LogQuillThe admin area
Where the site is set up, who can open each part, and how changes are saved.
The admin area is under Administration in the sidebar, in four groups: Site, Time, Absences and People. Click a group to open it and pick a page; the group of the page you're on opens by itself. With the sidebar folded to icons, a group's icon opens its pages in a small menu.
Each page needs its own permission, so a role can be given one part of the admin area without the rest, and a group only shows the pages you can open:
| Group | Page | What's there | Permission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site | General | The countries you operate in, working hours, the start of the week, Jira's own settings for comparison | General settings |
| Site | Holidays | Holiday lists per country | Holidays |
| Site | Jira sync | Whether LogQuill is in step with Jira, and importing from Tempo | Manage the Jira sync |
| Site | API | Whether API keys work on the site, and everyone's keys | Public API |
| Time | Time logging | Daily hours limits, work types and worklog fields | Time logging settings |
| Time | Timesheets | Periods, submission, locks, reminder and status emails | Timesheet settings |
| Time | Accounts | Who the time is worked for, and how time finds its account | Accounts |
| Time | Projects | Each project's settings: who sees time and money on it | Project settings |
| Absences | Absences | Absence types and the HR email addresses | Absence settings |
| Absences | Approvals | Who approves absences: a default chain, one per team type, teams with their own | Absence settings |
| Absences | Allowances | Allowance plans, and which plan each absence type and country gets | Absence settings |
| Absences | Balances | Everyone's leave balances: adjust, own plans, import, export | Approve absences |
| People | People & roles | Everyone on the site, their roles, holidays and employment dates, and what each role allows | Manage roles |
| People | Teams | Team types, countries and projects, for the whole site | Team options |
The Audit log has its own page in the sidebar, for people allowed to read it. Audit log
Screenshot to add: public/screenshots/admin/admin-area.png
The sidebar's Administration groups, with Site open on General.
As an admin, open Site under Administration in the sidebar, then General. Capture the sidebar with the Site group open and the General page beside it.
Saving changes
Most tabs are edited as a draft: whatever you change is highlighted, with what it was before, until you choose Save changes. Holidays are saved with Save holidays. A few things save straight away: giving someone a role, and changes to work types.
Every change made here is recorded in the audit log: who changed what, from what, to what, and when.
Notices at the top
- The Jira sync needs a look: shown to whoever manages the sync, with a dot on Site and Jira sync in the sidebar. Jira sync
- LogQuill isn't Jira's time tracking provider: on General only, with a dot on Site and General in the sidebar so it's seen from anywhere. Install
- Trial and subscription: see Subscription and your data.