Leave Project

The "Leave project" tab is used to configure the project that contains all absence issues:

• Leave project: Select a project from the menu that should be used to capture the leave requests as issues.
• Issue type vacation: Select an issue type for vacation days. Vacation days will be substracted from leave entitlement.
• Issue type special leave: Select an issue type for special leave. Special leave days will not be substracted from leave entitlement.
• Issue type sick leave: Select an issue type for sick leave. Sick leave days will not be substracted from leave entitlement.
• Start date custom field: Select a date custom field that stores the start date of the leave period.
• End date custom field: Select a date custom field that stores the end date of the leave period.
• Leave days custom field: Select a custom field that stores the number of leave days of the period.
• Half days custom field: Select a custom field to designate the start and/or end date as half vacation days (see "Selection value start day" and "Selection value end day" options below).
• Selection value start day: Enter a value of the "Half days custom field" that counts start day as half vacation day.
• Selection value end day: Enter a value of the "Half days custom field" that counts end day as half vacation day.
• Approved status: Select a status that indicates that a leave request has been approved.
• Approved resolution: Select a resolution that indicates that a closed leave request was approved.
• Canceled resolution: Select a resolution that indicates that a leave request was canceled.
• Closed status: Select a status that indicates a closed leave request.
• Sick leave closed status: Status that indicates a closed sick leave issue.

If you use the "Leave Management" template to create your employee project, the custom fields needed for this section are created automatically.