# How agents receive and approve shift trade requests
To view trade offers, agents go to their schedule calendar, and choose or tap on the request drawer, as shown in the following image.
Then choose the **Shift trades** tab, as shown in the following image.
You can choose on the received trade section to review the incoming trade offers from other agents. You can then select that offer and take one of the following actions.
+ **Accept offer**: Choose to accept the trade request and accept the offer.
+ **Decline offer**: Choose to decline this trade request, and instead keep your offer in the pool.
+ **Cancel trade request**: Choose to cancel this trade request, and remove your offer from the request pool. You can cancel a trade request at any time, even after it has gone to your supervisor for approval.
The following image shows the location of these options on the **Shift trade** pane.
When you choose **Accept offer**, a dialog box prompts you to confirm your selection. The **Confirm** button is shown in the following image.
**Expired** status means you created an offer for a shift but the **Notice period** specified for your [shift trade group](scheduling-create-shift-trade-groups.md) has passed before the trade was completed. No further actions can be taken on that shift.
## Why a shift trade request may be Failed
A shift trade request may have a status of **Failed**. The Info icon provides a brief description why, such as **Shift trade affects other shifts**. This means the agent already has a shift on the same day you are asking to trade.
The following image shows a **Failed** status.
