Configuring Blackout Periods

1. Click the Blackout Period tab.
2. Click Add, or select a blackout period, and then click Edit.
3. To configure a regular blackout period:
   1. Select Blackout Period.
   2. Select a Reason for Blackout.
      Your administrator adds the blackout reason codes when setting up Labor Management.
   3. To set the blackout period only or a specific time range, enter start and end times for the blackout period. For example, if you enter 10 AM to 2 PM, employees can still request unavailability for the selected date range as long as they request times outside of the entered time range.

      If you want the blackout period to encompass the whole day for the selected date range, select All Day Event.

   4. Select start and end dates for the blackout period. You can then select whether the blackout period affects Selected Days of the Week within the selected date range, All Days within the selected date range, or only Selected Days of Month within the selected date range.
   5. Click Update List.
4. To configure a blackout period deadline before a new scheduled week:
   1. Select Days before start of scheduled week.
   2. Select a start and end date for the blackout deadline rule.
   3. In the Days before start of scheduled week field, enter the number of days after which employees cannot request unavailability.
   4. Click Update List.