Can Jira auto log time when issues transition?

Question

We thought that Jira would automatically track time spent on an issue as it sat in the To Do or other such workflow option. Or at the very least when it was set to Done that the estimated time would just finish. This seems to not be the case, at least automatically and I'm wondering if there is a way to not have every manually have to log there time spent?

Joshwa Marcalle · Answer

Hi Jason,

We use this great app for this:

* Automated log work for Jira for automatically tracking the time
* Hours reports for Jira for hours reports and costs reports

Hope this helps

Josh
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Jason Dahl · Answer

Yes, I've seen this. Just hoped Jira actually had a way without 3rd party apps and extra costs. Seems this time tracking is in some ways the point of the Jira Agile software.

Thorsten Letschert _Decadis AG_ · Answer

Hi @Jason Dahl,

you might not be able to do so out-of-the-box. However, I'd like to suggest having a look at Jira Workflow Toolbox. It provides, for example, a dedicated Log work post function that can be configured to automatically use the time difference between statuses etc.

Best regards,
Thorsten