Monday, May 11, 2009

New Work Calendar Entry Function in IFAS Dashboard

A new function has been added to the IFAS Dashboard that will allow staff to create their individual 2009-2010 work calendar. The link to this function is found in the Calendar Online Forms folder on the LeaveOnline tab.

The calendar presented will be the default calendar based on the individual staff member’s pay assignment. This will look very similar to the online Calendar View function. However, functionality is built into the interface to allow the personalization of the calendar to reflect the staff member’s schedule. This is done by simply clicking on the day in question. Each time a day is clicked, it will change to one of the following:

Blue X – represents a non-working day

Green / – represents a half-working day

White Space – represents a full-working day


Unpaid holidays are represented by a yellow H, and paid holidays are represented by a yellow H followed by an asterisk (*). Sundays and holidays cannot be changed.


At the top of the screen two numbers will be presented. The number on the left is the number of working days based on the days selected as such; in other words, the total of the white spaces (full days) and green slashes (half days). The second number is the number of days expected to work based on the pay assignment. These two numbers must match when the calendar is submitted.

A help document named “Calendar Online Entry Documentation” is available on the Help tab on the IFAS Dashboard. This document describes in detail all functions of the interface. When the calendar is submitted, it will be routed to the staff member’s supervisor just as a leave request. And, just as a leave request, the supervisor will review and can approve or reject the calendar. Applicable e-mails are sent to the staff member and their Need-to-Know contact.

Once approved, the 2009-2010 calendar can be viewed by the staff member, the supervisor and the Need-to-Know contact. Also, all subsequent changes to the 2009-2010 calendar must be submitted via the Calendar Exchange Online request system after July 1.


Any questions about the Calendar Online should be sent to Rod Howell at rhowell@aea11.k12.ia.us.

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