Accessing the WFM Time off management page

The Time off management page allows workforce management (WFM) admins andteam members in custom roles with permissionto approve or deny time off requests submitted by agents.


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The Time off management page lets you manage and review agents' time off requests. As an admin or authorized team member, you can approve, deny, or reopen requests and create automatic approval rules. You can also view pending and closed requests by team or individual agent, helping you keep track of your team's availability and plan accordingly.




The Time off management page allows workforce management (WFM) admins and team members in custom roles with permission to approve or deny time
off requests submitted by agents.
When agents submit a time off request, they select one of the time off reasons defined for
your organization. See Creating time off reasons for agents.
From the Time off management page, you can check which agents have time off and when, approve or deny requests, reopen requests, and create rules that automatically approve agents' time off
requests.
The article contains the following sections:

Accessing the Time off management
page
Viewing time off requests

Related articles

Managing agents' time off requests



Accessing the Time off management page

You must be a WFM admin or a team member with permission to access the Time off management
page.

To access the Time off management page

In Workforce management, click
Scheduling in the sidebar, then select Time off. The Time off management page opens where you can view and manage agents' requests. You can also create rules to automatically approve requests.







Viewing time off requests

You can view pending and closed time off requests by team or view a specific agent's time
off. Closed time off requests are requests that have already been approved or denied.

Agents can view their own time off requests and their status for the past 30 days
and for a full year in advance in their Zendesk Workforce Management schedule.

To view time off requests

Access the Time off management
page. By default, pending time off requests are displayed.

Select a team from the left sidebar to view that teams' time off requests.
To view a specific agent's time off requests, select the agent from the sidebar.

You can search for agents by name or email.

To view approved or denied time off requests for a team or specific agent, switch the
toggle from Pending to Closed.
You can see who approved or denied the requests in the Status
column.






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