I’ve been using JIRA for project management and have the time-tracking feature turned on. Now I’m trying to figure out how to make a report that shows how much time each team member has spent on tasks during a specific period. The built-in time report doesn’t quite cut it for what I need.
Is there a way to do this with JIRA’s regular features? Or maybe there’s a free add-on that can help? I’ve looked around but haven’t found anything that fits the bill yet.
It would be great if I could:
- Choose a date range
- See time spent by each user
- Maybe even break it down by project or task type
Has anyone else tackled this problem before? Any suggestions would be super helpful! I’m not sure if I’m missing something obvious or if this is just a limitation of the basic JIRA setup.
hey mate, have u tried the tempo timesheets plugin? its pretty awesome for what ur lookin for. u can set date ranges, see time per user, and break it down by project. its not free but worth every penny IMO. saved me tons of headaches with time tracking. give it a shot if u havent already!
Having dealt with similar reporting challenges in JIRA, I can suggest an alternative approach that doesn’t require additional add-ons. JIRA’s JQL (JIRA Query Language) combined with the ‘Time in Status’ feature can be quite powerful for creating custom time reports.
First, create a JQL query to filter the issues you want to report on, including date range and project specifics. Then, use the ‘Time in Status’ feature to track how long issues spent in various statuses, which often correlates with user activity.
Export this data to a spreadsheet and use pivot tables to summarize time spent by user, project, or task type. While it requires some manual work, it’s a cost-free solution that offers considerable flexibility.
This method has served me well in generating detailed time reports for management and clients alike.
I’ve grappled with this exact issue in JIRA before, and it can be frustrating. After some trial and error, I found a workaround that might help you out.
While JIRA’s native reporting isn’t great for detailed time tracking, I’ve had success using the ‘JIRA Custom Charts for Confluence’ add-on. It’s not free, but it’s reasonably priced and incredibly powerful for creating custom reports.
With this tool, I was able to pull data from JIRA into Confluence and create charts that showed time spent per user, broken down by project and even task type. You can set date ranges and filter the data however you need.
If you’re not keen on spending money, another option is to export your time tracking data to Excel and create pivot tables. It’s more manual, but it gives you the flexibility to slice and dice the data as needed.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you need any more details on either approach.