Oracle HRMS enables you to record training absences such as time spent in DIF and professionalisation periods. You can calculate the DIF entitlement for each employee in accordance with the training laws. To record hours spent in training as absences, you must complete several tasks.

1. Create absence type, such as DIF Training Information, with Training Absence category and associate the absence type to the predefined element FR_DIF_TRAINING_INFORMATION.

   Note: If you create your element to record DIF accrual information, then ensure you add the DIF Absence element subclassification to the element. This enables the application to identify the element's use for DIF absence and accruals.

   See: Defining an Absence Type

2. Define the DIF accrual plan to record the DIF entitlement for the employee. You must associate the predefined element FR_DIF_TRAINING_INFORMATION as the element linked to the plan's absence type. You must select the predefined accrual formula FR_SAMPLE_DIF_ACCRUAL which uses the predefined subformula FR_SAMPLE_DIF_SUB_ACCRUAL for each period such as each month, to calculate the accruals.

   Additional Information: You can copy and modify the sample carryover formula FR_SAMPLE_DIF_CARRYOVER to calculate the total DIF hours at present.

   See: Defining a PTO Accrual Plan

3. Associate the DIF accrual plan to the employee by entering the accrual plan element for the employee assignment.

   See: Making Manual Element Entries

4. Enter time spent in training.

   See: Entering Absences