Turning features on and off

Modules decide which parts of Atteny your team sees — here is what each one hides when you switch it off.

For admins

Updated July 26, 2026

Modules are the master switches for Atteny's optional features. Switching one off hides it for everyone, on the web dashboard and in the phone app — and the server refuses the matching actions too, so a stale tab can't slip a change past a disabled module. Nothing is deleted: switch it back on and your data is where you left it. For the quick tour, see Choose your features; this page is the full reference.

Only an admin can open Settings → Modules, and the server rejects the change for anyone else. Every save is written to Settings → Audit log.

The five modules

Module	Requires	What goes away when it's off
Scheduling	—	Schedules leaves the sidebar and the app's tab bar (Notifications takes that slot). No week grid, auto-schedule or open shifts. Settings → Scheduling disappears.
Availability	Scheduling	Employees can't submit their weekly availability; the team availability overview goes on both web and app. Availability leaves the Schedules menu.
Payroll	—	Payroll leaves the sidebar, along with Settings → Pay rates and Settings → Payroll. Labour-cost figures on the dashboard and My payroll in the app are hidden.
Leave Management	—	Leave requests, approvals and balances disappear on web and app; Settings → Leave policies goes with them.
Shift Swaps	Scheduling	The Shift Swaps page and app screen disappear; employees can't ask a coworker to cover.

Time tracking is core: clocking in and out, timesheets, approvals, employees, locations and the audit log are always there and have no switch. Reports isn't a module either — it's part of your plan, not this page.

Dependencies

Availability and Shift Swaps both build on Scheduling. Turn Scheduling off and Atteny asks you to confirm, then switches all three off together.

Turning Scheduling back on later does not bring Availability and Shift Swaps back with it — they stay off until you switch each one on again.

Time off in lieu keeps working without Leave

TOIL follows your overtime setting, not the Leave module: it appears whenever Pay overtime in money is off under Settings → Time & attendance. Banked hours stay visible and requestable with Leave Management switched off — see Time off in lieu.

Presets

Preset	Scheduling	Availability	Payroll	Leave	Shift Swaps
Restaurant / Hospitality	On	On	On	On	On
Office	On	Off	On	On	Off
Retail	On	Off	On	On	Off

Office and Retail set the same five switches — start from either and fine-tune. A preset applies the moment you select Apply; individual toggles need Save Changes.

The five module cards on the Modules settings page with Enabled and Disabled badges and the dependency notices

Switching a module on can block clock-in

Some modules need details on every profile: Payroll requires an employment type and pay group, Scheduling requires a work location. Atteny counts who's missing something at the top of the Modules page, and those people can't clock in until an admin fills the gaps. The invite form asks for the same fields only while the module is on.

In the phone app

The app picks up your change within seconds — no reinstall, no sign-out. Admins can't toggle individual modules there; the app only offers the business-type preset in the first-run setup guide, which you can reopen from its Settings screen.

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