Keep your team informed about whoโs away. Doozy posts time off summaries to channels, groups, or individuals on a schedule you choose โ daily or weekly.
๐ Getting Started
Open Doozy from your Slack sidebar
Select Start activity
Choose Time off announcements
Configure your settings
Click Start and youโre done!
โ๏ธ Configuration ๐ฅ Whose Time Off to Announce Choose which usersโ 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
โฐ Frequency Option Description Every weekday Post a summary Monday through Friday Every Monday Post a weekly summary at the start of the week
You can also set the specific time announcements should be posted.
Time off data syncs from your HRIS once every 24 hours.
๐ Where to Post Destination How Itโs 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)
๐ Whatโs 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
๐ฏ 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
โญ 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 โ #engineering channel
๏ฟฝ๏ธ Managing Announcements To update or cancel time off announcements:
Open Doozy from your Slack sidebar
Select Manage activities
Find your time off announcement
Click โฆ โ Update to change settings, or Cancel to stop
Connect HRIS Sync time off data from your HR system
Groups Create and manage user groups
