Selecting a user's approver
In absentify, all leave requests must be approved by a designated approver. A user's leave requests are approved by their department head by default. However, this can be overridden for each individual employee.
Want to learn learn how to implement this function to streamline the approval process for leave requests? Keep reading!
Default Option
Custom Option
Linear vs. Parallel approval
Sync the Approver from Microsoft
Remove Approver Requirement
Approval Notifications
Special Admin Permissions
The default approver for each user will be their department manager. To learn how to change department managers visit our support guide on managing departments here.
To view a user's default approver, go to Settings > User, select a user and access their profile by clicking the pencil icon for Edit.
In the pop-up window, select Approver from the side rail. Here, you can select the department manager for that user by selecting the corresponding department.
In the example below, Miriam is the designated approver since she's the head of the marketing department. Only the assigned approver will receive a notification of the leave request, which they can then approve or deny.
Don't forget to click Save to save your changes!
This feature is designed for users who have an approver other than the department manager. As an admin, you can assign a single approver or set up a multi-level approval process.
This is especially useful when leave requests need approval from higher-ranking managers, ensuring that all requests are properly reviewed and approved.
To assign a custom approver, go to the user's profile, select Approver > Custom, and choose the preferred approver(s). Please note that the available options may be limited depending on your department privacy settings.
To change this, go to Settings > General > Privacy.
For example, with the toggle flipped off, you'll only be able to select approvers who are in the same department as the user. Whereas if you have set the permission feature so that all departments are visible to all users, then all users within the company could be potential approvers (even if they're in different departments).
If you've decided to enable these privacy settings, then the possible approvers displayed for the user will only be those within their department.
If you've chosen more than one approver, now you can also specify by how many members of management the request needs to be approved by and in what order they will receive the request.
Linear - All must agree: Approvers are contacted consecutively. If at least one denies the request, it will not be approved.
Linear - One must agree: Approvers are contacted consecutively. If at least one approver approves the request, it will be approved.
Parallel - All must agree: Approvers are contacted as the same time. If at least one denies the request, it will not be approved.
Parallel - One must agree: Approvers are contacted as the same time. If at least one approver approves the request, it will be approved.
Please note that this feature is only available in the Essentials and the Plus plan. Interested? See our Plans and pricing to power up your plan and get the most out of what absentify has to offer!
To streamline your approval process by syncing absentify with the user's Microsoft settings, select the option to Synchronize the managers from the user's Microsoft profile.
To view or update a user’s assigned manager in Microsoft, go to the Active User Overview in the Microsoft Admin Center. Select "Edit" next to the desired user, and then click Manager.
When this sync option is enabled in absentify, any manager updates made in Microsoft will automatically reflect in absentify as well. This feature helps reduce manual updates, ensuring your approval structure stays aligned across both platforms.
absentify allows admins to select a No Approver option. This feature is ideal for users, such as management board members or other staff who are authorized to approve their own leave requests.
If it not required that anyone approves a specific type of leave, you can easily set this up in the Leave Type itself. To learn how to configure this, visit our support guide on creating different absence types.
A general notification will be sent to the requestor at every status change of a requested leave type.
This means that the requestor will be notified of every approver's decision unless the decision results in an immediate overall status change of the request (i.e.: approval or rejection). In which case, the corresponding notification for the leave request will be sent to the user.
Admins and managers have the ability to approve or deny leave requests even if they are not the designated approver. Admins can do this for any user within their company, while managers have the right to process requests for users within their department.
Please note that if an admin or manager acts on behalf of an actual approver, the actual approver receives a notification that the approval or rejection was made by that person.
To do this, click on the bell icon in the upper right corner to see all pending leave requests.
The designated approver per request will be displayed on this page. In the example below, Adele is the approver for Diego but Miriam (admin user) can still see the leave request and choose to approve or deny it.
As an admin user, you can approve or deny any leave request whether it is to take place in the future or up to once fiscal year in the past.
As an approver, you can approve or deny leave requests but your own leave request must be approved by a higher-ranking manager or business manager.
If you have any further questions about setting up the approval process, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. We're always happy to help and hear your feedback!
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Want to learn learn how to implement this function to streamline the approval process for leave requests? Keep reading!
Jump to:
Default Option
Custom Option
Linear vs. Parallel approval
Sync the Approver from Microsoft
Remove Approver Requirement
Approval Notifications
Special Admin Permissions
Default option
The default approver for each user will be their department manager. To learn how to change department managers visit our support guide on managing departments here.
To view a user's default approver, go to Settings > User, select a user and access their profile by clicking the pencil icon for Edit.
In the pop-up window, select Approver from the side rail. Here, you can select the department manager for that user by selecting the corresponding department.
In the example below, Miriam is the designated approver since she's the head of the marketing department. Only the assigned approver will receive a notification of the leave request, which they can then approve or deny.
Don't forget to click Save to save your changes!
Custom Option
This feature is designed for users who have an approver other than the department manager. As an admin, you can assign a single approver or set up a multi-level approval process.
This is especially useful when leave requests need approval from higher-ranking managers, ensuring that all requests are properly reviewed and approved.
To assign a custom approver, go to the user's profile, select Approver > Custom, and choose the preferred approver(s). Please note that the available options may be limited depending on your department privacy settings.
To change this, go to Settings > General > Privacy.
For example, with the toggle flipped off, you'll only be able to select approvers who are in the same department as the user. Whereas if you have set the permission feature so that all departments are visible to all users, then all users within the company could be potential approvers (even if they're in different departments).
If you've decided to enable these privacy settings, then the possible approvers displayed for the user will only be those within their department.
Linear vs. Parallel approval
If you've chosen more than one approver, now you can also specify by how many members of management the request needs to be approved by and in what order they will receive the request.
Linear - All must agree: Approvers are contacted consecutively. If at least one denies the request, it will not be approved.
Linear - One must agree: Approvers are contacted consecutively. If at least one approver approves the request, it will be approved.
Parallel - All must agree: Approvers are contacted as the same time. If at least one denies the request, it will not be approved.
Parallel - One must agree: Approvers are contacted as the same time. If at least one approver approves the request, it will be approved.
Please note that this feature is only available in the Essentials and the Plus plan. Interested? See our Plans and pricing to power up your plan and get the most out of what absentify has to offer!
Sync the Approver from Microsoft
To streamline your approval process by syncing absentify with the user's Microsoft settings, select the option to Synchronize the managers from the user's Microsoft profile.
To view or update a user’s assigned manager in Microsoft, go to the Active User Overview in the Microsoft Admin Center. Select "Edit" next to the desired user, and then click Manager.
When this sync option is enabled in absentify, any manager updates made in Microsoft will automatically reflect in absentify as well. This feature helps reduce manual updates, ensuring your approval structure stays aligned across both platforms.
Remove Approver Requirement
absentify allows admins to select a No Approver option. This feature is ideal for users, such as management board members or other staff who are authorized to approve their own leave requests.
Hint:
If it not required that anyone approves a specific type of leave, you can easily set this up in the Leave Type itself. To learn how to configure this, visit our support guide on creating different absence types.
Approval notifications
A general notification will be sent to the requestor at every status change of a requested leave type.
This means that the requestor will be notified of every approver's decision unless the decision results in an immediate overall status change of the request (i.e.: approval or rejection). In which case, the corresponding notification for the leave request will be sent to the user.
Special Admin Permissions
Admins and managers have the ability to approve or deny leave requests even if they are not the designated approver. Admins can do this for any user within their company, while managers have the right to process requests for users within their department.
Please note that if an admin or manager acts on behalf of an actual approver, the actual approver receives a notification that the approval or rejection was made by that person.
To do this, click on the bell icon in the upper right corner to see all pending leave requests.
The designated approver per request will be displayed on this page. In the example below, Adele is the approver for Diego but Miriam (admin user) can still see the leave request and choose to approve or deny it.
As an admin user, you can approve or deny any leave request whether it is to take place in the future or up to once fiscal year in the past.
As an approver, you can approve or deny leave requests but your own leave request must be approved by a higher-ranking manager or business manager.
If you have any further questions about setting up the approval process, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. We're always happy to help and hear your feedback!
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Upgrade: More than one approver
Add users
Activate users
Quickstart guide for admins
Updated on: 11/11/2024
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