--- title: "Why does my Leave Application ask for a Holiday List Assignment?" space: "Frappe HR" url: "https://docs.frappe.io/hr/leave-management/help-articles/why-does-my-leave-application-ask-for-a-holiday-list-assignment" updated: "2026-10-25" --- In Frappe HR version 16, a Leave Application stops at **Submit** with `No Holiday List was found for Employee … Please assign through Holiday List Assignment`. This happens when no submitted Holiday List Assignment applies to the employee or their company. It often starts after an upgrade from version 15, or for a new company or a new joiner. ## The error The leave approver sees the error in a message dialog when they submit the Leave Application. The employee can save the application. The error occurs at submission. ``` No Holiday List was found for Employee HR-EMP-00006 or their company Bluepeak Technologies Pvt Ltd for date 05-11-2026. Please assign through Holiday List Assignment ``` ![](/files/01-leave-application-error.webp) Older version 16 releases (before v16.4.0) show the same problem with different text: ``` Please assign Holiday List for Employee HR-EMP-00006 or their company Bluepeak Technologies Pvt Ltd through Holiday List Assignment ``` ## Why this happens A Leave Application needs a holiday list to count the leave days and to record the leave in the leave ledger. In version 15, the holiday list came from the **Holiday List** field in the Employee, or the **Default Holiday List** in the Company. In version 16, the holiday list comes only from a **Holiday List Assignment**. This is a separate document that links a holiday list to an employee or to a company from a start date. It keeps the history of when the holiday list changes. The **Holiday List** field in the Employee is now hidden. When the Leave Application is submitted, Frappe HR looks for the holiday list in this order: 1. A submitted Holiday List Assignment for the employee. 2. A submitted Holiday List Assignment for the employee's company. If it finds neither, it shows the error. These do **not** count: - An assignment in **Draft** or **Cancelled** status. - The **Holiday List** set in the **Shift Type** of the employee's default shift. Frappe HR uses the shift's holiday list only for auto attendance. The Leave Application has no shift, so it cannot use it. - The **Default Holiday List** in the Company, or the hidden **Holiday List** field in the Employee. - An assignment for a different company. If the employee moved to another company, that company needs its own assignment. For example, Bluepeak Technologies Pvt Ltd upgraded to version 16. The upgrade did not create a company-level assignment. Kiran Rao joins on 1 October 2026 and applies for two days of Casual Leave. Kiran's manager, Vikram Desai, approves the leave and clicks **Submit**. The error appears because neither Kiran nor Bluepeak Technologies Pvt Ltd has a submitted assignment. ## How to fix it Create one company-level assignment. It applies to every employee of the company who has no assignment of their own. You need the **HR Manager** or **HR User** role. 1. Make sure a **Holiday List** exists that covers the leave dates. Its **From Date** and **To Date** must include the leave dates. 2. Go to **Leaves → Holidays → Holiday List Assignment** and click **Add Holiday List Assignment**. 3. In **Applicable For**, select **Company**. 4. In **Company**, select the employee's company. 5. In **Holiday List**, select the holiday list. **Holiday List Start** and **Holiday List End** show its dates. 6. In **Assignment Starts From**, enter the first date the list applies. Use the **Holiday List Start** date. It must be between **Holiday List Start** and **Holiday List End**. ![](/files/02-new-holiday-list-assignment.webp) 7. Click **Save**, then **Submit**. The status changes to **Submitted**. ![](/files/03-holiday-list-assignment-submitted.webp) 8. Open the Leave Application again and click **Submit**. The status changes to **Approved** and the leave is recorded. ![](/files/04-leave-application-submitted.webp) If some employees follow a different holiday calendar (for example, another branch or a night team), create one more assignment for each of them. Select **Employee** in **Applicable For** and select the employee. An employee-level assignment wins over the company-level assignment. ### If the date in the error is before the assignment's start date A submitted assignment cannot be edited. Do one of these: - Update your site to the latest version 16 release (v16.20.0 or later). - Or create another assignment with an **Assignment Starts From** date on or before the date in the error. If the current holiday list does not cover that date, create a holiday list for that period first and assign it. ## How to check which holiday list applies 1. Go to **Leaves → Holidays → Holiday List Assignment**. 2. Filter **Assigned To** by the employee ID, then by the company name. 3. Look at the submitted records. The record with the latest **Assignment Starts From** date on or before the leave date applies. ## How to prevent it - Create a company-level assignment for every company, including a new company. - When you make the holiday list for the next year, also create and submit an assignment that starts on the first day of the new list. - After an upgrade from version 15, check that each company has a submitted assignment. The upgrade creates assignments only for active employees and companies that had a holiday list set. ## Related - [Holiday List Assignment](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/hr/leave-management/holiday-list-assignment) - [Holiday List](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/holiday-list) - [Leave Application](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/leave-application) - [Leave Policy Assignment and Allocation](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/leave-management/help-articles/leave-policy-assignment-and-allocation)