Entitlements     Entitlements, such as vacation, illness leave, and personal time can be defined and tracked within TimeScope. From the timesheet view, a small bar graph next to each entitlement indicates the relative amount used, and the specific available and used entitlement amounts are conveyed to the right of the entitlement name.                     Configuring Entitlements     To setup entitlements you must Open the relevant Employee Type (via Properties from the sidebar menu). The Entitlements tab contains the settings used to establish entitlement rules, as shown below.                     Selecting the Entitlement Category     There are four sets of entitlements corresponding to Vacation, Personal, Illness, and Other. You first select the desired entitlement from the drop-down choice list. Then, you click the Browse button to select the project in which you wish to capture employee time for that entitlement category. For example, you might have create a project (via Projects from the sidebar menu) named "VACATION", and then you would select that project. The selected project appears in the "Capture Time In" field.           Setting the Entitlement Rules     There are six sets of entitlement rules that control how the entitlement is allocated to employees. The rules are evaluated by TimeScope in top-to bottom order. Generally speaking, you setup the rules to flow in chronological order, and the Adjustment (credit or reset) is applied in that order. You specify only as many rules as you need. Each rule set contains the following entries:             Adjustment Date This collection of three related entries determines when the entitlement rule takes effect.     The options are: None, Hire Date, Year Start, and Continue. Typically, the first rule is set to Hire Date or Year Start, and subsequent rules are set to Continue. Set any remaining unused rules to None. The adjacent fields in this set can be used to offset the begin date of the rule's adjustment by a number of days or workdays.         Adjustment This collection of three related entries determines the adjustment amount, and whether the entitlement is reset to, or credited by that amount. You can enter a whole number or fractional minutes, hours, or days.         Count This entry determines how many times the adjustment is re-applied for future "Applied At" periods (see below).         Applied At This entry determines on what day of the period (month or year) the adjustment is made.     The options are: Month Start, Month End, Year Start, or Year End.           Other Entitlement Options     Additional entries let you set a maximum accrued reserve, a deduction start date, and a deduction increment.             Maximum Reserve This optional entry lets you establish a maximum reserve. Set to zero if not used.         Deduction Start Date This optional entry lets you restrict usage of the entitlement (reporting of time) for a number of days or workdays after the hire date or year start.         Deduction Increment This entry determines the increment in which the entitlement can be used (time reported). The options are whole or fractional minutes, hours, or days. Set to zero if not used.                 Entering Used Entitlements     The entitlements are dynamically calculated in real time, and any used entitlements are deducted from the accruing balances. Therefore, it is important for accurate calculation to record all used entitlements as time entered against the relevant entitlement projects on the appropriate dates.           Configuration File Options     Information about entitlements, such as time used and time available, can be displayed on the timesheet adjacent to the entitlement names depending upon various configuration file settings.