Time field that doesn't show the date

Question

I am trying to create a field in Jira that will show just the time.  At first, I didn't think it was possible so I created a custom dropdown with every time in intervals of 30 minutes. But then when I was creating my form, I noticed there is a time field available when I add a new field to my form.  I added this and tested in preview mode and this is exactly what I want.  the problem is that I need to link the field to a jira field and every time I link it to a Jira field it changes the field type and it is no longer "time".  I tried a field that is just numeric, I tried a field that is just text.  I even tried a date field but again, it won't keep it as time only.  Why would there be an option to create a field on a form that is time only but you can't link it to any jira field.  Is there a way to get around this somehow?

Walter Buggenhout · Accepted Answer

Hi @Colleen Gotling,

I understand your point; unfortunately there is no time only custom field available in Jira - there is a feature request for something like it that you can track here: JSWCLOUD-15988.

Forms are an acquisition Atlassian made a while ago; it used to be a Marketplace app called ProForma and is now integrated in JSM. One of the core use cases was being able to build flexible forms that do not require you to define a Jira custom field for every piece of information you want to collect from your users - still a very valid argument. But that may indeed have led to the somewhat unfortunate situation you get with e.g. the time only field.

Hope this helps!