# How to create a leave-typed availability block

**For:** Manager
**You'll need:** A person and a leave policy that applies to them.

If you create an availability block with a leave type — vacation, sick, unpaid, or other — {{ app_name }} also creates a Leave Request and routes it through the approval workflow.

## Open the create form

1. Go to **Planning → Availability** and click **'Add availability'**.

## Fill in the block

1. Pick the **'Person'**.
2. Choose **'Type' → 'Vacation'** (or **'Sick'**, **'Unpaid'**, **'Other'**).
3. Set the start and end.

## Save

1. Click **'Save'**.

A Leave Request is automatically created for the same window. It enters the standard approval workflow — see {doc}`/manage-leave/leave-requests/index`.

```{warning}
Don't double-book: if the person already has an open Leave Request that overlaps, you'll see a validation error. Approve or decline the existing one first.
```

## Verify it worked

The availability block appears with the leave type, and a matching Leave Request shows up under {doc}`/manage-leave/leave-requests/index`.

## Related

- {doc}`/manage-leave/leave-requests/index`
- {doc}`create-an-unavailable-block`