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# How do I submit an Out of Office request?

Time Off: Out of Office! Whether you're on sick leave, vacation, or otherwise away, Out of Office lets you delegate approval tasks for a set period of time. Below is described how you can submit your own Out of Office request.

||| Note: The Out of Office feature is only available for users with an approver role. Do you want to delegate other roles? See this [article](https://help.klippa.com/en/article/how-do-i-delegate-tasks-to-a-colleague-18jnji7/)

1. Make sure you are logged in on the [Klippa Web App](app.klippa.com/login)
2. Navigate to **Settings** > **Personal > Out of Office**
3. Click on the** Add new request button **in the upper right corner

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/c/a/e/4cae8d8acec84400/image_grekm9.png)

4. Choose a** start and end date** for your out of office request
5. Choose a user to who you want to delegate either your **expense approver, invoice approver, **or** both roles** to and add a note

|| Info: You can delegate the roles to every user even when they don't share the same role permissions. When you do delegate your approver role(s) to another user without these permissions, you will receive the following warning: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/c/a/e/4cae8d8acec84400/image_9fu3an.png)

||| Note: You cannot select users who will be OoO themselves or submit an OoO request when you have roles delegated to your own user during the same period

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/c/a/e/4cae8d8acec84400/image_byustc.png)

6. Add a note if necessary and **Submit** your request

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/c/a/e/4cae8d8acec84400/image_9u3hwx.png)

7. You will receive a **notification** within the Klippa App and your **email** when the Out of Office request has been approved or denied, by your admin

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/c/a/e/4cae8d8acec84400/image_98c857.png)

8. The user you delegated you roles to will also receive a notification within the Klippa App and your **email** when the Out of Office request has been **approved**

| Tip: What to do when you have received an Out of Office delegation? Read this [article](https://help.klippa.com/en/article/what-to-do-when-receiving-an-out-of-office-delegation-7jf8go/)