Vacation planning and approval
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1. A method for vacation scheduling and approval comprising:
- responsive to a vacation request from an employee including a time period for a proposed vacation, extracting a number of vacation days taken by the employee from an employee data record and accessing at least one database to extract scheduling data for at least the time period of the proposed vacation;
comparing the scheduling data with the time period for the proposed vacation to determine potential conflicts;
conveying the time period for the proposed vacation, the number of vacation days taken by the employee, and the potential conflicts to a decision maker; and
transmitting notice to the employee of approval or disapproval by the decision maker.
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A method for scheduling and approval of vacation requests providing conflict identification and resolution. When a manager considers a vacation request from an employee, conflict information and scheduling alternatives are presented to facilitate decision making. Information regarding other personnel working with the employee on projects is also presented. The employee also receives additional planning information.
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1. A method for vacation scheduling and approval comprising:
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responsive to a vacation request from an employee including a time period for a proposed vacation, extracting a number of vacation days taken by the employee from an employee data record and accessing at least one database to extract scheduling data for at least the time period of the proposed vacation;
comparing the scheduling data with the time period for the proposed vacation to determine potential conflicts;
conveying the time period for the proposed vacation, the number of vacation days taken by the employee, and the potential conflicts to a decision maker; and
transmitting notice to the employee of approval or disapproval by the decision maker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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responsive to a vacation request from an employee including a time period for a proposed vacation, extracting a number of vacation days taken by the employee from an employee data record and accessing at least one database to extract scheduling data for at least the time period of the proposed vacation;
comparing the scheduling data with the time period for the proposed vacation to determine potential conflicts;
conveying the time period for the proposed vacation, the number of vacation days taken by the employee, and the potential conflicts to a decision maker; and
transmitting notice to the employee of approval or disapproval by the decision maker. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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