Approvers can designate their delegate approvers during their absence using "Out Of Office" approver function. If an approver is not able to assign a delegate approver administrators can assign delegates on their behalf.
- On the top right hand corner, click on the drop down arrow next to your name.
- Select My Preferences
- Click the Out Of Office tab on the left.
- In the "Set Out of Office for" field
- Defaults to "Me".
- If you need to set up an out of office for approvers that report to you, you can select them in the drop down box if applicable.
- Out of Office - if you would like to turn on or off.
- Provide the duration of the assignment by filling in the Start and End Date fields.
- Select the delegate approver from the Approver 1 drop down list. Please note that only another user with approval rights can be selected from the list.
- Option - Select if the approver has delegated approval rights for:
- Both - Time & Expense
- Time - Time Only
- Expense - Expense Only
- If applicable, assign up to 3 additional delegate approvers.
- Click Apply Changes to save changes.