Day Off Knowledge Base
Yes, in Day Off, employees can freely edit or delete a pending request.
What Employees Can Do
If a request is still pending (not yet approved or rejected), employees can:
- Edit the request (change dates, leave type, etc.)
- Totally delete the request
Steps to Edit or Delete a Pending Request
To make a change:
- Go to My balance:
- On the web, go to Absence → My balance in the left-hand menu. On mobile, open Requests from the main menu.
- Select the Pending Request:
- Find the request you want to edit or delete.
- Click on Edit/Delete icon:
- Click on Edit
- Update the leave dates, leave type, or any other details
- Click Save Changes
or - Click on Delete
- Confirm the action to delete the request
What Happens After Editing a Pending Request
- The updated request is resubmitted automatically
Important Note
- This applies only to pending requests
- Once a request is approved, any changes must go through a new approval process
Web & Mobile
- Employees can edit or delete pending requests from both web and mobile
- Changes are synced instantly
Why This Flexibility Helps
Plans often change before a manager has time to respond. For example, a trip may move by a few days, or you may pick the wrong leave type by mistake. Since nobody has reviewed it yet, you can simply fix it yourself.
This saves time for everyone. You avoid sending a second request, and your approver only sees the final version. As a result, the approval queue stays clean and easy to manage.
Tips for Managing a Pending Request
- Review your dates and leave type before you submit, to avoid extra edits.
- Make changes quickly, before your approver acts on the original version.
- Delete requests you no longer need, so your manager does not review them by mistake.
Already approved? Then read whether employees can edit or delete an approved request.