luAbsenceReason lookup table

Description
The luAbsenceReason lookup table is used to:

  • Optionally restrict available reasons to those with a matching absence type code.

The reasons also appear on the:

Example

 

Fields

Field

Description

Code

Unique code used to identify the absence reason.

Description

Description as it appears on the Reason field on the Create Absence Event window.

AbsenceType-Code

Link to the absence type code in the luAbsenceType lookup table. See luAbsenceType lookup table.
In the following example, late reasons have been added with an AbsenceTypeCode of L.

These are linked to the late entry in the luAbsenceType lookup table using the L code.

If a user selects a late sign in mode on the Create Absence Event window:

  • the AbsenceType is set to Late
  • the available reasons are restricted to those with a matching absence type code.


    Leave this field empty if the reason can apply to more than one absence type. In the following example, the reasons are displayed excluding the reasons linked to the Late absence type, described earlier.

    See Individual student absence events in the Attendance and absence events manual.

Active Flag

Whether the selected absence reason is available at your organisation.

ModifiedDate

Date and time the lookup table entry was last modified.

ModifiedUser

User that last modified the lookup table entry.