- Sessions
- 3 March 2026
3 March 2026
The training session delved into the Unavailability Functionality within Scheduling
We covered the following:
1. Understanding Unavailability in Astalty
- Unavailability as a feature within the Scheduling module
- Optional feature activation via Account Manager
- Purpose and benefits for workforce planning
2. Types of Leave Requests
- Once-Off Leave
- Single Day
- Multiple Consecutive Days
- Recurring Leave
- Defined date range or ongoing
- Repeat patterns (e.g. weekly)
- Available Upon Request option
3. Creating Unavailability
- Creating requests via User Profile
- Creating requests within Scheduling
- Required fields and finalising requests
4. Viewing Availability
- Viewing within User Profile
- Viewing within Scheduling (Unavailability Requests page)
- Understanding coloured status tags
- Red – Unavailable
- Orange – Unavailable (Available Upon Request)
- Green – Available
5. Managing Availability
- Editing existing availability
- Timeframe filters (Current vs Past)
- Viewing cancelled availability
- Status filters (Pending, Approved, Declined, Cancelled)
6. Reviewing & Actioning Requests
- Viewing request details and reasons
- Identifying affected shifts
- Using the Unavailability Calendar
- Approving or declining requests
- Notification process (in-app and email)
7. Availability During Shift Assignment
- Visibility of availability when assigning staff
- Identifying conflicts via tags
- Hover details for additional context
8. Managing Availability via the App
- Support Workers submitting and managing requests directly in the app
9. Report - Shift Clashes
- Viewing impacted shifts (due to leave periods) in the Shift Clashes Report