Configure Auto-Approval of Timed-Out Requests

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Configure Auto-Approval of Timed-Out Requests

You can configure Dayforce to automatically approve or reject time away from work (TAFW) requests that time out before a manager reviews them.

To configure a TAFW workflow to automatically approve or reject requests that time out:

  1. Go to Workflow Administration > Workflow Designer.
  2. In the left sidebar, select the workflow you want to work with. If you need to create a workflow, see Create Workflows.
  3. If the workflow doesn’t already have a Decision node, add one.
  4. Add a Process node. This node will be used to determine what happens to timed out requests.
  5. Create a connection between the Decision and Process nodes. The Decision node should output the connection into the Process node.
  6. In the Link Properties slide-out panel, select Timeout in the Response drop-down list:
  7. Decision node with a Timeout link to a Process node.
  8. Click the Process node and, optionally, add a name and description.
  9. In the Function Parameters drop-down list of the Node Properties slide-out panel, do one of the following:
    • Select Approved to automatically approve a timed-out request.
    • Select Rejected to automatically reject a timed-out request.
  10. Note: Only the Approved and Rejected options in the Function Parameters drop-down list of the Process node are supported for TAFW workflows.
  11. Complete the workflow according to your requirements.
  12. Click Save.

In the following example, the Process node named “Auto Approval on Timeout” is configured to approve requests that time out:

Example of a workflow where time away is auto-approved after a timeout.

After you save the workflow, you can associate it with your Time Off Request forms in Workflow Administration > Role Privileges. See Associate the Time Away from Work Workflows with Forms.