Tracking automation for time spent on subtasks

[Daniel]

Hi everyone, 

Not sure if this is possible but Im trying to create an automation that fills in time spent in a subtasks with it's original estimate (or the time remaining) when task is moved to done. 

Currently I have this automation set up:

The problem is that it takes the original estimate from the story not the subtask. So for example if the original estimate is 1 hour for the subtasks but 10 hours in the story then it will show 1 day and 2 hours time spent instead of 1 hour.

Does anyone know if there's something I can do to solve this?

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Daniel 

Use the following rule:

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

However, keep in mind that log work will be made from "Automation for Jira" actor.

[Daniel]

Amazing it worked!! Thank you

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

I'm glad that it worked! Kindly mark my answer as accepted, in order to help others who have a similar question to yours :)

Cheers!

[Chirag]

Hello @Alex Koxaras _Relational_ ,

I am trying something similar with little change. We do not use sub-tasks instead link tasks to story. Example below:

• Story 1 - This is the main story
  • Task 1 - These are NOT sub-tasks but just a 'linked issue' to the story 1
  • Task 2 
  • Task 3

My team puts in the estimates and time spent against each task. While nothing is logged on story level.

But If I want to view the total of 'time spent' for task 1, 2 & 3 on story 1. How can I do that ?

[Chirag]

Sorry for adding it as an answer and not reply to the last post :(

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

@Chirag I would suggest that you create a new question on the community about this

[Chirag]

Sure,

Just posted here :  log hours into Story from from linked tasks 

Thank you,

Chirag.