How to see who Approved/Declined a Shift Trade

Auriel

Updated May 23, 2025 16:04

Shift Trading is available for 7shifts accounts using Shift Pool, and allows employees to swap shifts easily with one another. If Require Approval is enabled, trades must be reviewed by Admins and Managers before they are finalized.

This article will cover how to see which Manager or Admin Approved/Declined the trade.

Prerequisites

⚠️ Manager/Assistant Managers can only access requests from other users that are assigned the same Locations and Departments they are assigned to.

⚠️ Managers/Assistant Managers will be able to approve shift trades/requests with permissions: 'Can manage schedules', and 'Can approve/decline shift pool requests'.

View Trade Details to see who approved/declined a shift trade:

In the left navigation bar, head to Schedule > Shift Pool> Trade requests.
Using the filters to narrow down results by Location, Employee, and Status (such as Approved or Declined).
Click on the Shift Trade to expand Trade Details.
The date, time, and name of the user who approved the Shift Trade will appear on the top right-hand corner:

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