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Availability Approvals Overview

Everything you need to know about approving availability requests

Edition: Business, Enterprise

User-level: Managers with direct reports, Director and above


Approving leave and availability requests is a simple and seamless process in Synergy with the Team Availability calendar and register. With a few clicks you can approve, deny or cancel your staff member(s) applications.


Turning availability approvals on and off

By default, availability approvals are set to 'on'.

  1. From Side Navigation, click your organisation > Organisation Settings > Organisation > Configuration

  2. Scroll down to availability approvals

  3. Uncheck the require a manager to approve all availability requests

  4. Save


Where can I approve leave/availability requests?

Unavailability requests including leave can be approved or denied in the Team availability register or in the team availability calendar.

  1. From Side Navigation, click Staff > Staff Availability

  2. Hover on a table entry to see applicable actions to approve the request.

    • Selecting the Planner button will take you to the Resource planning board, where you can assess the impact of the requested absence.

You can approve requests via the Team availability calendar as well by clicking on the light purple blocks in the calendar. This will open up the side panel where you can approve the request:


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