chance of errors.

  • Entitlement summary: A new section showing the effect the selected absence will have on the user's entitlement .

  • Comments: Comments will be displayed on the same page as the absence details.

  • Custom durations: The ability to enter custom durations, available from an Unlock option. Access to this feature will be controlled by role, allowing admins to manage it's availability.

  • Custom working day status: The ability to replace the current working day information with a custom status.

Planner

  • Date display: Date information will use whole words for days and months, instead of abbreviations.

  • Compatibility with assistive technology: Details will be added to give assistive technology, such as screenreaders, the information they need to be effective. This will allow all users to access the absence information they need, including the day of week, full date, and working day details.