In manual mode user decides when to start/stop issue individual timer regardless of actual issue state or transition.

If you prefer automatic mode please refer to Automatic Mode in Automated Log Work Cloud document.

Starting a timer

To start timer please click Start timer button. Message appears in the top of the page that timer has started.

When Start timer button is clicked and timer is started then button changes to Stop timer button

Automated Log Work panel displays current timer value.

Star from Issue view from board

Start from Detailed Issue View

Stopping a timer

To stop timer and log time simply click Stop timer button. Log Work window is shown.

After clicking "Log" button time is logged. Clicking "Cancel" button cancels timer and no time is logged.

Stop from Issue View from Board

Stop from Detailed Issue View

When "Log" button is clicked in "Log Work" window timer is stopped and button changes to Start timer

Automated Log Work panel displays Timer value: Not started

Result of timer stop

When you stop and log timer then time is logged directly to Jira worklog