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Out of Office Period Fields

Out of office period form fields configure person absence details and time allocations.

The table below lists the fields of the Out of Office Period form and provides utilization guidelines for each field.

Field Label	Utilization Guideline
Person	The `Person` field is used by service desk analysts to select the person who is planning to be out of office.
Time allocation	The `Time allocation` field is used to select the time allocation that best describes the reason for being out of office. This field is available only when the organization of the person who will be out of office uses time allocations. It ensures that time entries get registered automatically for the duration of the out of office period.
Reason	The `Reason` field is used to enter a short description of the reason for being out of office. This field is available when the `Time allocation` field is not available, or when the selected time allocation allows or requires a description.
Start	The `Start` field is used to select the start date and time of the out of office period. If the out of office period starts at midnight at the start of a day, specify 00:00 for the hours and minutes.
End	The `End` field is used to select the last day and end time of the out of office period. If the out of office period ends at midnight at the end of a day, specify 12:00am or 24:00 for the hours and minutes.
Approval delegate	The `Approval delegate` field is used to select the person to whom approval tasks should be forwarded during the out of office period.