--- schema_version: "1" id: 6f0e4bb3d504546eea6422082c9a1ef6bddbe6e5284c5478c6271e3dbe3ee30b title: ResourceAbsence collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_resourceabsence.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_resourceabsence.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 8bdd023896ebf0cea5aa555a564c2eadb2059638a1454c8b9637c5cc2361154c description: Represents a time period in which a service resource is unavailable to work in Field Service, Salesforce Scheduler, or Workforce Engagement. This object is available in API version 38.0 and later. --- # ResourceAbsence Represents a time period in which a service resource is unavailable to work in Field Service, Salesforce Scheduler, or Workforce Engagement. This object is available in API version 38.0 and later. ## Supported Calls create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), update(), upsert() ## Special Access Rules Field Service or Workforce Engagement must be enabled. ## Fields | Field Name | Details | | --- | --- | | AbsenceNumber | Type string Properties Autonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, Sort Description (Read only) An auto-generated number identifying the absence. | | Address | Type address Properties Filter Description The compound form of the address associated with the absence. | | City | Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The city of the address associated with the absence. Maximum length is 40 characters. | | Country | Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The country of the address associated with the absence. Maximum length is 80 characters. | | Description | Type textarea Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The description of the absence. | | End | Type dateTime Properties Create, Filter, Sort, Update Description The date and time when the absence ends. | | GeocodeAccuracy | Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The level of accuracy of a location’s geographical coordinates compared with its physical address. Usually provided by a geocoding service based on the address’s latitude and longitude coordinates. This field is available in the API only. | | LastReferencedDate | Type dateTime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The date when the resource absence was last modified. Its label in the user interface is Last Modified Date. | | LastViewedDate | Type dateTime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The date when the resource absence was last viewed. | | Latitude | Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Used with Longitude to specify the precise geolocation of the address associated with the absence. Acceptable values are numbers between –90 and 90 with up to 15 decimal places. ![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/images/icon_note.png) #### Note This field is available in the API only. | | Longitude | Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Used with Latitude to specify the precise geolocation of the address associated with the absence. Acceptable values are numbers between –180 and 180 with up to 15 decimal places. ![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/images/icon_note.png) #### Note This field is available in the API only. | | Postal Code | Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The postal code of the address associated with the absence. Maximum length is 20 characters. | | ResourceId | Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The absent service resource. This is a relationship field. Relationship Name Resource Relationship Type Lookup Refers To ServiceResource | | Start | Type dateTime Properties Create, Filter, Sort, Update Description The date and time when the absence begins. | | State | Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The state of the address associated with the absence. Maximum length is 80 characters. | | Street | Type textarea Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The street number and name of the address associated with the absence. | | Type | Type picklist Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The type of absence: Meeting, Training, Medical, or Vacation. The default value is Vacation. You can add custom values if needed, but the name Break is reserved for the Field Service managed package. | ## Usage Resource absences you define periods of time when a service resource is unavailable to work. Unless you’re using the Field Service managed package, service resources can still be assigned to appointments that conflict with their absences. ![Tip](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/images/icon_note_tip.png) #### Tip Create a trigger that sends an approval request to a supervisor when a service resource creates an absence. If you’re not using the Field Service managed package, a calendar view isn’t available for individual service resources. ## Associated Objects This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later. [ResourceAbsenceChangeEvent](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_change_event.htm "A ChangeEvent object is available for each object that supports Change Data Capture. You can subscribe to a stream of change events using Change Data Capture to receive data tied to record changes in Salesforce. Changes include record creation, updates to an existing record, deletion of a record, and undeletion of a record. A change event isn’t a Salesforce object—it doesn’t support CRUD operations or queries. It’s included in the object reference so you can discover which Salesforce objects support change events.") (API version 48.0) Change events are available for the object. [ResourceAbsenceFeed](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_feed.htm "StandardObjectNameFeed is the model for all feed objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent the posts and feed-tracked changes of a standard object.") Feed tracking is available for the object. [ResourceAbsenceHistory](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_history.htm "StandardObjectNameHistory is the model for all history objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent the history of changes to the values in the fields of a standard object.") History is available for tracked fields of the object.