Holiday - Configuration - Holiday Type

This guide provides information about the fields on the holiday type page. This page is located in Tempora in
Admin >  Absence > Holiday > Configuration > Holiday Type

This page is used to create custom holiday items, these may be maternity, paternity leave, or any other type you wish to add.

If you have additional questions about these fields please use the Submit a request button at the top right of this page to contact our team for help. Alternatively, Click Here for a step-by-step holiday type guide.

Add New
This button adds a new holiday type to the system, entitlements for holiday types are set in Admin >  Absence > Holiday > Staff Holiday Entitlement

Holiday type
This field allows you to select an existing holiday type from the list.

Time entry levels
These drop-down boxes show the time entry item the holiday type is linked to. This is the item the hours will be added to when requesting a holiday. Once set this should not be changed as it can remove holidays in a requested format. 

Description
This field sets the name of the holiday type.

Requested Colour
This field sets the colour that will be shown on the holiday chart when this holiday type is in a requested format. 

Approved Colour
This field sets the colour that will be shown on the holiday chart when this holiday type is in an approved format. 

Annual leave
This check box sets if the holiday type is annual leave, if checked this holiday type will be used when requesting annual leave. 

Public holiday
This check box sets if the holiday type is used for public holidays, if checked this holiday type will be used when adding public holidays. 

Print Character
The Tempora holiday reports represent each holiday type by a character, this is the character that will be displayed for this holiday type. 

Sensitive
If this checkbox is ticked then any holiday bookings for this type will not be shown in the holiday view pop-up. The holiday view pop-up allows teams to see when staff members are on holiday.