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title: "Editing a Leave Request Before Submitting"
slug: "editing-a-leave-request-before-submitting"
updated: 2026-10-15T18:15:50Z
published: 2026-10-15T18:15:50Z
canonical: "help.su-inc.com/editing-a-leave-request-before-submitting"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Editing a Leave Request Before Submitting

Leave requests with a status of Unsubmitted, Recalled, or Rejected can be edited from within the [Leave Requests option](/sui/docs/leave-requests-option) by the user who entered the request or by the employee for whom the leave request was made.

> ***Tip:*** Leave requests with a status of Approved or Pending would first need to be recalled and then can be edited (only applicable for approved leave requests not yet brought into a batch of Employee Absences or Pay Period Entries (or processed on the FMLA screen in the Employee File, if applicable)); if needed, refer to [Editing a Leave Request After Submitting](/sui/docs/editing-a-leave-request-after-submitting).

#### **How to edit a leave request *before* submitting:**

1. Select the **Leave Requests** menu (or select the **Leave Requests** menu and then **Inquiry**).
2. On the Leave Requests screen, select the **Inquiry** tab if not already selected.

> **Note:** The Inquiry tab is only available if the user has rights to enter leave requests (within the User Security option).
3. The leave requests previously entered by the user in the last six months display showing the applicable status (Unsubmitted, Pending, Approved, Recalled, Rejected, or Cancelled). If desired, change the filters to modify the leave requests listed on the screen.
4. Click the **View/Edit** link to the right of the leave request to edit, or double-click on the leave request.
5. Make the desired changes to the leave request.
  - Comments for the leave request can be changed as follows:
    - To change a comment, click the **More** (**…**) button to the right and select **Edit**; then make the changes and click the **Save** button.
    - To delete a comment, click the **More** (**…**) button to the right and select **Delete**; then when prompted, click the **Delete** button.

> **Note:** Users can only edit or delete a comment they entered.

1. After all the changes have been made, click the **Save** button, and then [complete the steps to submit the leave request](/sui/docs/submitting-a-leave-request).