Time Off Announcements

Keep your team informed about who’s away. Doozy posts time off summaries to channels, groups, or individuals on a schedule you choose - daily or weekly.

🚀 Getting Started

Go to doozy.live/app and open Time Off
Create a new time off announcement
Configure your settings (see below)
Save and you’re done!

Make sure to connect your HRIS first so Doozy can access time off data.

⚙️ Configuration

👥 Whose Time Off to Announce

Choose which users’ time off should be included in announcements:

Option	Description
Channel members	All members of a specified channel
Groups	All users in a group (e.g., Engineering, Marketing)
Individuals	Specific users you select

⏰ Frequency

Option	Description
Daily	Post a summary on weekdays
Weekly	Post a weekly summary on a day you choose

You can also set the specific time announcements should be posted.

Time off data syncs from your HRIS once every 24 hours.

📍 Where to Post

Destination	How It’s Delivered
Post in a channel	Public message visible to everyone in the channel
Send to channel members	Private DM sent to each member of a channel
Send to group members	Private DM sent to each member of a group
Send to an individual	Private DM to one person (e.g., a team manager)

📋 What’s Included

Each announcement shows:

Who is out today (or this week)
The type of time off (if available from your HRIS)
Return dates when known

🎯 Common Use Cases

Use Case	Recommended Setup
Team awareness	Post to team channel every weekday morning
Manager visibility	Send to manager as individual DM
Company-wide	Post to #general every Monday
Department updates	Post to department channel for group members

⭐ Best Practices

Practice	Why It Works
Post in the morning	Gives teams visibility before the day starts
Use Monday summaries for small teams	Reduces noise while keeping everyone informed
Send to managers privately	Helps with planning without broadcasting to everyone
Match audience to scope	Engineering time off → #engineering channel

🛠️ Managing Announcements

To update, pause, or cancel time off announcements:

Go to doozy.live/app and open Time Off
Find your time off announcement
Use its actions menu (⋮) to edit, pause, or cancel it

Connect HRIS

Sync time off data from your HR system

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