Blackout Dates

In the Blackout Dates screen, you can denote busy times of the year when you reject or restrict employee requests for time off. If an employee submits a Time Off Request that includes blackout dates, they will receive a message telling them that they are requesting time off during a blackout period. Similarly, managers will receive a message if they manually enter an employee's time off request or attempt to approve a time off request that includes blackout dates. Managers can enter or approve a Time Off Request if they choose. Manager approval will override the blackout dates.

Fields on the Blackout Dates screen

Field	Description	Notes
Audit	View a history of changes to the screen.
Years
Copy	Creates a new year with the same blackout dates as the selected year. If many of your blackout periods are the same from year-to-year, use this option to copy the blackout dates from one year to the next.
Year list	Select a year from the list to manage all blackout dates for the year.
Details
Add	Add new blackout dates to the selected year.
Edit	Change the name or dates of the selected blackout date.	This button is available only if a blackout date is selected.
Delete	Remove the selected blackout dates.	This button is available only if a blackout date is selected.
Name	Name for the blackout date. For example, Black Friday or Labor Day Weekend.	Read-only.
Start Date	Date when the blackout dates are in effect. A blackout date can be a single date or a date range.	Read-only.
End Date	Date when the Blackout Dates are no longer in effect. A blackout date can be a single date or a date range.	Read-only.