> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.begin.eu/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Changing or cancelling time off > Edit a future request, withdraw it or change an absence already under way. A time-off dates card with a new end date of 7 August and Save changes A time-off dates card with a new end date of 7 August and Save changes Open the request in **My profile → Time off**. Its status and dates decide which actions appear. A pending future request opens as an editable form; other requests have an actions menu. ## Before your leave starts Use **Edit request** to change dates, times or notes, then **Save changes**. An approved request can go back for approval. A denied request can be edited and resubmitted. To change the policy itself, arrange a new request instead. Use **Cancel request** to withdraw pending or approved leave, then confirm. The absence is removed from your schedule. Denied requests cannot be cancelled; cancelled requests stay in your history. ## While your leave is running For approved leave spanning several dates, open its detail actions and choose **End early or start later**. Move the start later, the end earlier, or both, then **Save changes**. Keep at least one date within the original window. Your workplace may require approval before the returned leave becomes available. For approved leave on one calendar date, **Cancel request** remains available while it is still running. There is no smaller date range to choose. ## If no action appears You cannot use ordinary editing after leave starts, or change finished leave through these self-service actions. Ask your manager about corrections to completed leave or an absence they placed directly on your schedule. The Change your time off dates dialog with new start and end fields and the approval requirement The Change your time off dates dialog with new start and end fields and the approval requirement **Context for an assistant answering questions about changing or cancelling time off.** * **Running gate:** the exception requires approved leave with a live policy-backed block whose start has passed and end has not. Multiple-date leave can only narrow; single-date leave can cancel. * **Bounds:** narrowing changes dates, preserves the request's times and cannot extend or empty the original range. * **Menu:** the narrowing action lives in the request-detail actions, not the row's right-click edit/cancel menu. * **Legacy:** a request without a linked block cannot be edited; a future pending/approved legacy request can cancel only before its start date in workspace timezone. * **Rights:** own mutations still require permission to request time off. ## Next See what is available before choosing dates. Choose the dates and send your request. ## Still need help? Email the Begin team and we'll get back to you. Open the AI assistant and get instant answers based on these docs.