Scheduling Calendar
Scheduling Calendars display all activities taking place on your Environments, including:
Bookings.
Changes.
Blackouts.
Requirements
Before setting up the Scheduling Calendar, ensure that you have completed your Scheduling Configuration.
Create a Scheduling Calendar
To create a Scheduling Calendar:
Access the Timeline where you wish to create a Scheduling Calendar.
Click Add Calendar in the Calendars section on the right of the screen.
Select+ Create a new calendar at the bottom of the list.
Choose Scheduling.
Enter a Name for your new Calendar.
Select the Event Type you want your Calendar to display:
Booking.
Booking dependencies.
Change.
Change dependencies.
Blackout.
Blackout dependencies.
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Event Type options depend on your Scheduling Configuration.
Use the Filters section to define additional filters. For example, to display events with specific statuses only, add an Issue Statuses filter and select desired statuses.
Customize Displayed Event Information
Customize the layout of your Calendar Events to display the information that matters most to you. Here's how:
Open the Calendar Details Panel of an Issue Calendar.
Navigate to the Displayed Information section within the panel.
Choose which fields should be displayed in each of the three different areas: Title, Tags, and Details.
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Only fields with non-empty values will be shown in the Title and Tags areas. Fields added to Details will only be visible in the dialog opened when clicking an event on the Timeline.
Re-order fields by dragging and dropping them.
Click Done to apply your changes.
Create an Event
To create a new Event, you can use one of the following methods:
Drag and Drop
Access the Timeline where you want to add an event.
Look for the Calendars section on the right side of the screen.
Click and hold the plus icon (+) of the Event type you want to create.
Drag it onto the timeline and release it at the desired location.
The Create Issue dialog will open automatically with the Start and End times pre-filled based on where you dropped the event on the Timeline.
Calendars Menu
Access the Timeline where you want to add an event.
Look for the Calendars section on the right.
Click the plus icon (+) of the Event type you want to create.
This will open the Create Issue dialog. By using this method, you’ll have to manually enter Start and End times values.
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When you trigger the creation of an event, the Create issue screen will open. Ensure you have the necessary Jira permissions to create new issues.
Reschedule an Event
To reschedule an event, you can either resize or move it on the timeline. Here's how:
Resize
Access the Timeline where you want to reschedule an event.
Locate the Event on the timeline.
Drag the Start or End of the event to adjust it.
Move
Access the Timeline where you want to reschedule an event.
Locate the Event on the timeline.
Click and hold the middle of the event.
Drag it to the new desired date and time on the timeline.
When you use either method, the Reschedule screen will appear. Confirm the following fields:
Environment(s) to book: Specifies the environment for the event.
Start time: Indicates the exact start date and time.
End time: Indicates the exact ending date and time.
Exclusive: Checkbox to set whether the rescheduled event should be exclusive or not.
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Ensure that you have the necessary Jira permissions to edit the selected issue.
Edit an Event
To edit an Issue Event belonging to an Issue Calendar, you can use one of the following methods:
Double click: Double click the Event.
Click and select: Locate the event and click the Edit button in the Event dialog.
Edition of an Issue Event will open the standard Jira Edit Issue dialog.
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Ensure that you have the necessary Jira permissions to edit the selected issue.
Delete an Event
To delete an Issue Event belonging to an Issue Calendar, follow these steps:
Choose the Event you want to delete.
Click the Browse button to open the Jira issue page associated with the event.
Delete the Jira issue from the opened page.
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Ensure that you have the necessary Jira permissions to delete the selected issue.