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The declination management basically offers a check how many colleagues are already marked absent for a given day before a new absence request is confirmed. The absence threshold can be set here.

Example:
Let's say the absence threshold is set to 50% based on Group. The group has 10 members, 4 of them have checked vacation on July 5th. A fifth member now uses TeamCal and checks July 5th for vacation as well and clicks Apply. The absence threshold for 50% will be reached so TeamCal will decline the request (a pop-up will be displayed to the user) and send a notification mail according to the settings in the above dialog.

Also a date can be set before which all absence requests are declined.

Threshold Declination

Switches absence threshold checking and absence request declination on/off

Field	Description
Activate	Select this box to activate this declination feature.
Threshold in %	Allowed percentage of absence.
Based on All	Absence threshold is checked against all users.
Based on Group	Absence threshold is checked against all users.

Decline Before

Switches absence past checking and declination on/off

Field	Description
Activate	Select this box to activate this declination feature.
Before today	Declines all absence request if they are before the day they are entered. This only applies to a change from present to absent.
Before date	Enter the date here before which no absence request is accepted. Absence requests for the date it self will be accepted. This only applies to a change from present to absent.

Decline Period

Defines a period in which no absences are allowed. Regular users will receive a declination error when requesting an absence within this period.

Field	Description
Activate	Select this box to activate this declination feature.
Start date	Enter the date here that is the beginning of the declination period. The date itself is included in the period.
End date	Enter the date here that is the end of the declination period. The date itself is included in the period.

Declination Notifications

Field	Description
Requesting user	Send a mail about the declination to the requesting user.
Group Manager	Send a mail about the declination to the appropriate group manager.
Director(s)	Send a mail about the declination to all directors.
Administrator	Send a mail about the declination to the administrator.

Buttons

Apply

Apply the settings made in this dialog