Sage People - Get Absence Balances response clarifcation

[MDresser]

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "a2G7E000000LlIDUA0",
      "employeeId": "a2G7E000000LlIDUA5",
      "reason": "Planned Vacation",
      "units": "days",
      "calculatedDate": "2017-07-21T17:32:28Z",
      "periodName": "2020",
      "periodEndBalance": {
        "accrued": 15,
        "timeOffInLieu": 1.5,
        "carryOver": 0
      },
      "additionalFields": [
        {
          "name": "Custom Field",
          "value": 24,
          "source": "SomeCustomField__c"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "4.8"
}

Hi,

I'm currently working on a project which requires us to display an employees Holiday balance for the year. I don't have access to the API yet but I have been reviewing the API available for Sage People.

The JSON above is the example from the API reference. I was wondering if someone could explain what the following fields are.

• reason (why would an absence balance have a reason, can a user have more than one absence balance?)
• calculatedDate (does this change if there is a change to the periodEndBalance?)
• periodEndBalance.accrued (What is this value, how is it calculated)

What I'm really after is the total number of holiday days an employee can have each year so that I can display Days taken, Days booked and Days left.

Any help/guidance would be appreciated.

Michael.

 

 

[Melanie Lisle]

Hi Michael,

We don't currently support the Sage People API here on the Developer Community. If you repost on the Sage People Community, one of my colleagues will be able to help further.

Thanks,
Mel