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title: "Manage absences"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2533458605/Manage%20absences"
format: markdown
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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/BPEdc/pages/2534507501) 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://d81090ed-6f29-4b07-94c3-11245854f132)

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

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

![Accessing personal settings for managing personal absences.](media://8bb481b0-291e-4cfd-8d37-e674223e70b8)

## 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://f2943189-a5c0-46cd-a312-a1f27f5ae8fb)

> 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.

### From the Resources module

In the Resources module, you can right-click on the resource name > **Add absence** to access the form.

![resources-module-add-absence.png](media://71d52d94-4585-4d80-bb94-23816208ee5e)

## 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://d6828f50-96c5-401d-9a16-1426e634f5bf)

## 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://474f5a14-c1bb-4018-ba76-d76c0140736a)