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title: "Manage absences"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SPM/1918633840/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/SPM/pages/1918636014) 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://93c8845e-e131-461b-9016-f15beb61393f)

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

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

![Accessing personal settings for managing personal absences.](media://95e0c441-4afe-498a-b3df-6c5a6e063134)

## 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://dbf42b51-c48e-43fb-8dfa-ad8f61ea325f)

> 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://f289db00-058f-46ed-aa37-8f8a2a65c5ea)

## 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://f82abfdf-2bb6-41ea-bbcb-25c99b49dd06)

## 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://8d9703b4-b907-4216-8dba-8fc220377270)