How can I prevent a status change in JIRA when there's no time logged via Tempo?

Dimitar Karamanov

We want to automate Tempo time tracking with Jira automation. How can I prevent a status change without time being assigned in Tempo?

I.e if we have a JIRA ticket with the status In development/Testing/Code review etc. to make it impossible for a such ticket to be moved to status Done/On Staging etc. if there's no working time logged in it.
Users should see an error message that looks like this "Please log the time you spent working on this issue before changing the status".

According to Chat GPT, it's possible and it gives a suggestion that does not seem to be correct.

Is it even possible? Has someone managed to do it and if yes, how?

Valerie Knapp_dpp5c6

Hi @Dimitar Karamanov , welcome to the community and thanks for your question.

You can implement this requirement using a screen and a project workflow validator.

What you need to do first, is create a screen. This is what we will use as a pop-up to block people transitioning the issue unless they log their work. It can be as simple as this  -

Next, in the workflow for the issue where you want to implement this, add the screen to the transition where it should be effective, like this -

Next, you will need to add a validator. This is what enforces that something has been logged.

The end result is this, when I try to transition from the Backlog status to Selected for Development -

I haven't shown every screen but I hope this is enough to help you get started. I would encourage you to try this first in a test instance and write us back here if you get stuck or need more help.

Cheers