Employee Self Service 2024.11.4 Release Notes

Release Date

Oct 7, 2024

Build Date

10-07-2024 10:21:16 AM

Issues

https://mcoecn.atlassian.net/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20%22Employee%20Self%20Service%22%20and%20fixVersion%20%3D%202024.11.4%20ORDER%20BY%20created%20DESC

USPS Version Required

USPS 2024.19.1+

Workflows Version Required

Workflows 1.4.1+

 

Summary

This release of Employee Self Service contains bug fixes. See important highlights below.

Important - This version of Employee Self Service requires USPS 2024.19.1 and Workflows 1.4.1. Make sure these applications have been updated.

Important highlights from this release

Bug Fixes

  • Leave Request Export - improve user interface to prevent duplicate submission if a user tries to resubmit while processing

  • Absence Management Sync - Absence Management request not matching ESS for Custom Absences.

    • Expected the percent_of_day_absencetoken passed from Absence Management to be updated for custom absences.

    • Formula in Employee Self Service create and update of leave requests changed to handle the math since ESS cannot rely on this property to be correct from Absence Management.

      • There are 3 properties used from Absence Management to determine the length of an absence (if daily or hourly conversion is required)

        • Shift Type

          • Full Day

          • Half Day AM / PM

          • Custom

        • Employee Hours Per Day

        • Duration Absence

        • If any of these fields are missing, an error will be added to the Process Message on the Absence Management Sync view

      • Flow of Processing is now

        • If Shift Type is Full Day AND Unit is Daily

          • Leave Request will be created for 1 day of leave

        • If Shift Type is Full Day AND Unit is Hourly

          • Leave Request will be created for employee hours per day

        • If Shift Type is Half Day AM/PM AND Unit is Daily

          • Leave Request will be created for 0.5 day of leave

        • If Shift Type is Half Day AM/PM AND Unit is Hourly

          • Leave Request will be created for duration

        • If Shift Type is Custom AND Unit is Daily

          • duration / employee hours per day

            • If result > 1 day, 1 day will be created

        • If Shift Type is Custom AND Unit is Hourly

          • Leave Request will be created for duration