---
title: Buy/Sell Holiday Request
product: PDF Generator
description: Get a printable buy sell holiday request form in PDF. Create editable or prefilled employee leave request forms using SurveyJS PDF Generator.
framework: Vanilla JS
source: https://surveyjs.io/pdf-generator/examples/pdf-hr-buy-sell-holiday-request-form-template/vanillajs
index: https://surveyjs.io/pdf-generator/examples/overview.md
---

# Buy/Sell Holiday Request (Vanilla JS)

## Files

### `public/index.html`

```html
<div style="display: flex;">
    <div id="surveyElement" style="flex: 1 1 0%; height: 100%; min-width: 0;"></div>
    <div id="pdf-preview" style="flex: 0.7 0.7 0%; display: none">
        <embed id="pdf-preview-frame" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%; height:100%;" />
    </div>
</div>
```

### `src/index.css`

```css
/* You can add your custom CSS here. */
```

### `src/index.js`

```js
import { Model } from "survey-core";
import "survey-js-ui";
import { SurveyPDF } from "survey-pdf";
import "survey-core/survey-core.min.css";
import "./index.css";
import { json } from "./json";

function createSurveyPdfModel (surveyModel) {
    const surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF(json);
    if (surveyModel) {
        surveyPDF.data = surveyModel.data;
        surveyPDF.locale = surveyModel.locale;
        
        
    }
    surveyPDF.questionsOnPageMode = "standard";
    return surveyPDF;
}
function saveSurveyToPdf (filename, surveyModel) {
    const pdfDoc = createSurveyPdfModel(surveyModel);
    if (!pdfDoc) return;

    pdfDoc.save(filename);
}

const previewDiv = document.getElementById("pdf-preview");
const previewEmbed = document.getElementById("pdf-preview-frame");
let pdfBlobUrl;

function showPdfPreview(surveyModel) {
    if (!previewDiv || !previewEmbed) return;

    const pdfDoc = createSurveyPdfModel(surveyModel);
    if (!pdfDoc) return;

    pdfDoc.raw("blob").then((blob) => {
        if (pdfBlobUrl) {
            URL.revokeObjectURL(pdfBlobUrl);
        }
        pdfBlobUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
        previewEmbed.setAttribute("src", pdfBlobUrl);
        previewDiv.style.display = "block";
    });
}

function previewPdf(surveyModel) {
    if (!previewDiv) return;

    if (previewDiv.style.display !== "none") {
        previewDiv.style.display = "none";
        return;
    }

    showPdfPreview(surveyModel);
}

const survey = new Model(json);
survey.showCompleteButton = false;
survey.navigationButtonsLocation = "topBottom";
survey.addNavigationItem({
    id: "survey_save_as_file",
    title: "Download PDF",
    action: () => {
        saveSurveyToPdf("surveyResult.pdf", survey);
    }
});
survey.addNavigationItem({
    id: "survey_pdf_preview",
    title: "Preview PDF",
    visible: window.navigator.pdfViewerEnabled,
    action: () => {
        previewPdf(survey);
    }
});
survey.render(document.getElementById("surveyElement"));
```

### `src/json.js`

```js
export const json = {
  "title": "Annual Leave Buy/Sell Application Form",
  "headerView": "advanced",
  "pages": [
    {
      "name": "section-one",
      "title": "Section 1: Employee Details and Application",
      "elements": [
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "employee-details",
          "title": "Employee Details",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-surname",
              "title": "Surname"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-first-name",
              "title": "First Name"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-job-title",
              "title": "Job Title"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-band",
              "title": "Band / Grade"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-email-address",
              "title": "Email Address",
              "inputType": "email"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-phone-number",
              "title": "Phone Number"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-work-address",
              "title": "Work Address"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "employee-manager-details",
          "title": "Department and Manager Details",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "directorate",
              "title": "Directorate"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "line-manager",
              "title": "Line Manager"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "base",
              "title": "Base / Location"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "ward-department",
              "title": "Ward or Department"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "assignment-number",
              "title": "Assignment Number",
              "description": "Enter your 8-digit assignment number (see your payslip)."
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "contracted-hours",
              "title": "Contracted Hours of Employment",
              "inputType": "number"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "continuous-service-date",
              "title": "Continuous Service Date",
              "inputType": "date"
            },
            {
              "type": "checkbox",
              "name": "contract-type",
              "title": "Contract Type",
              "description": "Select all that apply.",
              "choices": [
                "Permanent",
                "Fixed-Term",
                "All year round",
                "Term-time only",
                "Annualized"
              ],
              "colCount": 2
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "buying-panel",
          "title": "Request to Buy Annual Leave",
          "description": "If approved, your gross annual salary will be reduced in exchange for additional annual leave. The deduction will normally be spread across a 12-month period.",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "buy-hours",
              "title": "Number of hours of annual leave you wish to buy",
              "inputType": "number"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "selling-panel",
          "title": "Request to Sell Annual Leave",
          "description": "If approved, you will give up the specified amount of annual leave and receive a payment in exchange.",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "sell-hours",
              "title": "Number of hours of annual leave you wish to sell (enter if applicable)",
              "inputType": "number"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "checkbox",
          "name": "lesser-proportion",
          "title": "Acceptance of Partial Approval",
          "choices": [
            "I understand that the full amount requested may not be approved. A smaller amount may be authorized instead. Tick this box if you would NOT accept a reduced amount and prefer the request to be declined."
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "reason-to-buy-sell",
          "title": "Reason for Application",
          "description": "Select the option that best describes your reason for buying or selling annual leave (complete the section that applies).",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "radiogroup",
              "name": "buy-reason",
              "title": "Reason for Buying Leave (if buying leave)",
              "choices": [
                "More time with family",
                "Travel",
                "Home improvements"
              ],
              "showOtherItem": true,
              "otherText": "Other (please specify)"
            },
            {
              "type": "radiogroup",
              "name": "sell-reason",
              "title": "Reason for Selling Leave (if selling leave)",
              "choices": [
                "Do not require full leave entitlement",
                "Prefer additional income"
              ],
              "showOtherItem": true,
              "otherText": "Other (please specify)"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "salary-sacrifice",
      "title": "Section 2: Salary Sacrifice Acknowledgement",
      "elements": [
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "important-information",
          "title": "Important Information",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "html",
              "name": "salary-sacrifice-details",
              "html": "<p>The national pension scheme is based on career-average earnings rather than final salary. Participating in a salary sacrifice arrangement may reduce the salary used to calculate your pension.</p><p>The Trust cannot provide pension or financial advice. If you are unsure how salary sacrifice may affect you, consider seeking independent financial advice.</p>"
            },
            {
              "type": "checkbox",
              "name": "salary-sacrifice-checkbox",
              "title": "Select the statements that apply to you:",
              "choices": [
                "I have taken independent financial advice regarding the impact on my pension.",
                "I have chosen not to take independent financial advice.",
                "I am not a member of the pension scheme.",
                {
                  "value": "n/a",
                  "text": "Not applicable (for example, if selling annual leave only).",
                  "isExclusive": true
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "employee-signature",
          "title": "Employee Declaration and Signature",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "signaturepad",
              "name": "employee-sign",
              "title": "Employee Signature",
              "signatureHeight": 150
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-printed-name",
              "title": "Printed Name"
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "employee-date",
              "title": "Date",
              "inputType": "date"
            },
            {
              "type": "html",
              "name": "forward-comment",
              "html": "<em>Please forward this form to your Line Manager for completion of Section 3.</em>"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "line-manager-page",
      "title": "Section 3: Line Manager Review",
      "elements": [
        {
          "type": "radiogroup",
          "name": "previous-annual-leave",
          "title": "Has the employee carried over annual leave from the previous year?",
          "choices": [
            "Yes",
            "No"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "multipletext",
          "name": "days-and-hours",
          "title": "If yes, specify the amount carried over",
          "items": [
            {
              "name": "days",
              "title": "Days",
              "inputType": "number"
            },
            {
              "name": "hours",
              "title": "Hours",
              "inputType": "number"
            }
          ],
          "itemTitleWidth": 50,
          "colCount": 2
        },
        {
          "type": "radiogroup",
          "name": "sickness-absence",
          "title": "Does the employee's sickness absence exceed Trust trigger points?",
          "choices": [
            "Yes",
            "No"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "name": "support-application-comment",
          "title": "If applicable, explain why you still support the employee's application"
        },
        {
          "type": "panel",
          "name": "line-manager-decision",
          "title": "Manager Decision",
          "elements": [
            {
              "type": "radiogroup",
              "name": "manager-decision",
              "title": "Decision",
              "choices": [
                "Support the application (subject to final checks)",
                "Do not support the application"
              ]
            },
            {
              "type": "radiogroup",
              "name": "partial-support",
              "title": "If full approval is not possible, indicate whether a partial request can be supported",
              "choices": [
                "Support partial request to buy leave",
                "Support partial request to sell leave",
                "Not applicable"
              ]
            },
            {
              "type": "text",
              "name": "hours-confirmed",
              "title": "If partially approved, specify the number of hours approved",
              "inputType": "number"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "name": "decision-rationale",
          "title": "Reason for Decision"
        },
        {
          "type": "signaturepad",
          "name": "line-manager-signature",
          "title": "Manager Signature",
          "signatureHeight": 150
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "name": "line-manager-printed-name",
          "title": "Printed Name"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "name": "line-manager-date",
          "title": "Date",
          "inputType": "date"
        },
        {
          "type": "html",
          "name": "line-manager-comment",
          "html": "<b>Managers must not communicate the decision to the employee until the process is completed.</b>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "questionsOnPageMode": "singlePage"
};
```

### `src/theme.js`

```js
export const themeJson = {};
```

### `package.json`

```json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "survey-core": "latest",
    "survey-js-ui": "latest",
    "survey-pdf": "latest"
  }
}
```

## Other Frameworks

- [Angular](https://surveyjs.io/pdf-generator/examples/pdf-hr-buy-sell-holiday-request-form-template/angular.md)
- [React](https://surveyjs.io/pdf-generator/examples/pdf-hr-buy-sell-holiday-request-form-template/reactjs.md)
- [Vue 3](https://surveyjs.io/pdf-generator/examples/pdf-hr-buy-sell-holiday-request-form-template/vue3js.md)
- [jQuery](https://surveyjs.io/pdf-generator/examples/pdf-hr-buy-sell-holiday-request-form-template/jquery.md)