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Admin Guide — Attendance & Leave Management (Jira)

Use this guide to set up the app in the right order so employees and managers can start using attendance and leave without missing options (leave types, holidays, approvals, etc.).

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Recommended implementation sequence (do this in order)

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Important: If Employee records, Leave Types, Holiday Regions, or Manager Mapping are not configured, users may not see the expected choices in the app.

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1. Install the app and authorize it for your Jira site
2. Create access groups (users vs admins)
3. Complete master data in Settings
4. (Optional) Add Projects for tagging/reporting
5. Create Employee Master records (map to Atlassian accounts)
6. Configure Hierarchy / Manager Mapping
7. Set Leave Credits & Balances (per employee, per year)
8. Maintain Holiday Calendars (per year, per region)
9. Validate with a test employee → then start operations

Admin setup guide (step-by-step)

1) Install & authorize the app

Goal: App is installed and visible under Apps in Jira, with authorization approved.

Steps:

1. Install Attendance & Leave Management from Atlassian Marketplace.
2. Select the Jira site where it should be available.