Set up Leave Reason

Create the reasons staff can give when they ask for leave, each linked to a leave type.

Who does this: hospital administrator or HR staff Where: Human Resource › Employee Masters › Leave Reason Master Set up before: Leave Type

A leave reason is a ready-made reason, such as Medical appointment, that staff pick on a leave request. Each reason belongs to one leave type.

Add a leave reason

1. Go to Human Resource › Employee Masters › Leave Reason Master.

2. Click Add. The Leave Reason Master form opens.

3. Fill in the fields:

   Field	What to enter	Required
   Code	Filled in automatically when you save.	—
   Leave Reason	The reason, for example Medical appointment.	Yes
   Leave Interval	A number, up to 5 digits. Letters are not accepted.	Yes
   Leave Type	The leave type this reason belongs to.	Yes
   Status	Leave on Active.	—
   Description	A note for your own team.	No

   

4. Click Save. You return to the list and the new reason appears in it.

Change or deactivate a leave reason

1. In the list, click the ⋮ button at the end of the row and choose Edit.
2. Change the fields you need. To stop using the reason, switch Status to Inactive.
3. Click Save.

Good to know

• If the Leave Type list is empty, no leave types exist yet. Add them in Set up Leave Type, then open this form again.

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• Previous: Set up Leave Type
• Next: Set up Employee Leave Master
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