Team coverage calendar for Jira

Timeaway’s team coverage calendar is a shared leave and on-call view inside Jira. Team leads, scrum masters, and on-call coordinators see approved PTO, pending requests, and weekly on-call assignments on one roster — before they assign sprint work or approve another vacation.

How Timeaway helps: the team calendar shows approved leave, pending requests, and on-call rows beside the people you already work with in Jira — no export to a separate PTO tracker.

What is the Timeaway team coverage calendar?

It is the Team calendar screen in Timeaway for Jira. Each Timeaway team gets a month (or week) grid with one row per person. Color blocks show when someone is out; a stripe or badge shows who is on call for that week. The data comes from approved and pending leave requests plus the on-call schedule — not from manual spreadsheet updates.

If you are comparing tools, this is the feature teams search for as a Jira PTO calendar, team leave calendar, or on-call roster in Jira. Timeaway keeps all three in one place.

Who uses the team calendar

• Team leads and managers — check coverage before approving PTO or assigning critical work
• Scrum masters and project leads — plan sprints and releases when enough people are IN
• On-call coordinators — see leave overlapping with pager duty and chase handoffs early
• Individual contributors — know who is around before they ping someone on vacation

Leave, pending requests, and on-call in one view

• Approved leave — solid blocks for PTO, sick, and other leave types your org configured
• Pending requests — amber or outlined blocks so you know coverage might still change
• On-call assignment — weekly on-call row per person when the team has on-call enabled
• Same roster as heatmap and approvals — one source of truth across Timeaway screens

For a density view across many weeks, open the availability heatmap. For swap workflows, see on-call handoffs.

How to open the team calendar in Jira

1. In Jira, open Apps → Timeaway.
2. Go to Team calendar.
3. Select your Timeaway team from the dropdown.
4. Scan the month — green or solid blocks are approved leave, amber is pending, on-call shows per week.
5. Before assigning hot work, confirm the assignee is IN and not the backup on call unless intended.

New to setup? Start with Get started — site admins create the Jira lead group; leads create teams and add members.

Plan sprints and assignments with real availability

Use the calendar during sprint planning, release scheduling, and on-call rotation reviews:

• Before pulling a story into the sprint, check whether the assignee has approved leave that week
• When three people requested the same week off, open the heatmap to see the cliff before you approve
• Pair with Cadence when you plan the week in calendar and goals context
• Publish the availability feed when Capacita or other TimeSuite apps read headcount on your site

Related Timeaway guides

Common questions

Does Jira include a built-in team PTO calendar?

Jira tracks work items, not org-wide leave balances and on-call rosters. Timeaway adds a team coverage calendar, approvals, and policies native to Jira so leave and on-call live next to the work.

Can I see pending time-off requests on the calendar?

Yes. Pending requests appear differently from approved leave so leads can plan before final approval.

How does on-call show on the team calendar?

When a team has on-call enabled in Settings, the calendar includes weekly on-call assignments alongside leave. Handoffs and swaps are managed in On-call.

Is this the same as Cadence time off?

Cadence Advanced includes light time-off on its calendar. Timeaway is the dedicated leave app — balances, policies, heatmap, deliverables, and on-call built for HR-grade PTO. See the FAQ.

Where do I install Timeaway?

Install from the Atlassian Marketplace, then follow Get started. You can also review the Timeaway product page for an overview.