Can I Edit Users' Names Within Vacation Tracker?

Yes — Admins can override a User's name from the dashboard. The edit lives in Vacation Tracker only; it doesn't push back to Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Google Workspace, and Vacation Tracker won't overwrite it the next time you run a directory sync.

How to Edit a User's Name

1. Sign in at app.vacationtracker.io with an Admin account.
2. In the left-hand menu, click Users.
3. Click the User's name in the table to open their profile page.
4. On the profile page, click Edit in the top-right of the User Profile card.

The Update User modal opens with the User's current details pre-filled. The fields available are:

• Active — checkbox controlling whether the User can sign in and accrue leave
• Role — dropdown to switch between User and Administrator
• Name — what this article focuses on; type the corrected name here
• Email — the email Vacation Tracker uses to send notifications
• Department and Location — dropdowns
• Employee Since, Birthday, Employee End Date — date pickers
• Employee ID — a free-text identifier

1. Update the Name field with the corrected name.
2. Click Update. The modal closes and the new name appears immediately on the profile page, the Users table, the calendar, the Wallchart, and notifications going forward.

You'll see a small lock icon appear next to the name on that User's profile after the edit. That's Vacation Tracker's way of telling you "this name has been manually overridden, the directory isn't the source of truth anymore."

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