Meet the new BigPicture navigation
A faster, smarter, and more intuitive way to work is here. We’ve redesigned BigPicture navigation to give you a smoother experience and better access to what matters most.
→ Discover what’s new, explore key improvements, and review feature name updates on the New navigation page.
→ The rollout will happen gradually, and the previous navigation will be retired in September 2026.
Manage absences
Jira/App Admin must first enable the users to self-manage their absences in their profile settings by toggling the Absences are self-managed by App’s user option.
How to access the Absences page
To access your settings and see the absence cards, you can use the following methods.
Method 1: Dropdown menu
Click your avatar in the top right corner and select Absences:
Method 2 (Data center): My settings
Click BigPicture > My settings > Absences.
Add absences
From the My settings page
To add an absence:
Go to the Absences page.
Click Add new on the right.
Provide the following data
Name
Start date
End date
Comment (if needed)
To add another absence, check the Add another box.
Click Add to confirm.
The absence will immediately be visible on the list.
Half-day absences
You can also submit absences for half a day only. To do so, toggle the Half-day absence in selected days slider on the Add Absence screen.
Note that entering a date range and selecting a half-day absence will decrease the capacity for each specified day by 50%. This means that half-day will apply to each day within the selected date range.
From the Resources module
In the Resources module, you can right-click on the resource name > Add absence to access the form.
Edit absences
To edit an absence:
Go to the Absences page.
Find an absence to edit and click the Edit icon on the right.
Make changes in the dialog modal box.
Click Save to confirm.
Delete absences
To delete an absence:
Go to the Absences page.
Find an absence to edit and click the Delete icon on the right.
Click Delete to confirm.