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User Management

Manage users in Holiday Ocean 360: add people one by one or by CSV, assign roles, edit profiles, and deactivate the accounts of people who leave.

Managing Users

Manage your team from Organization → Users in the sidebar. Add new members, assign roles, and maintain profiles.


Adding Users

Individual invitation:

  1. Click + Add User
  2. Enter first name, last name, and work email
  3. Select department and role (Employee, Manager, or HR Admin)
  4. Click Send Invitation

The user receives an email with a secure link to create their account.

Bulk CSV import: (Starter plan and above)

  1. Click Import CSV
  2. Download the template CSV file
  3. Fill in columns: First Name, Last Name, Email, Department, Role
  4. Upload the completed file
  5. Review the preview and click Confirm Import
Tip

Use the CSV template to avoid formatting errors. Download it from the Import CSV dialog.


Managing Roles

Update a user’s role from their profile page. Each role has different access levels:

RoleAccess level
EmployeeRequest and view permissions
ManagerAdds approval and team visibility permissions
HR AdminFull administrative access

A user holds exactly one role at a time. Department managers automatically receive approver permissions when assigned as the head of an Org Structure unit, even if their base role is Employee.


Editing Profiles

From a user’s profile, HR admins can:

ActionDescription
Update department assignmentChange which Org Structure unit the user reports into
View current leave balancesSee remaining days per leave type
See effective entitlementsThe policy that applies for each leave type, including any assigned policy
Review request historyFull leave request history with timeline

Deactivating Users

When an employee leaves the organization:

  1. Open their profile from Organization → Users
  2. Click Deactivate
  3. Confirm the deactivation

The system automatically:

ActionDescription
Cancel pending requestsAll pending leave requests are cancelled
Preserve dataHistorical data remains in the audit log for compliance
Free the seatThe user count is reduced, freeing capacity for your plan
Note

Deactivated users cannot sign in, but their historical data (requests, decisions, audit entries) is permanently preserved for compliance.