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title: "Manage absences"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BGc/3540812087/Manage%20absences"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

Jira/App Admin must first enable the users to self-manage their absences in their profile settings by toggling the [Absences are self-managed by App’s user](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BGdcDRAFT/pages/2613549178) option.

## How to access the Absences page

To access your settings and see the absence cards, you can use the following methods.

### **Method 1: Dropdown menu**

Click your avatar in the top right corner and select **Absences**:

![Accessing the Absences page via the dropdown.](media://097a45b3-f728-4bc9-af2a-16496d214715)

### **Method 2 (Data center): My settings**

Click **BigPicture** > **My** **settings** > **Absences**.

![Accessing personal settings for managing personal absences.](media://0699d803-f387-4f31-99c0-32a78e08f03c)

## Add absences

### From the My settings page

To add an absence:

1. Go to the **Absences** page.
2. Click **Add new** on the right.
3. Provide the following data
  1. Name
  2. Start date
  3. End date
  4. Comment (if needed)
4. To add another absence, check the **Add another** box.
5. Click **Add** to confirm.
6. The absence will immediately be visible on the list.

### Half-day absences

You can also submit absences for half a day only. To do so, toggle the **Half-day absence in selected days** slider on the **Add Absence** screen.

![Half-day absence switch.](media://9498f220-8038-4b16-81cd-c1d1662e2392)

> ℹ️ Note that entering a date range and selecting a half-day absence will decrease the capacity for each specified day by 50%. This means that half-day will apply to each day within the selected date range.

## Edit absences

To edit an absence:

1. Go to the **Absences** page.
2. Find an absence to edit and click the **Edit** icon on the right.
3. Make changes in the dialog modal box.
4. Click **Save** to confirm.

![A Modify Individual's Absence details screen.](media://024c8977-7fa7-415c-980b-9b188fc048fc)

## Delete absences

To delete an absence:

1. Go to the **Absences** page.
2. Find an absence to edit and click the **Delete** icon on the right.
3. Click **Delete** to confirm.

![Absences screen with the absence deletion confirmation box.](media://b3828fa6-70f5-4e5d-b026-f7fdba67b655)