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Last Updated: 2026-06-12
Concept: Canceling Time Off Requests

Concept: Canceling Time Off Requests

You can cancel a time off request if it has a status of
In Progress
and you belong to a security group on the
Cancel
action on the business process security policy.
If the request has a status of
Successfully Completed
, you can no longer cancel it. Instead, correct the request using the
Manage Absence
report.
To cancel a time off request in
My Tasks
, click the gear icon and then select
Cancel
.
The
More
Cancel
button that displays on the notification doesn't cancel the business process event.
To cancel a time off event from elsewhere in Workday, select
Business Process
Cancel
from the related actions menu of the business process event.
To delete unsubmitted time off requests entered through Time Tracking, access either of these tasks and click the unsubmitted time block:
  • Enter My Time
  • Enter Time
On the
Enter Time
dialog, click
Delete
.