PTO and leave management
Google Calendar and Outlook sync
Autessa Homebase syncs approved time off with Google Calendar and Outlook. It adds a blocking out-of-office event to your own calendar and sends a non-blocking invite to the people you chose, from your own account, so your absence shows on their calendars without taking up their time.
- Google Calendar and Outlook
- A blocking out-of-office event on your calendar
- Non-blocking invites for your team
- Optional Google Out of office that declines meetings
The problem
Approved time off that never reaches the calendar
People get approved, forget to block their calendar, and get booked into meetings on vacation. Homebase does it for them: once time off is approved, their calendar is blocked and their team’s calendars show it, and changes or cancellations update the events.
How it works
How google Calendar and Outlook sync works in Homebase
Link your calendar
In Settings → My calendar, pick a Google Calendar or Outlook account you connected to Autessa, then the calendar to use.
Request time off
Choose who to let know as usual; your manager and teammates are suggested.
Approval adds the events
Your calendar gets a blocking “Out of office” event, and the people you chose get an invite that does not block their time.
Changes follow
Change or cancel the request and the events are updated or removed.
HR calendar as a fallback
Until you link yours, HR’s shared calendar sends the invites for you and nothing is added to your own calendar.
Options and settings
Every option, in plain words
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| My calendar | Link Google Calendar or Outlook for your own events and invites. |
| HR calendar | A shared HR or People calendar that sends invites for people who have not linked theirs. |
| Google Out of office | Use Google’s Out of office event, which also declines meetings while the person is out. |
| Blocks the calendar | Set per time-off policy. |
| Booking status | Each request shows whether it is on the calendar, booking, or could not book, with the problem. |
Permissions
Who can do what
Connected
How it connects to the rest of Homebase
FAQ
Questions about google Calendar and Outlook sync
Does Autessa Homebase sync time off to Google Calendar?
Yes. Approved time off adds a blocking out-of-office event to your linked Google Calendar and sends non-blocking invites to the people you chose.
Does it work with Outlook?
Yes. Link an Outlook calendar in Settings → My calendar and the same events are created there.
Will my team’s calendars be blocked?
No. They receive an invite that does not block their time, so your absence shows without taking a slot.
What if I never link a calendar?
HR’s shared calendar sends the invites for you, and nothing is added to your own calendar.
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