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# Time Off Announcements

> Automatically share who's out of office with your team - daily or weekly summaries in Slack.

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.

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## 🚀 Getting Started

1. Go to [doozy.live/app](https://doozy.live/app) and open **Time Off**
2. Create a new time off announcement
3. Configure your settings (see below)
4. Save and you're done!

<Tip>Make sure to [connect your HRIS](/integrations/how-to-connect-my-hris) first so Doozy can access time off data.</Tip>

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## ⚙️ 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.

<Info>Time off data syncs from your HRIS once every 24 hours.</Info>

### 📍 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)   |

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## 📋 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

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## 🎯 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 |

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## ⭐ 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          |

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## 🛠️ Managing Announcements

To update, pause, or cancel time off announcements:

1. Go to [doozy.live/app](https://doozy.live/app) and open **Time Off**
2. Find your time off announcement
3. Use its actions menu (**⋮**) to edit, pause, or cancel it

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## 🔗 Related

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    Sync time off data from your HR system
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