Use time instead of story points for estimation by default

[alex.hendry]

Hi there,

I am using Jira version 8.5.1

When creating an issue, I would like to use time as an estimate instead of story points by default in all new projects. Is this possible?

I know I can configure a board and update the estimation for that board. However I can not see anywhere in the settings where I can use time as an estimate instead of story points by default when creating issues...

Thanks!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There is no way to set a default, but you can select "original estimate" as the estimation statistic on any Scrum board you choose to.

[alex.hendry]

Hi there,

Thanks for the answer. However, the issue is I work at a university and we are creating a Jira project for each of our students in our IT degree. I create all of the projects through the REST API therefore I end up as the board administrator so my students can not update the estimation statistic on their board.

[Florian Bonniec]

Hi @alex.hendry 

It's not possible to do it with basic Jira Software.

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSWSERVER-7468

Maybe you can create a script using scriptrunner that will listen when a new board is created then change the estimate config, never done that and don't know if it's possible.

[alex.hendry]

Hi there, thanks for that. I don't have script runner, but I will look into it. As we use this instance of Jira for our students at a university we have a free educational licence. I will see what options script runner offer for educational licences as I cant do this through the REST API where I create the projects for each of our students.