Before you start tracking time in Planyway, make sure that time tracking is enabled and configured in Jira. Once that's done, Planyway will sync smoothly with Jira's Time Tracking field.
Note: If you're having trouble with this, reach out to your Jira administrator to help set up the right permissions for you.
Log time in Jira work items
You can track time right inside a Jira work item:
Open a work item either in Jira or in Planyway.
In the issue dialog you will see Planyway fields.
Log time, either manually or by starting the timer.
Calendar and List views
Besides, Planyway lets you track and view time entries in a more comprehensive way: list or calendar views.
List view
Just open the List view in the Time Tracking tab, and you’ll see all your time entries organized day by day. You can add new entries right at the top — either manually or with the timer. Plus, it’s super easy to view time entries for the whole team or just the ones you’ve added.
Note: All time entries need to be linked to a work item and can’t be created independently.
Calendar view
Switch to the Calendar view to create new time entries just by clicking on the calendar. You can also drag and drop work items you’re working on to automatically create time entries for them.
Note: If you add a work log entry in the all-day section, it won’t have a specified time period.
Tip: Click View at the top right to hide weekends and non-working hours.
You can edit your own work log entries if you have the Edit Own Worklogs permission in your Jira project settings. If you have the Edit All Worklogs permission, you'll be able to edit work logs created by others too. And if you ever need to, you can also delete time entries.
Timer
Instead of creating time entries manually, you can simply start the timer.
Select the associated work item, add a description if needed, and hit the Start Timer button to begin. When you stop the timer, a work log entry will automatically be added.
Time tracking report
Time tracking report is an overall bird’s-eye view across all projects and team members. It helps analyze how much time was actually spent, by whom, and on what.
No matter which report you're creating, make sure to adjust the right filters to get the view you need. Start by selecting your projects, then filter your data and group it by project, work item, epic, user, and date. Finally, set a custom date range to see the right results.
Note: You can hide the visual chart above if you'd rather focus on the table instead.
Tip: You can enable an option to include subtask time entries in their parent task. Subtasks will still show as separate issues with their own time logs.
Planned vs. tracked report
This report compares actual effort with planned time. It gives you a clear visual perspective on your team's performance. Here’s how the calculation works:
Planned time — the amount of time you intend to spend on a task.
Tracked time — the time logged since the task started.
Remaining time — the expected hours needed to finish the task by its due date.
Deviation — the difference between the planned and tracked time.
Deviation % — shows how much the team is over- or under-performing.
Timesheet
The timesheet gives you a detailed view by team members to identify overtime trends or spot unused capacity.
Pick the time scope based on how detailed you want the view to be, whether it’s daily, weekly, or even yearly.
Export
Any time report can be easily exported as an Excel or CSV file —with all filters and sorting preserved.
