# Create new attendance event type

<p class="callout danger">This action requires the **"Create attendance event types**" permission.</p>

To create a new attendance event type, click the "+" button, this will redirect you to the "[Create new attendance event type](https://placeholder.erp/attendance-event-types/create)" form.

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To create a new attendance event type, add at least the new type's **name**, **icon** and **category**.

![image.png](https://how-to-erp.dewesoft.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/8uZimage.png)

<p class="callout info">The switches are used to determine some of behaviour for events of the new type (if the event can skip weekends, is visible to employees for attendance request submitting...).</p>