---
title: "Table 5207 Employee Absence"
author: "Jonas Paprotka"
url: https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/5207-employee-absence/
type: table
id: 5207
name: "Employee Absence"
app: "Base Application"
namespace: Microsoft.HumanResources.Absence
versions: "17-28"
build: 28.5.54151.54365
source: "https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/5207-employee-absence/source/29/"
checked: 2026-09-20
subject: "Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central"
license: "Content © 2026 Jonas Paprotka. Quote freely with attribution and a link."
---

# Table 5207 Employee Absence

Jonas Paprotka, https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/5207-employee-absence/

| | |
| --- | --- |
| App | Base Application |
| Namespace | Microsoft.HumanResources.Absence |
| Versions | 17-28 |
| Source file | HumanResources/Absence/EmployeeAbsence.Table.al |

## Fields

| Id | Name | Type | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Employee No. | Code[20] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 2 | Entry No. | Integer | 17-28 | - | - |
| 3 | From Date | Date | 17-28 | - | - |
| 4 | To Date | Date | 17-28 | - | - |
| 5 | Cause of Absence Code | Code[10] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 6 | Description | Text[100] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 7 | Quantity | Decimal | 17-28 | - | - |
| 8 | Unit of Measure Code | Code[10] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 11 | Comment | Boolean | 17-28 | - | - |
| 12 | Quantity (Base) | Decimal | 17-28 | - | - |
| 13 | Qty. per Unit of Measure | Decimal | 17-28 | - | - |

## Keys

| Name | Fields | Versions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Key1, clustered | Entry No. | 17-28 |
| Key2 | Employee No., From Date | 17-28 |
| Key3 | Employee No., Cause of Absence Code, From Date | 17-28 |
| Key4 | Cause of Absence Code, From Date | 17-28 |
| Key5 | From Date, To Date | 17-28 |

## Events

| Kind | Name | Parameters | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration event | OnBeforeOnInsert | (var Record Employee Absence, var Boolean) | 25-28 | - | - |

## Source

Symbols: Microsoft.BaseApplication.symbols.437dbf0e-84ff-417a-965d-ed2bb9650972, https://dynamicssmb2.pkgs.visualstudio.com/DynamicsBCPublicFeeds/_packaging/MSSymbols/nuget/v3/index.json, highest build per major on 2026-09-20.
AL source 29: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps, MIT, releases/29.x at a66254c3b8b5bb1cea290dc8f9d097aec4381153.

Jonas Paprotka, 2026-09-20.