SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     How Do I Set a Blackout Period for a Specific Location or Department?
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/how-do-i-set-a-blackout-period-for-a-specific-location-or-department/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2024-02-01
UPDATED:   2025-10-10
READING:   1 min
SUMMARY:   Maybe you have a different blackout period for your different locations, departments or for a specific group of people. With our filtering option, you are able to customize as much as you need.

How Do I Set a Blackout Period for a Specific Location or Department?

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How Do I Set a Blackout Period for a Specific Location or Department?

If you need a different blackout period for different locations, departments, or a specific group of people, the Blackout Period automation's filtering options let you customize as much as you need.

Add-on to the main article
This article is an add-on to the original article on our Blackout Period automation: How to Set a Blackout Period (Block Time)

Setting It Up

  1. Go to the Vacation Tracker Dashboard — app.vacationtracker.io/signin.
  2. On the left-hand side, click Workspace Settings → Add-ons.
  3. Click View on the Blackout Period card under My Add-ons. If you haven't subscribed yet, switch to the Discover More Add-ons tab, select Blackout Period, and confirm the subscription before continuing.
  4. Click Create automation in the top-right corner.
  5. Configure the policy:
    • You have the option to apply the blackout period to all users or limit it to some.
    • You can apply it to all leaves (e.g., Sick Day and PTO) or choose only PTO.
    • After choosing your blackout period, you can make this period recurring or not.
  6. Once configured, click on Create.
Blackout Period add-on automation form showing the Locations and Departments filter section with the leave-type icon and the recurrence selector toggle
Mix and match filters
You can always mix and match different filter options by clicking on the + icon.
Summary at the bottom
At the bottom of the page, you'll have a summary of how many Users the Blackout Period will affect and a summary of the policy you created.
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What's Next?

Set a Blackout Period (Block Time) Limit Users' Leave Duration Set the Maximum Users Away automation
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