Approving your Research Leave of Absence

Begin by logging in to MySlice, then: 

• If your leave, as proposed, did not include any external funding, follow the instructions found in Section 1. 
• If your leave, as proposed, would or should include external funding, follow instructions found in Section 2. 

Section 1: Research Leaves Proposed without External Funding

1. Navigate to your pending approvals:
   1. Check to make sure that you are in the “Employee Home” section of MySlice.
   2. Select the “HR/Payroll Approvals” tile.
2. Open the request you want to approve:
   1. Select “Research/Admin LOA” from the menu on the left side of the page.
   2. Select your online leave form in the main window.
3. Review the details of your request:
   1. Select “view details.” A new view will open.
   2. If there are attachments that you would like to review, you may need to enable pop-ups in your browser.
   3. To view comments made by others along the approval path, scroll down to the section, “Research/Admin LOA AppChain” and click on “view/hide comments.”
   4. If the terms of your leave are correct, and you wish to confirm without adding your own comments, select “approve” on this page.

To add optional comments or to request changes:

1. To leave comments for others to view:
   1. Return to the main view by selecting “Pending Approvals” in the top left of your browser window.
   2. Reselect the “Research/Admin LOA” approval type on left and reselect the leave itself.
   3. Enter your comment in the comment box and select “Approve”. DO NOT select “Approve” if the terms of your leave are incorrect.
2. To request changes:
   1. Return to the main view by selecting “Pending Approvals” in the top left of your browser window.
   2. Reselect the “Research/Admin LOA” approval type on left and reselect the leave itself.
   3. Enter a comment in the comment box, and select “Pushback.” Email the leave administrator in the Dean’s office to explain as needed.