You can create custom whereabouts in the settings section of Team Today. This is particularly useful when you or your team have regular locations you are visiting. HR teams can even use it to help manage absence's or extended leave.

How to create a custom whereabouts

1. In Team Today go to settings (management) > Whereabouts
2. Tap "Add custom whereabouts" at the bottom of the page
3. In the window that launches enter a title for your new "Whereabouts"
4. Choose an icon from the options available
5. Set calendar availability when this Whereabout is chosen i.e Full availability, partial availability or no availability. (A holiday would be no availability for example)
6. Ensure you select the toggle to "enable" this option. This means the option will appear for other team members to choose from.
7. Tap "Save" to save your changes
8. Now when you set your "whereabouts" this option is available for you to choose.

How to edit a custom whereabouts

1. In Team Today go to settings (management) > Whereabouts
2. Tap pencil icon next to the icon you want to edit at the bottom of the page
3. In the window that launches simply make your changes.
4. Tap "Save" to save your changes
5. Don't forget you can turn Custom Icons on and Off, for example you may decide to enable a Christmas party option for a short period of time.

How to delete a custom whereabouts

1. In Team Today go to settings (management) > Whereabouts
2. Tap pencil icon next to the icon you want to edit at the bottom of the page
3. In the window that launches simply choose "delete" at the bottom of the window

How to manage leave as a HR manager

Once you have created the relevant leave types or locations in Team Today you can enable them and disable them. This means for example you could create an event for compassionate leave. This is most likely a rare event so you wouldn't want it as a regular option for Team Members to choose from. Instead simply:

1. Enable the location or event in custom whereabouts
2. Then search for the user in Team Today in Team View
3. Update the users whereabouts with the relevant events
4. You could enable the schedule feature to repeat the events for a custom duration i.e for 6 weeks or 10 months.
5. Return to custom whereabouts in settings and edit the custom whereabout.
6. Disable the event.
7. The events will still be recorded but no one else will be able to select it as an option unless you reenable.

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