Make your availability clear across tools your team already uses. By syncing absence bookings from Productive with Google Calendar and Slack, your your status updates automatically, so your team knows when you're away, without you having to say it.
Who Can Use This Feature
Admins: Set up which absence categories can sync.
Everyone: Enable syncing in personal integration settings.
Why Use Status Sync?
No need to update calendars or Slack manually.
Keep your availability consistent across platforms.
Help teammates plan better and avoid surprises.
Step 1: Set Up Status Sync for Absence Categories (Admin Only)
Admins decide which absence categories can trigger a synced status in Google Calendar and Slack.
Go to Settings > Absence.
Open an existing category or click Add Absence Category.
Turn on the Status Sync toggle and click Save category.
📌 Only categories with the Status Sync enabled will be available for personal sync later.
Step 2: Enable Status Sync in Your Personal Integration Settings
Once the admin has enabled the Status Sync for specific categories, each user can decide whether and how to sync their status.
For Google Calendar
Go to Settings > App Marketplace.
Open the Google Calendar integration and click Edit.
Turn on: "Turn on status sync to create your absence events in Google Calendar."
Select the calendar you'd like to sync to, choose which absence categories to sync, and click Save.
📌 Your approved absence will now automatically block time in your selected calendar.
👉 For more detailed information on configuring your Google calendar integration, visit this article.
For Slack
Go to Settings > App Marketplace.
Open the Slack integration and click Edit.
Enable the Status Sync, choose which absence categories to sync, and click Save.
📌 Your approved absence will now automatically translate to your Slack status.
👉 For more detailed information on configuring Slack notifications and tasks, refer to this article.
Bonus: Sync Your Status in Productive
In addition to Google Calendar and Slack, you can sync your status directly in Productive based on approved absence bookings.
This keeps your availability clear within Productive, no need to update it manually.
