Time management and all-all-all in YouTrack 4.1

    An update has just been released for the YouTrack bug tracker : in version 4.1 there are very useful functions for managing projects and not only.

    Time Management in YouTrack 4.1

    Time management


    So, the main innovation in version 4.1 is the ability to manage time! Now you can control the time taken to complete a task, iteration, or the entire project, and compare it with a preliminary estimate. Report on time spent so you can keep track of how your team is performing tasks.

    Convenient addition of records about the spent time.
    On the full screen of the task, a new tab Time Tracking has appeared. Here you can add a record or several records about how much time was spent on a particular task. There are convenient commands for adding a record of the time spent on performing one or several tasks. Just enter this command:
    work 1d2h implemented basic logic
    to add a record of the time spent1 day and 2 hours with a description of implemented basic logic :



    Comparison of the estimated and actually spent time
    Estimate the time required to complete the task, and track the actually spent time. Check the progress of work with a visual indication of the remaining time in accordance with the initial assessment:
    Comparison of estimated and elapsed time

    Report on the time spent
    Track the total time spent on work on a particular subsystem, iteration or project for a certain period using the new type of reports - Time Reports. For example, use the following search query:
    project: JBC #Resolved -Bugs
    to create a report on the elapsed time, including all completed tasks of the JBC project and excluding errors (bugs). Specify a time period, select a method of grouping by tasks or users, export or print a report:
    Time Report

    Activate time tracking for a specific project / user
    Activate Read / Update Time Tracking rights to allow the user to view the Time Tracking tab or add entries about the time spent . Estimation / Spent time fields are accessed using the standard access scheme for any custom fields. Just activate Time Tracking for your project in the admin area and add or select from the existing fields Estimation and Spent time, and start using time tracking:
    Time Tracking Activation

    Timer field
    Use workflow workTimer to automatically track the time spent. Set the Timer field to Start at the beginning of work, and at the end, change it to Stop. A record of elapsed time will be added automatically.

    GitHub and YouTrack: Better Together


    Customization from YouTrack
    Integration is now configured directly in the YouTrack user interface, from the GitHub tab of the YouTrack project:
    Setting up GitHub from YouTrack

    Integration works as planned and allows you to execute commands directly from commits. For example, write
    # SDA-2135 Fixed
    in the commit comment so that in YouTrack the SDA-2135 task will automatically be closed as fixed .

    Links to the commit
    Now from the YouTrack task you can go directly to the commit. Add the commit hash to the description or comment for the task, and YouTrack will automatically convert it to a commit link. To activate this feature, specify the connection data under the GitHub tab in the admin area.

    Agile Task Board - More Features


    Expanding / collapsing a swimlane
    Now you can expand and collapse a swimlane on the task board to hide or show all tasks. Roll out the “swimlane” at the end of all tasks to switch to the next element. Expand a swimlane if you need to test tasks.

    Actions on several tasks
    Now you can apply commands to several tasks on the board, similar to the list of tasks! Just select the necessary tasks and assign them all to one team member, move to another sprint, etc.:
    Actions on multiple tasks and deploying swimlane

    Additional “goodies”
    New types of the Estimation field used for time estimation are available: float and period. Now you can use one Estimation field both on the board and in time accounting. In addition, we have implemented support for selecting several task type values ​​for the definition of “swimlane”, that is, swimlanes can now form both a feature and a user story at the same time.

    And other improvements

    • New page for reports . We have added a new separate page for YouTrack reports, where you can create matrix reports or reports on time spent.

    • Low disk space warnings . Now YouTrack will warn you about the lack of free disk space on the server to avoid a failure in its operation.

    • New types of custom fields . We added completely new field types: float and period, with the following conversion options: int float , period int , period float .


    A complete list of changes in YouTrack 4.1 is in Release Notes .

    Here you can try YouTrack for free .

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