The Leave Type contains the general definition of the leave itself, with settings ranging from colour codes to eligibility conditions. The amount of leave and limits on how much can be brought forward is set in an Allocation Table. Settings for a leave type is distributed over several tabs on the Leave Type window. It controls the general type and appearance of the leave.

Stores the identity for the type of leave. It is the primary key for the LeaveType table.
Example: Absent / Annual / Late etc.

Shows the leave credit for the employee.

Shows the abbreviations of the leave.
Example: "AB" = Absent / "AN" = Annual / "MA" = Maternity etc

Shows the colour codes set for each type of leave.

Shows if the leave type is active.

Shows the description of the leave type.
Example: Absent / Annual / Maternity etc

Shows the unit for the leave.

Indicates if the employee is eligible for that type of leave, in a form of a checkbox. Eligibility is determined by the number of months before or after a specific date. However, not all leave types have this eligibility. The leave types that have this eligibility are: Absent, Annual, Compassionate, Late and No Pay Leave.

Shows the option for the eligibility of the leave type. Eligibility is determined by the number of months before or after a specific date.
Example: The default setting for maternity leave is 6 months before "the birth of child". In order to trigger this, the employee would need a child record. The Date-of-Birth of the child and Date-of-Hire of the employee would be compared to determine the eligibility. The leave would not be initialised if the employee is not eligible.

Shows the option for the eligibility of the leave type. Eligibility is determined by the number of months before or after a specific date.
Example: This employee is eligible for this particular type of leave if he has worked more than 5 months "before/after" the birth of his child.

Shows the number of months the employee has worked. Eligibility is determined by the number of months before or after a specific date.
Example: This employee is eligible for a particular type of leave if she has worked for more than "3" months