Request Partial Days Off (PUX testing)

Updated on May 29, 2025

Overview

This article is for non-exempt staff and part-time faculty. If your absence is for less than a full day, use the partial days option to calculate the number of hours requested. Use the same procedure to request future absences or to report past absences.

IMPORTANT: Compensatory time off is handled on the Enter Time page. For more information, see Employee Enter CTO.

Navigate to Request Absence page

CSU Time is a central location for managing your time reporting, leave, and absences.

Step 1: If you have multiple Homepages, select the Employee Self Service Homepage.

Step 2: Select the CSU Time tile.

Step 3: In CSU Time, select Request Absence from the navigation area.

Request a single partial day off

Step 1: Conditional: If you have multiple jobs, you must first select the job for which you are requesting the absence.

Job Title: The menu shows the following job information:- Job title- Job row- Department- Pay rate- Manager

Step 2: Complete the request fields:

Absence Name
Begin Date.
End Date.
Verify the Duration.
Optional: Enter Comments if needed.

Step 3: Click Partial Days.

Step 4: Select which days are partial days.

All Days
Start Day Only

Step 5: Enter the number of hours that you are requesting off on the partial days.

Step 6: Click Done.

Step 7: Confirm the correct number of hours is displayed.

Step 8: If the Forecast button is visible, click it. Otherwise, skip this step. The Forecast button is displayed only if you must accrue the absence type.

Step 9: Click OK on the Success message.

If you do not have enough accrued time, you can reduce your requested absence, then re-forecast.

Step 10: Click Submit. If you are eligible you can submit. If you are not eligible, you cannot submit.

Step 11: Select Yes to submit the request.

Your request is submitted for approval.

Are you sure you want to Submit this Absence Request? Yes or No.

Step 12: The request status shows that the absence request was submitted successfully.

Request partial days in multi-day absence

Step 1: Conditional: If you have multiple jobs, you must first select the job for which you are requesting the absence.

Step 2: Complete the request fields:

Absence Name
Begin Date.
End Date.
Verify the Duration.
Optional: Enter Comments if needed.

Step 3: Click Partial Days.

Step 4: Select which days are partial days.

All Days
End Day Only
Start Day Only
Start and End Days

Step 5: Enter the number of hours that you are requesting off on the partial days.

Step 6: Confirm the new duration is correct.

Step 7: Click Done.

If you select Start and End days, you can specify separate durations for each.
The system updates your Duration total based your selections.

Step 8: If the Forecast button is visible, click it. Otherwise, skip this step. The Forecast button is displayed only if you must accrue the absence type.