Navigation and features overview

This page provides an overview of the different areas of the Reports and Timesheets for Jira app. Each area has a separate detailed article too.

Navigate to the app

  • Once the app is installed, the Reports and Timesheets will be available under Apps.

  • Go to Jira > Apps > Reports and Timesheets.

Cloud Instance

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Data Center Instance

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  • Navigating the app for the first time takes you to the Create your first report page.

  • Click Explore more templates or Create new Report to open the All Templates dialog. To know more about creating a report using templates, refer to Report Templates.

  • If you have saved reports, you are navigated to the My Reports home page.

  • Sample report - Different reports can be created using the report designer interface, such as list, chart, trend, hierarchical, matrix, etc.

 

Menu navigation overview

Absolute URLs for a few sections of the app are no longer supported (Applicable from version 7.1.0):

  • If you have bookmarked any URLs from the previous version of the app, these links will no longer work and will display a "Something went wrong" error.

  • To avoid this issue, navigate to the required section using the app's updated interface, which provides an improved navigation experience.

The top menu navigation lets you move between different areas of the application.

Reports

Place to find your saved and shared reports.

  • My Reports: Saved reports can be viewed, shared, scheduled and published

  • Shared Reports - Reports shared by other users with you can be viewed and published.

 

 

 

 

Timesheets

Single place to enter and submit time against all your issues and non-project tasks.

My Area

The place to find your calculated fields, teams, and preferences.

  • My Calculated Fields - Create and manage customized fields for powerful reporting.

  • My Teams - Build and manage your teams and hierarchies for approvals and time reporting.

  • My Preferences - Customize your subscriptions, report, and timesheet preferences.

  • Timesheet Approval Queue - View your team’s timesheet status, and also pending, completed timesheet approvals.

  • Appfire API - The Appfire API endpoints can be used to integrate with third-party apps that need the export of Jira data.

 

 

 

 

Administration

Manage Application level settings, notification preferences, time tracking settings, and access permissions

  • App Settings: Define application-level settings like working hours, subscription email details, etc.

    • Time Tracking Settings: timesheet display preferences, timesheet approval preferences, define custom worklog attributes and non-project tasks

    • Email Notifications: enable email notifications for timesheet approval workflow

  • Access Permissions: Manage which Jira user groups have access to the add-on and are able to create report on time entered by other users

  • Timesheet Approvers: Add timesheet approvers and associate users for timesheet approval

  • Tempo Timesheets: Setup integration with Tempo Timesheets (if using for time entry) so that Tempo details can be pulled into reports

  • Manage Report Owners: Enable administrators to change report ownership.

Help

Access help articles and application documentation, templates, and book a demo.