UpdateAbsence
Used to create,update or delete an absence from Quinyx WFM
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Release notes and news for Mobile
Quinyx WFM Mobile 3.33
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View, add, and edit salary types
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View, add, and delete Time Trackers
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Agreement templates
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Replace or overlap part of an absence with a shift
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FAQ
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API / web service
SOAP Web Services
Web Services related to Employees
FindEmployees
GetDeletedEmployees
GetEmployeeSkills
GetEmployeesV2
MoveEmployees
SendQmail
UpdateEmployeeAttachments
UpdateEmployeePortraits
UpdateEmployees
UpdateEmployeeSkills
GetSkillCategories
GetCategories
GetEmployeePortrait
GetNeoRoles
Web Services related to Schedules
GetBaseScheduleRolledoutHours
wsdlGetSchedulesV3
GetScheduleTasks
GetShiftCategories (shift types)
UpdateShifts
UpdateShiftTypes
GetDeletedSchedules
Web Services related to Agreements
GetAgreementInfoByDate
GetAgreementsV2
GetAgreementTemplatesV2
UpdateAgreementsV2
GetAgreementTemplatesSalaryTypes
Web Services related to Punches & Payroll data
Web Services related to organisation
CreateUnit
GetCustomers
GetDistricts
GetNeoGroups
GetSections
GetUnit
GetUnits
GetUnitsAPIKeyV2
UpdateDistricts
UpdateSections
UpdateUnit
Web Services related to Settings & Configuration
GetOvertimeMethods
DeleteEligibilityRules
DeleteSalaryCompensations
GetEligibilityRules
GetSalaryCompensations
GetStandardBankHolidays
GetTextItems
UpdateEligibilityRules
UpdateSalaryCompensations
UpdateStandardBankHolidays
UpdateTextItems
UpdateSkills
Web Services related to Absence
Web Services related to transfer to payroll
Web Services related to Time Trackers
Deprecated SOAP endpoints
SOAP Web Services Intro
REST Web Services
Absence-Related APIs
Opening Hours API
Forecast API
Schedule Availability API
REST API Intro
REST API for Organization
REST Mapping API
REST User API
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