Not finding "Statuses configuration" option while creating Time in Status field

Question

I want to track the time spent by the issue in each status so after going through several article I found configuring "Time in Status" field would help us to some extended. So I did the following steps

Step 1: Settings -> Issues - Custom Fields -> Create Custom Fields -> Advance -> "Selected Time in Status" -> Configured Name and Description -> Create

Step 2: Selected the screen (Project) the field to need to be reflected

Step 3: Update the scheme Context 
1) Choose the issue types

2) Choose the applicable context

Problem statement

1) Newly configured issue not showing up in any of the issue

2) I did not come across a place to configure what  are the status to configure the field.

Someone please help me.

Madhu_RVS · Answer

Hi @satba87

Welcome to the community !!

As an alternative you can also try out our plugin,

Time in Status Reports

The add-on provides the time in each status for the entire lifecycle of the issue.

Also multiple reports are available to track issue time with Assignee.

You can group multiple statuses and only include the ones you need to define a total combined time in those statuses.

Do try it out.

Disclaimer : I work for RVS, the vendor for this app

Karolina Wons_SaaSJet · Answer

Hello @satba87

As @Ste Wright mentioned, you can try Time in Status for Jira Cloud developed by my SaaSJet team.

It generates 7 types of status time reports, including the Time in Status one.

You can monitor time in status both on the Grid and on the Chart views.  Moreover, you can display it directly on the issue card layout. So there will be no need to open the add-on to track the time spent in the particular status.

You can try a free 30-day trial version or please ask me if you have any additional questions.

Hope you find it helpful.

Emre Toptancı [OBSS] · Answer

Hello @satba87 ,

If you are OK with using a marketplace app for this, our team at OBSS built Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira for this exact need. It is available for Jira Server, Cloud, and Data Center.

The best part is, our app uses existing Jira issue histories for its reporting so it will also work for your past issues when installed.

Time in Status mainly allows you to see how much time each issue spent on each status and on each assignee.

The app has Consolidated Columns feature. This feature allows you to combine the duration for multiple statuses into a single column and exclude unwanted ones. It is the most flexible way to get any measurement you might want. Measurements like Issue Age, Cycle Time, Lead Time, Resolution Time etc.

For all numeric report types, you can calculate averages and sums of those durations grouped by the issue fields you select. For example total in-progress time per customer (organization) or average resolution time per sprint, week, month, issuetype, request type, etc. The ability to group by parts of dates (year, month, week, day, hour) or sprints is particularly useful here since it allows you to compare different time periods or see the trend.

The app calculates its reports using already existing Jira issue histories so when you install the app, you don't need to add anything to your issue workflows and you can get reports on your past issues as well. It supports both Company Managed and Team Managed projects.

Time in Status reports can be accessed through its own reporting page, dashboard gadgets, and issue view screen tabs. All these options can provide both calculated data tables and charts.

And the app has a REST API so you can get the reports from Jira UI or via REST.

Using Time in Status you can:

* See how much time each issue spent on each status, assignee, user group and also see dates of status transitions.
* Calculate averages and sums of those durations grouped by issue fields you select. (For example, see average InProgress time per project and per issue type.)
* Export your data as XLS, XLSX, or CSV.
* Access data via REST API. (for integrations)
* Visualize data with various chart types.
* See Time in Status reports on Jira Dashboard gadgets

Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira

EmreT