SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     User Training 4: Change or Cancel Your Leave (Slack)
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-change-or-cancel-your-leave/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2026-10-23
UPDATED:   2026-10-23
READING:   2 min
SUMMARY:   Change the dates or reason of a leave request, or cancel leave you no longer need.

# User Training 4: Change or Cancel Your Leave (Slack)

# User Training 4: Change or Cancel Your Leave (Slack)

Plans change. Edit the dates or reason of a request, or cancel leave you no longer need.

## Find Your Leave

Go to My Profile and open the Leaves tab.

- Pending Leave Requests: requests still waiting for an answer, with Edit and Cancel.

- Scheduled Leaves: approved leave that hasn't happened yet, with Edit and Cancel.

- History: past, denied, cancelled and expired requests. Filter by Request, Leave type and Status.

![Leaves tab on My Profile with Pending Leave Requests, Scheduled Leaves and History](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/user_training_email_only_change_or_cancel_your_leave_1_b3f3fa59f6_c5b2dc6dbc.png)

## Change the Dates or Reason

- Click Edit next to the request.

- Change the dates or the reason.

- Click Edit Leave.

You can't change the leave type. Cancel the request and send a new one instead.

![Edit Leave page with dates and Reason, and the leave type greyed out](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/user_training_email_only_change_or_cancel_your_leave_2_c4ba9935a7_ba8ef92272.png)

## Cancel Leave

- Click Cancel next to the request.

- In Cancel Leave, click Yes.

You'll see Leave cancelled with the details and who your Approver(s) are.

![Cancel Leave confirmation box with No and Yes](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/user_training_email_only_change_or_cancel_your_leave_3_cd1966800a_6ab307f02f.png)

## Send an Expired Request Again

If nobody answered a request in time, it shows as Expired under History. Click Re-send request to send it again.

## In Slack

Type /vacation, click See more options, then Manage Leaves. You'll see your upcoming leave and pending requests, with Cancel Request. To change dates, use the dashboard.

## Check It Worked

The request shows the new dates, or it's listed under History as Cancelled.

## Common Questions

Can I change the leave type?No. Cancel the request and send a new one with the right leave type.

Do I need to tell my Approver I cancelled?No. Vacation Tracker updates the request for them.

### What's Next?

User Training 5: Know When Your Leave Is Approved or Denied in Slack (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-know-when-your-leave-is-approved-or-denied/)
User Training 3: Check Your Leave Balance and History (Slack) (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-check-your-leave-balance-and-history/)
User Training 2: Request Leave in the Dashboard (Slack) (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-request-leave-in-the-dashboard/)

Need help?

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