---
name: services
description: "Use when: integrating file, approval, PeopleSoft, email, or attendance services into your workflow."
---

## Info

You can read about each service in the links below. Services are categorized as either client or server exports, depending on their intended usage.

- **Client exports** — Contains `queryOptions` and `mutationOptions`; use for data fetching/mutations on the client with React Query.
- **Server exports** — Server functions; prefer calling mutations inside other server functions or database transactions.
- To read a step, open the linked file in the **File** column directly.

## Import Paths

- Client exports: `wcz-layout/data/client`
- Server exports: `wcz-layout/data/server`
- Schemas & Models: `wcz-layout/models`

## Services

| Service    | File                                | Summary                                                                 |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| file       | [file.md](docs/file.md)             | File metadata, thumbnails, binary download/open, upload, update, delete |
| approval   | [approval.md](docs/approval.md)     | Approval request lifecycle, approvers, flows, statuses, step results    |
| peoplesoft | [peoplesoft.md](docs/peoplesoft.md) | Employee, manager, department, and company general manager lookups      |
| email      | [email.md](docs/email.md)           | Server-only email sending with optional file attachment references      |

> The attendance service is not available yet — do not generate code against it; tell the user it is coming in a future release.