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Blackout Dates consist of a period of time or specific date where leave requests or timesheets are typically restricted (i.e. holidays, etc). Refer to district policy and/or USPS Job Calendars on what leave types and dates in conjunction with employees/positions or pay groups and departments are considered blackout periods on the district calendar.
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Click ‘Create’
Provide a label for the blackout period.
Check the escalate flag if you want the leave request to bypass the normal workflow and go directly to the Leave Manager/Timesheet Manager for approval.
Check ‘Enabled’ to activate the blackout date.
Check ‘Entire Day’ if it applies to the entire day or leave unchecked to select a start/ending time (i.e. 2 hour delay)Check if it ‘Applies to Leave Request’ and/or ‘Applies to Timesheet’
Select start and end dates and start/ending times (if ‘entire day’ is unchecked) for your blackout period.
If specific leave types should be included in the blackout date, select all that apply.If specific timesheet activity types should be included in the blackout date, select all that apply.
You can filter by employee and their position. (or leave blank to include all positions for an employee).
If specific employees aren’t selected, you can filter by Pay Group and/or Department Codes.
Click ‘Create’ to save your Blackout date or ‘Cancel' to exit without saving changes.
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If the district wants to restrict leave requests during blackout dates, in System>Configuration>Leave Type Configuration, the ‘Disallow Blackout Date’ box can be checked for specific leave types. This will prevent an employee from creating a leave request for the specified leave type during a blackout period.When creating a timesheet, if a blackout date overlaps one of the period line items that are auto generated, that line item will not be added and a notification will display. If a line item is manually added on a blacked out date, an error dialog should appear, and it should not be possible to save the edited timesheet.
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Blackout Dates Grid Options
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