How to set up the Who's Off Applet – Oak Digital Workplace

Keep track of who's out at a glance. Choose specific dates from the left-hand panel to see daily absences, plus a link to the complete holiday plan.

Before you start:

You'll need to be assigned the Homepage Manager permission for the area where you are configuring the applet
The Absences application must be enabled and set up within your intranet

Navigate to the page options in the top-right of the homepage and select Edit this homepage
Click the pencil toolbox and find the applet. Drag and drop it onto the homepage where a blue line appears
To configure the applet, hover over it and click the three dots in the top-right

Provide the applet with a title and icon. Toggle off Show title to hide it
Use the sliders to decide the number of users to show per page and the number of days. 5 days is ideal for providing visibility of the working week.
If you'd like to include weekends, toggle on Show weekends
Order by first name or last name from the drop-down
Select the preferred layout - detailed or avatar (profile image only)
Once the basics have been set up, click into the Advanced tab
Choose the source area from the object picker. This will pull the information of users who are members within the area
Toggle on/off include child areas
Lastly, if you would like to show all absence types, toggle on All absence types. When this is toggled off, you will have the option to select the absence types from the checklist
Once the applet is configured, hit Close to save the changes and publish the homepage to make the changes live