How to allow HR manager to approve all time-off requests, regardless of supervisor hierarchy. What is the use case for when staff are away and a holiday request needs to be approved?

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To allow an HR manager to approve all time-off requests, regardless of supervisor hierarchy, you can create a custom approval workflow. This workflow can be set up to check if the HR manager is set as the approver and if so, allow them to approve the time-off requests. Here's a high-level overview of how you can set this up: 1. Create a custom record with fields for the original approver, substitute approver (in this case, the HR manager), and the dates during which the substitute approver will be active. This record can be editable via a Suitelet for ease of use. 2. Create an approval workflow for time-off requests. In this workflow, add a condition to check if the current date falls within the range specified in the custom record for the HR manager. If it does, set the next approver to the HR manager. 3. You may also need a scheduled script that updates transaction approvers based on the custom dates. This script can run daily and update the approver on all unapproved time-off requests if the current date falls within the HR manager's active period. This setup allows for flexibility in case the HR manager's active period needs to be adjusted. It also ensures that all unapproved time-off requests, as well as any new ones created during the HR manager's active period, will be sent to the HR manager for approval. The use case for this setup is when staff are away and a holiday request needs to be approved. Instead of waiting for the original approver to return and approve the request, the HR manager can step in and approve it, ensuring that the process continues to run smoothly. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******