Correct absence allowances
Correct an automatically accrued allowance without editing the record value that the next accrual run replaces. You can add an adjustment or replace the accrued value completely.
HR Admins who manage employee absence allowances in the flair HR app in Salesforce.
Correct an allowance
- In the flair HR app, open the employee record.
- Open Absence Categories.
- Select the applicable absence category.
- In Allowances, click the menu beside the allowance.
- Select Add correction.
- In Correction Type, select Add or Replace.
- Enter the correction amount.
- Optional: Enter a correction reason.
- Click Save. The Available amount reflects the correction, and future accrual runs preserve it.
Choose a correction type
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Add | Adds a positive or negative amount. Adding 2 to 28 produces 30; adding -5 produces 23. |
| Replace | Replaces the accrued value. Replacing 28 with 20 produces 20. |
With Replace, the correction amount becomes the accrued value regardless of the previous amount.
Use a correction for a calculation discrepancy, one-time allowance, pre-policy circumstance, or policy exception.
Use correction fields in Salesforce
Correction fields support Salesforce workflows, Process Builder, Flow, and other automations:
| Field | What it records |
|---|---|
flair__Correction_Amount__c | The positive or negative correction amount. |
flair__Correction_Type__c | Add or Replace. |
flair__Correction_Reason__c | An optional explanation. |
flair__Correction_Datetime__c | The correction time, populated automatically. |
flair__Correction_User__c | The user who made the correction, populated automatically. |
After a correction, the accrued field can show an indicator. Correction history records the changed amount, time, and user.
Understand allowance order
When an employee has multiple allowances, flair uses them in this order:
- Allowances without start or end dates.
- Dated allowances, from the oldest start date to the newest.
- Allowances with the same start date, from the lowest weight to the highest.
For a future absence, flair initially reserves time from the future allowance. As the absence approaches, flair uses available carryover from the previous period first.