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# Teams and supervisors

> Create teams, name managers and decide who approves team members' requests.

A team groups people in the calendar, reports and approvals. A supervisor is the person someone reports to — by default, the supervisor approves that person's requests.

**Who:** Administrators and the Owner create and edit teams. HR assigns people to teams and supervisors.

## Create a team

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Teams">
    In the **Organization** menu, click **Teams**, then **Add team**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details">
    Enter the **Name**, choose a **Color** (used in the calendar) and the **Team manager**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose who approves requests">
    Under **Who approves this team's requests**, pick one of the options (described below).

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tivero/nJ3pi9fH9kVgLgqx/images/en/team-dialog.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=nJ3pi9fH9kVgLgqx&q=85&s=33345c33b32f1eaa4f7a419b54e049c1" alt="The Add team dialog: the name Customer Success, a color choice, the Team manager, and Who approves this team's requests set to Team manager" width="512" height="550" data-path="images/en/team-dialog.webp" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Add team**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Who approves the team's requests

| Option                        | Who approves                                                                                                      |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Use organization settings** | Each person's direct manager, according to the [organization's approval settings](/en/time-off/approval-process). |
| **Team manager**              | This team's manager.                                                                                              |
| **A specific person**         | A person you choose.                                                                                              |
| **Members' direct managers**  | Each team member's supervisor.                                                                                    |

You can set a separate approval setup for an individual person on their page. See [How approval works](/en/time-off/approval-process).

## Assign a person to a team and supervisor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the person">
    Go to **People** and open the person for editing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the team and supervisor">
    Set the **Team** and **Supervisor** fields, then save.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The supervisor defines the reporting line. The access role (for example Manager) defines permissions in Tivero.
</Note>

## Team page

Click a team to see its members, who is **Out today** and **Upcoming absences**. **View in calendar** opens the team calendar.

## Related articles

* [Add and invite people](/en/people/add-and-invite-people)
* [How approval works](/en/time-off/approval-process)
* [Manager guide](/en/roles/manager-guide)