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title: On-Call Scheduling capabilities
description: The key features and capabilities of On-Call Scheduling can be used by the various user roles.
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product: On-Call Scheduling
classification: on-call-scheduling
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# On-Call Scheduling capabilities

The key features and capabilities of On-Call Scheduling can be used by the various user roles.

On-Call Scheduling supports the Members of the roster \(itil role\), Shift Manager \(rota\_manager role\), shift administrator \(rota\_admin role\). Based on the user role, you can perform the following actions:

## itil role

-   View your on-call schedules and see the other members of your shift.
-   Submit a time-off request and refer another member of the group to cover your shift.
-   Specify your availability and your preferred contact methods.
-   View the roster and escalation details for a shift.
-   Run schedule and escalation reports.
-   Use the ITSM Mobile Agent for viewing schedules and requesting time off.

## rota\_manager role

-   View the on-call schedule including any gaps and time-off requests for your group.
-   Approve or reject time-off requests
-   Review and manage gaps and conflicts.
-   Provide, replace, or delete coverage and delete time-off requests.
-   Create a shift and add or delete members to the shift.
-   View escalation, group, and performance reports.
-   Use the Mobile Agent for viewing the schedule of your groups and approve or reject time-off requests.

## rota\_admin role

-   Set up Slack, Microsoft Teams, text and voice messages, as a contact method for an on-call escalation.
-   Assign roles and configure escalation trigger rules.
-   Create shift and group templates.
-   Design the entire escalation process.

**Parent Topic:**[Exploring On-Call Scheduling](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/exploring-on-call-scheduling.md)