Create new attendance event type This action requires the "Create attendance event types " permission. To create a new attendance event type, click the "+" button, this will redirect you to the " Create new attendance event type " form. To create a new attendance event type, add at least the new type's name , icon and category . The switches are used to determine some of behaviour for events of the new type (if the event can skip weekends, is visible to employees for attendance request submitting...).