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title: "Manage absences"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/2211646236/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/DLP/pages/2211874365) 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://eb80768f-0a1c-4f07-934c-bd1235cb3f5e)

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

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

![Accessing personal settings for managing personal absences.](media://e5e24e78-203f-43a7-b73b-d64b8269f326)

## 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://fccad1d6-3f0d-42b9-a4eb-8693d8557d08)

> 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://56d6f279-ecbf-4644-90a4-8a1f56ac53f9)

## 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://21ae04b9-8c26-43be-917e-efde48068ef9)

## 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://850d6f1c-5992-4537-8818-cc465269b954)