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 — Shiftavo also creates a Leave Request and routes it through the approval workflow.
Open the create form#
Go to Planning → Availability and click ‘Add availability’.
Fill in the block#
Pick the ‘Person’.
Choose ‘Type’ → ‘Vacation’ (or ‘Sick’, ‘Unpaid’, ‘Other’).
Set the start and end.
Save#
Click ‘Save’.
A Leave Request is automatically created for the same window. It enters the standard approval workflow — see Leave requests.
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 Leave requests.