How to apply Leave on Flowace?
How to Apply for Leave?
- Navigate to Leave Management Section.
- Click the Add Leave button on the Apply leave tab to initiate a new leave request.
- User Selection,
- Admin: Can view and apply leave for all users.
- End Users: Can view users based on hierarchy and viewership rights.
- Select Date Range.
- Choose the start and end dates for your leave.
- System automatically calculates the number of days based on the range.
- Choose Leave Type.
- Select the type of leave from the dropdown. ( Ex: Sick Leave, Casual Leave etc... )
- Each type shows the leave count allotted as per the leave policy.
- Choose the leave Day Type:
- Full Day Leave
- Half Day Leave
For the same day, you can apply for two half-day leaves (e.g., Morning + Evening).
If a half-day leave is already applied for a date, the full-day option is disabled for that day.
- Provide a valid reason for the leave request.
- Submit Leave : Upon saving
- Leave status becomes Pending.
- Leave count is decreased for the selected type.
Approval Process
No Approval Flow Configured
- Leave request is directly sent to the Admin.
- Admin can:
- Approve: Status changes to Approved.
- Reject: Status changes to Rejected, and leave count is restored.
- Approval Flow Configured.
- Leave request is routed to Approvers based on the configured flow.
- Approval or rejection actions follow the same logic as above.
Deleting Leave Requests
- Pending Leave.
- User can delete their own and Admin can delete any leave.
- Leave count will be restored.
- Auto-Approved Leave.
- Past & Current Leaves: Can only be deleted by Admin.
- Future Leaves: Admin can delete any leave and User can delete their own leaves.
- On delete, leave count is restored.
Leave Transactions
( Leave Transactions serve as logs for all leave activities.)
Type of Leave Transaction:
- Leaves Allotted
- Leaves Consumed
- Manual Grants
- Carry forwarded
- Lapsed
Interpreting Leave Count
- Positive Value (+): allotted or restored leave.
- Negative Value (−): consumed leave.
Manual Grant
(Allowed only if the leave type permission is enabled in the policy.)
- Admins can manually update leave balances for themselves or other users based on the leave types configured in the policy, by either:
- Adding Leaves (+)
- Deducting Leaves (−)
- Changes take immediate effect and are visible in Leave Transactions.
Notes:
- System ensures validation for overlapping, incorrect or conflicting leave requests (e.g., full day vs. two half days on same date).
- Manual Grant is one-time allotment.
- Leaves cannot be applied on weekly offs or holidays. Please choose a valid working day to apply leave.
- You cannot apply for leave on a date that already has a pending leave request.
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Updated on: 19/08/2025
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