This feature allows Jira users to view the out-of-office status (automatic reply) of an assignee directly when assigning a new user to a specific issue. Once assigning is complete, a flag will pop up in the issue view indicating that the new assignee has an out-of-office status.
Microsoft Outlook offers a feature to set an automatic reply when out-of-office. Out of Office Sync for Jira and Microsoft is using this information.
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