The calendar configuration contains event sources. The events are created based on existing event sources.
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Short overview
Worklog sources
Worklog sources are used to report and track the work time in Jira. In Work Time Tracking Calendar, having a worklog source, you can create a worklog event.
Each worklog event, the logged time, with other words, is stored in Jira database. Jira API is used to store and retrieve the worklog events. The worklogs created in Jira are transparently displayed in Work Time Tracking Calendar. On the other hand, the work records created via a calendar are shown in Jira, and can be processed by the Jira or third party apps.
The reports can be configured and generated to show the worklogs for a given period, grouped by defined fields.
Planning sources
The planning sources can be used for different kind of planning. Most common usage for a planning source is to plan the work time. Created planning events are stored in Work Time Tracking Calendar database.
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Worklog records can be quickly created based on the planning events.
Worklog sources
Worklog sources are used to report and track the work time in Jira. In Work Time Tracking Calendar, having a worklog source, you can create a worklog event.
Each worklog event, the logged time, with other words, is stored in Jira database. Jira API is used to store and retrieve the worklog events. The worklogs created in Jira are transparently displayed in Work Time Tracking Calendar. On the other hand, the work records created via a calendar are shown in Jira, and can be processed by the Jira or third party apps.The reports can be configured and generated to show the worklogs for a given period, grouped by defined fields.
iCalendar sources
All popular calendar-based apps (e.g. Google Calendar, Outlook, etc.) can export the events via iCalendar format.
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