Intelligent Absence Management
for Enterprise Workflows
How Do Absences Add Complexity to Enterprise Challenges?
Fragmented Availability Data
High Administrative Overhead
Process & Workflow Disruption
How Can the Out-of-Office App Help My Team?
Seamless Handoffs
Unassign issues or hand them over automatically to prevent delays.
Clear Team Availability
Project managers and team leads can see availability when assigning issues.
Accurate Absence Sync
Balanced Workloads
Escalate or defer task, when members are already at full capacity.
Enterprise-level Control & Reporting*
Centrally manage statuses, reallocate work, and monitor distribution to prevent bottlenecks.
*Rovo Agents (coming soon) will allow to distribute and reallocate work assignments effortlessly, giving the ability to react to absences in seconds.
Customer
Questions & Comments
1.
Why not just use Jira Automation?
OOO for Jira auto-detects availability via integrations, without complex setups.
2.
Can’t Tempo Capacity Planner handle PTO?
PTO plans can’t reassign work, so tasks can still go to unavailable users.
3.
How does this scale for enterprise use?
This add-on is vital to what we do - to ensure that our clients requests don't go unnoticed if someone is on leave. Super easy and straight-forward interface makes it easy and intuitive for our team to use this.
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Out of Office for Jira – Keep Work Moving, Even When You’re Away
Out of Office for Jira ensures tasks don’t stall when team members are unavailable. It automates issue reassignment, delegates approvals, and syncs availability data from Outlook, Google Calendar, Slack, and Tempo.
Why It Matters
- Prevent workflow disruptions by automatically reassigning tasks.
- Ensure timely approvals with backup approvers.
- Integrate seamlessly with existing tools for real-time availability tracking.
KEY FEATURES
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Key Features
CATEGORY
FEATURE
Value
Core Capabilities
Out of Office Status
Shows assignee status in the issue view and suggests alternatives.
Prevents delays by showing who’s available.
Custom Messages
Auto-comments notify others when someone is away.
Keeps teams informed with minimal disruption.
Dynamic Reassignment
Keeps work moving during absences.
Mention Tags
Shows absence alerts in Jira comments.
Highlights availability when users are mentioned.
Reusable Templates
Set once, reuse across projects and integrations
Advanced Capabilities
Bulk Assignment Management
Streamlines handovers before, during, and after leave.
Jira Automation Compatibility
Works with Jira Automation to exclude absent users from workflows.
JQL Reporting for Impact Analysis
Track reassigned issues and team load using JQL filters.
Exposes blockers and workload risks.
Enterprise-wide Admin Features (Coming Soon)
Admin-level controls for setting global OoO policies.
Centralizes setup and ensures consistency.
JSM Specific Features
Approval Delegation
Routes pending approvals to predefined backups.
Customer Approval Delegation
Assign backup approvers when customer roles are out.
Customer Portal Customization
Customizes how OoO statuses are displayed in the portal.
Integrations
Outlook 365 & Google Calendar
Syncs Out of Office status from calendar sources.
Tempo Capacity Planner
Connects Tempo Plans for non-billable time.
Slack
Syncs Out of Office Assistant with Slack status.
Custom integrations through the REST API
Syncs HR system data with Jira’s OoO rules.
Enables custom automation and HR syncing.
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Why This Matters
Out of Office for Jira vs. Automation
for Jira & Alternatives
Jira teams lose time, miss SLAs, and disrupt workflows when work is assigned to unavailable team members. Out of Office for Jira automates reassignments,
ensures smooth handovers, and eliminates delays—something Automation for Jira and other solutions simply weren’t built to do.
Feature Comparison:
Out of Office for Jira vs. Alternatives
FEATURE
Out of Office for Jira
Automation for Jira
Other Solutions
Out of Office Status in Jira issues
Information doesn’t connect with automations
Out of Office message
Calendar & HR Integrations
Only with custom development
Documented REST API
Reassignment automations for admins
Reassignment automations for users
Shift Management
Approval Delegation (JSM)
Approval Delegation for customers
Team Mention Alerts
Reusable Absence Templates
Bulk Assignment Controls for End Users
JQL for Absence Insights
Slack Integration
Information doesn’t connect with automations
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