Policy options (Vacation/Absence)

Screenshot: Absences - Annual Leave section of the Policy page

Option Description
Absence Accrual Pattern

The name of the Absence Accrual Pattern you want to apply to this policy.

Use Absence Accrual Pattern Lookup Icon: Salesforce lookup to find and select a Pattern.

Work Days Pattern

The name of the Work Days Pattern you want to apply to this policy. Use Work Days Pattern Lookup Icon: Salesforce lookup to find and select a Pattern.

The Work Days Pattern you select defines the working week for all Team Members assigned to this Policy. It can include the days of the year that are public or national holidays and helps manage vacation and absence falling on non-working days. The absence calendar indicates, for current and future years, any public or national holidays included in the Work Days Pattern.

Absence Checkbox. If checked, the Absences process is active and can be enabled for WX users.
Vacation Not used.
Show Absences Unless Private

Checkbox. Controls the visibility of Absence records on WX Team View. Use in conjunction with the Is Private Default checkbox on the Absence Accrual Rule.

If checked, all Absence records are visible on Team View unless they are for a reason defined as private on the Absence Accrual Rule. Use this option with care to ensure you do not expose absences to Team View that should not be visible to colleagues.

If unchecked. all Absence records are hidden on Team View.

This option has no effect on the manager's view of their team's absence records.