How to create vacation rules in Oracle cloud : Vacation rules setup in oracle fusion

How to create vacation rules in Oracle cloud : Vacation rules setup in oracle fusion

In this post , we will be discuss about the vacation rules setup in oracle cloud. vacation rules setup is very important in the approval setup process. Vacation rules helps to divert the approval notifications to some other approver for approval. In this case , our approval process keep going if any person still not available in office or might be an vacations. We just need to setup the new approver name for the approver who is not available or going on vacations so that in the absence of that approver , some other approver can approve the notification and keep the process going on. This feature was also available in oracle apps r12. To create vacation rules in oracle fusion , We need to go to the BPM tool in oracle fusion.

Step by Step for the vacation rules in oracle cloud

Step1:- Go to Setup and Maintenance roles.

Step2- Search the task 'Manage Expense Approval Rules'

Step3:-  In the BPM tool , Click on the User Name (on the top right side) which have a drop-down menu of 'Preferences'

Step 4:- Click on the Vacation Period icon as highlighted below and enable the vacation period check boxes to enter the dates in which we want to enable the vacation rules for my user account.

In the Delegate to field , need to enter the person name user account to which we want to delegate the approver notification for my user account.

As an admin , to enable the vacation rules for some other User in oracle cloud

Step1:- Go to 'My Rules ' and click on '+' icon as below.

Step2:-  Enter the vacation Rule name 

Enter the Start and End date for the rule 

In the tasks  section , Need to click on the '+' icon to select the Approvers to which we want to enable the vacation rule.

In the Action Section, select the 'Delegate' radio button and enter the person to which the above approver approval notification will come for approval.