I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I have time logging turned on in my JIRA setup and I need to create timesheets for individual team members within specific date periods. The built-in time reporting features seem pretty basic and don’t give me what I need. Can anyone tell me if there’s a way to do this using JIRA’s standard features? Or maybe there’s a free add-on that could help with this? I’ve been looking around but haven’t found a good solution yet. Any suggestions would be really helpful since I need to track how much time each person spends on different tasks and projects.
We encountered a similar challenge when our project manager required detailed time reports for billing. The standard JIRA time tracking lacks the necessary features for effective timesheet creation. We found success by leveraging the “Time Since Issues Report” alongside JQL queries, allowing us to filter by assignee and date ranges before exporting the results. Though it isn’t a perfect solution, it provides the essential data. For a more refined approach, consider the free Timesheet Reports & Gadgets add-on; while limited, it offers better formatting than the standard options. We successfully utilized it for several months prior to moving to a paid version. Additionally, JIRA’s REST API can be used to extract time logging data into a spreadsheet, yielding professional timesheets post-setup.
honestly, the easiest way ive found is using the worklog gadget on dashboards. you can set it up for specific users and date ranges, which works pretty well for basic timesheets. its not fancy but gets the job done without needing extra plugins or complicated setups.
I encountered a similar situation not long ago where detailed individual timesheets were required. JIRA’s default reporting capabilities don’t quite cut it for this sort of reporting. I found the Time Tracking Reports gadget useful, but I had to creatively use filters by creating saved filters for individual team members based on their assigned tasks during specific periods. While this approach is somewhat cumbersome, it avoids the cost of plugins. Additionally, exporting issue data as CSV and manipulating it in Excel for detailed timesheets offers greater flexibility in exporting the time tracking data. When the manual process became overwhelming, we explored Tempo Timesheets, which effectively met our reporting needs.