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How to add an absence?
How to add an absence?

What is an absence? Where and how do I add an absence?

Carmen Zimmermann avatar
Written by Carmen Zimmermann
Updated over 3 months ago

In this article you will learn:

1. What is an absence?

  • Absences are non-working days that are not represented by working time models, project calendars or company holidays. Resources do not work on these days.

  • Absences can be unplannable, e.g. illness, or plannable, e.g. training.

  • They are entered manually in the time axis of the team boards. Existing capacity planning is not affected.

  • To be able to enter absences for yourself, you must have editor rights in the team board.

  • To enter absences for other resources, you must be a team board admin or organisation admin.

2. Where and how do I add an absence?

You can add an absence in a team board in the Timeline area.

  • Open the desired team board

  • Click on Timeline

  • Click on the day you want the absence to start at the corresponding resource and drag the mouse to the day you want it to end

  • Click on Absence

  • Click on the drop-down list Absence Type and select the desired absence

  • You can change the start or end date in the Start - End Date field.

  • Click on the drop-down list to select how long the absence should last per day

  • Click on Add Absence

3. How do I change an absence?

Change via the properties dialogue

  • Click on the absence you want to change

  • You can now change the absence type, the dates or the duration per day of absence

  • After you have made the changes, click next to the dialogue

  • The changes are applied

Change via the absence bar

Via the absence bar you can change the start/end date of the absence

  • Click on the absence bar and drag it to the place where you want it to start or end

  • If you only want to change the start date, click on the beginning of the absence bar and drag it to the new start date

  • If you only want to change the end date, click on the end of the absence bar and drag it to the new end date

4. How do I delete an absence?

  • Click on the absence you want to delete

  • Click on Delete absence in the properties dialogue

  • Confirm the security prompt

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