How do you modify the Original Estimate?

Question

Use Case is .. Issues are being created with the "Original Estimate" left blank and put into the "To Do" status.  Our staff picks up the ticket, assigns to them-self and wants to add the "Original Estimate" as part of the status transition to "In Progress".  Then they begin logging work against the ticket until they move it into the "Done" status.

Permission scheme set for this project is "Any logged in user" can "Edit Own Worklogs" and "Work on Issues".

Phil Harman_wset14 · Answer

Yes, I am using classic project.  I understand what you have provided.  But I need to expand my Use Case to communicate our exact situation.

Use Case addition details ...

* Tickets are create with no thought put into estimate. These are in our Backlog Scrum board.
* Scrum planning meeting occurs, where the team needs to add their estimates.
* Once Scrum scope and commit is decided, we start the sprint and tickets get moved into "In Progress" as they are worked on.

How can we edit the original estimates without doing a status transition?

Thorsten Letschert _Decadis AG_ · Answer

Hi @Phil Harman ,

assuming you're using a classic project, please do the following:

* Add a new screen, e.g. Time Tracking Workflow Screen and add the field Time Tracking (see https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/defining-a-screen-938847288.html)
* Add this screen to the transition leading to In Progress in your workflow (see https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/map-a-screen-to-a-workflow-transition-in-jira-server-720634253.html)
* If you want do prevent logging time before entering In Progress, please add the workflow property jira.permission.work.denied to all the statuses, where logging work shouldn't be allowed (see https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-restrict-log-work-on-a-specific-status-834225982.html)

I hope this matches your scenario.

Cheers
Thorsten