Create a Leave Request

You may wish to review how much of which types of leave you have available before placing a new request. Click on the My Leave Balances link in Quick Links on the Home page to view your balances. Sample

You may request leave for the next fiscal year, and those leave requests will be attributed to the proper year. If the new fiscal year hasn't been set up, you'll receive a message stating that fact, and you'll have to wait until the year is set up to request leave for the new year.

Create a leave request

1. Click on the New Leave Request link in the Quick Links section of the Home window, and the Add Leave Request window opens.

2. Complete the fields as described. Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required.

   • Start Date: Enter the date in mmddyy or mm/dd/yyyy format, or click the calendar icon to select the date.

   • End Date: Enter the date in mm/dd/yyyy format, or click the calendar icon to select the date. Note: Your district administrator has determined whether or not you may request more than 24 hours/1 day for the selected leave type. If you try to request more time than is allowed, you'll be prevented from saving the request.

   • Leave Type: Select from the pull-down list. Note: Once you've selected a leave type, the unit type and available balance are displayed.

   • Transaction Amount: Enter the total number of hours or days you're requesting. Note: Your district administrator has determined whether or not a negative balance is allowed. In most cases, it isn't, so you'll need to enter a number less than or equal to your balance.

   • Comment: Optional. Enter text such as a description of or reason for the leave that may help the approver.

3. Click Save. The leave request is saved and assigned a status of New. Its detail is displayed in the Requested Items grid, and the Approval History grid is empty. Sample window

4. When you're satisfied that the details are correct, click Submit. You'll be notified that the request was submitted. You'll see the Submitted status on the Requested Items tab and the required approvers on the Approval History tab. Note: If you find you've made a mistake in the leave request, you'll need to withdraw it while it's in the Submitted state and create a new request.

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