Mandatory days

Some companies have special days where a specific department, or the entire staff, is required to be present. Time off is not allowed on those specific days.

These types of days are called mandatory days in Odoo. Mandatory days can be configured to be company-wide, or department-specific. When configured, employees in the specified department or company are unable to submit time off requests for these mandatory days.

Important

No mandatory days are configured in Odoo by default.

Create mandatory days

To create mandatory days, navigate to Time Off app ‣ Configuration ‣ Mandatory Days.

Click the New button in the top-left corner, and a blank line appears in the list.

Enter the following information on the new line:

• Name: Enter the name of the mandatory day.

• Company: This field is only visible in a multi-company database. The current company is selected by default. Use the drop-down menu to select the company the mandatory day is being configured for.

• Departments: This column is hidden by default. To display it, click the (additional options) icon in the top corner of the header row, next to Color, then click the checkbox next to Departments.

  Use the drop-down menu to select the desired departments. Multiple departments can be selected; there is no limit to the number of departments that can be added.

  If this field is left blank, the mandatory day applies to all departments (the entire company).

• Job Position: This column is hidden by default. To display it, click the (additional options) icon in the top corner of the header row, next to Color, then click the checkbox next to Job Position.

  Use the drop-down menu to select the desired job position. Multiple job positions can be selected; there is no limit to the number of job positions that can be added.

  If this field is left blank, the mandatory day applies to all employees.

• Start Date: Use the calendar picker to select the date the mandatory days start.

• End Date: Use the calendar picker to select the date the mandatory days end. If creating a single mandatory day, the end date should be the same as the start date.

• Color: Select a color from the available options, or select the No color option, represented by a white circle. The selected color appears on the main Time Off app dashboard, in both the calendar and in the legend.