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title: Request time off and suggest who can cover
description: You can schedule your own time off and suggest a suitable cover from among fellow roster members.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/schedule-time-off-and-cover-oncall.html
release: australia
product: On-Call Scheduling
classification: on-call-scheduling
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Viewing schedules and request time-off, On-Call Scheduling, IT Service Management]
---

# Request time off and suggest who can cover

You can schedule your own time off and suggest a suitable cover from among fellow roster members.

## Before you begin

To use this feature, the system administrator must enable the **Configuration to determine if PTO requests need approval** system property \(**com.snc.on\_call\_rotation.pto.approval.required**\).

Role required: itil

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **On-call Scheduling** > **On-call Calendar**.

2.  Select the shift entry for the time off.

3.  Click **Schedule Time Off** and fill in the form.

    \[Omitted image "OC\_SchedTimeOff.png"\] Alt text: Schedule time off form

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Member|The member getting time off \(typically, yourself\).|
    |Starts and Ends|Start and end dates for the time off.|
    |Propose cover|Name of a roster member who can provide cover in the absence.|
    |All day event|Option to specify that the time-off period involves full workdays.|
    |Notes|Optional. Comments to help the shift manager understand the request.|

4.  Click **Schedule**.

    The time off is tentatively scheduled in your On-Call calendar.


**Parent Topic:**[Viewing schedules and request time-off](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/viewing-schedules-and-escalation.md)