I need help creating a work log summary in Jira that displays my daily logged hours along with detailed information. I want to see all my logged work for today including the time spent, comments I added, related tickets, and epic information.
I’ve tried a few different approaches but none give me exactly what I’m looking for. I don’t want just the hours - I need to see the actual work descriptions and results I documented for each task.
Is there a built-in way to generate this kind of detailed work log report without installing extra plugins or add-ons? I’m hoping for a simple solution that shows both time tracking data and the specific work details I entered throughout the day.
Unfortunately, Jira’s native reporting capabilities are quite limited when it comes to detailed worklog summaries. The built-in time tracking reports only show basic hours and don’t include the granular details you’re looking for.
I ran into this exact problem last year when my manager started requiring detailed daily summaries. What I ended up doing was using JQL queries combined with the issue navigator. You can search for issues where you logged time using “worklogAuthor = currentUser() AND worklogDate >= startOfDay()” which will pull up all tickets you worked on today.
From there, you have to manually click through each issue to see your specific worklog comments, but at least it gives you a consolidated view of all the tickets. It’s not perfect but it’s better than trying to remember everything you worked on.
The reality is that most teams end up either investing in a proper time tracking plugin or building custom dashboards through Jira’s API if they need comprehensive worklog reporting. The native functionality just wasn’t designed for detailed daily summaries.
hey, if ur looking for a fast way, check the activity stream on ur profile page; it shows recent worklogs and comments. not ideal, but gives a quick view without too many clicks.
also, if ur org has tempo timesheets enabled, you could export daily summaries with ticket details too. worth askin ur admin!