How Do I Set a Blackout Period for a Specific Location or Department?
Please note, this article is an add-on to the original article on our Blackout Period automation: How to Set a Blackout Period (Block Time)
Maybe you have a different blackout period for your different locations, departments or for a specific group of people. With our filtering option, you are able to customize as much as you need.
- Go to the Vacation Tracker Dashboard - app.vacationtracker.io/signin
- On the left-hand side click on Automations
- Click on Create Automation
- You’ll have a board of different automations, make sure to click on Blackout Period with the calendar icon
- Choose a name for your Blackout Period
- Click on “No” to set the blackout period for a particular Location or Department (If you are currently subscribed to our Complete plan, you can additionally filter by Labels)
- Locations: you can filter by Locations and add several locations the blackout period affects
- Departments: you can filter by Departments and add several departments the blackout period affects
- Labels: If you’re on the complete plan, you can filter by Labels and add several labels the blackout period affects
- _Please note, you can always mix and match different filter options by clicking on the + icon _
- Select the Leave Types you would like the Blackout Period to be set for
- Select the start and end date for the Blackout Period
- Choose if you’d like for the Blackout period to recur annually
Please note, at the bottom of the page, you will have a summary of how many Users the Blackout Period will affect and a summary of the policy you created.
- You can use our default template to set an Auto-Reject response or add your own message. The User will receive this automatic response when they try to request a leave during the Blackout Period you set.
- Click on Create
You can create as many Blackout Periods needed for different dates.
Updated on: 19/02/2024
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