When you define attendance and absence types, you can specify the minimum and maximum duration of an attendance/absence in Customizing. The system validates these specifications when you enter an attendance or absence.
Until now, the system used the unit calendar days to calculate the duration. As of Release 4.0A, you can choose one of the following units in Customizing:
In the standard SAP R/3 System, the minimum and maximum duration is still calculated in calendar days. You can define a different unit in the following steps: Define absences or Define attendances.