Hello, Inflectra team, Many thanks for implementing worklogs feature in Spira in Version 8.4. That is what I was waiting for! Some thoughts what to improve ranked by its priority (the most needed features are at the top): Edit and delete worklogs Delete incident/task from worklogs screen list Some widget on an incident/task screen to track time directly there, not to switch to worklogs screen. A button on an incident/task screen to add to worklogs screen and see if it is already there. Ability to disable changing actual effort not from worklogs page Ability to disable reporting time (worklogs) on some special status (one more radio button at Edit Workflow Step Details screen). Ability to use worklogs for custom reports and APIs (all worklogs for a specific incident/task, all worklogs for specific user through all projects, all worklogs at this project, all worklogs at any project). Ability to see monthly reports (not weekly) Ability to allow or disable worklog for future dates. Sometimes it is needed if we have vacation task, where team members are planning their vacations. Approve and decline worklogs (easy feature to add a dedicated field supervisor for any Spira user, and that person and any persons above are responsible to approve or decline worklog - not very hard to implement). en-US(C) Copyright 2006-2026 Inflectra Corporation.support@inflectra.com/Computers/Software/Project_Management//Computers/Software/Quality_Assurance/KronoDesksupport@inflectra.comhttp://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/forums/threads120/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspxthreadId=2977Ilia Poliakov (ilya.polyakov@edetek.com)time tracking Hello, Inflectra team, Many thanks for implementing worklogs feature in Spira in Version 8.4. That is what I was waiting for! Some thoughts what to improve ranked by its priority (the most needed features are at the top): Edit and delete worklogs Delete incident/task from worklogs screen list Some widget on an incident/task screen to track time directly there, not to switch to worklogs screen. A button on an incident/task screen to add to worklogs screen and see if it is already there. Ability to disable changing actual effort not from worklogs page Ability to disable reporting time (worklogs) on some special status (one more radio button at Edit Workflow Step Details screen). Ability to use worklogs for custom reports and APIs (all worklogs for a specific incident/task, all worklogs for specific user through all projects, all worklogs at this project, all worklogs at any project). Ability to see monthly reports (not weekly) Ability to allow or disable worklog for future dates. Sometimes it is needed if we have vacation task, where team members are planning their vacations. Approve and decline worklogs (easy feature to add a dedicated field supervisor for any Spira user, and that person and any persons above are responsible to approve or decline worklog - not very hard to implement). Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:10:58 -04002025-12-12T09:22:41-05:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspxmessageId=6997David J (adam.sandman+support@inflectra.com) Hi Ilya, Youre very welcome! The good news is that we have more functionality coming in v8.5 and 8.6: Items 1,7 will be in v8.5 Items 8,10 will be in v8.6 For item 5 that is possible already through the task/incident workflow pages. I have logged items: 2,3,4,6,9 as a new enhancement. Regards David Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:57:36 -04002024-10-14T14:57:36-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply6997messageId=6998Ilia Poliakov (ilya.polyakov@edetek.com) Thank you. Also what is missing right now is an ability to easy decrease remaining effort at the time of logging hours in worklogs screen. Previously there was such an option. So now people track their hours better but often forget to decrease remaining hours. Lets have one column at the left (right after artifact) with an ability to edit remaining hours. Not too hard to implement but a big step with usability. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:01:21 -04002024-10-15T09:01:21-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply6998messageId=6999Ilia Poliakov (ilya.polyakov@edetek.com) Also, we need to have a customizable period freeze. Example: a manager has approved employees worklogs for some period. After that an employee shouldnt be able to change or delete it or to add more for that period. (low priority request) Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:11:29 -04002024-10-15T09:11:29-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply6999messageId=7000David J (adam.sandman+support@inflectra.com) Hi Ilya Also we checked and: Delete incident/task from worklogs screen list will also be in v8.5. I have also logged the issue of the remaining effort. Regards David Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:11:02 -04002024-10-15T17:11:02-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7000messageId=7028Ilia Poliakov (ilya.polyakov@edetek.com) Hello, Many thanks for a new version of Spira, where now we have: 1. Edit and delete worklogs 2. Delete incident/task from worklogs screen list 3. An ability to use it in a custom reports That is a huge step forward for Spira-users. Also based on your answers I agree that we consider as resolved: 5. Ability to disable changing actual effort not from worklogs page Now in Spira we have two ways how users may increase actual effort: via actual effort field and via worklogs. And bad news there that there is no linkage between them and that may cause some bad consequences in understanding what has happened in Spira in reality: I can not understand was the actual effort (R_HistoryDetails ) decreased by a timesheet or by a direct entry. If by the timesheet, then I can not see which increase of actual effort (CHANGESET_ID) is related to TIMESHEET_ENTRY_ID. So, I may count the increase of actual effort double times: from R_HistoryDetails and from R_Timesheets as I can not read if there were related to each one or not. An architect in the past for such systems, I suggest to consider a direct change of actual effort as timesheet record too (and have it at R_TimesheetEntries table too) but with the EFFORT_DATE equals to the date of change (CHANGE_DATE in R_HistoryDetails). Or another option (even better) to have under one CHANGESET_ID in R_HistoryChangeSets clearly stated that with the same CHANGESET_ID there was increase of actual effort and changes in Timesheet with mentioning proper TIMESHEET_ENTRY_ID. Remaining features: Some widget on an incident/task screen to track time directly there, not to switch to worklogs screen. A button on an incident/task screen to add to worklogs screen and see if it is already there. Ability to disable reporting time (worklogs) on some special status (one more radio button at Edit Workflow Step Details screen). Ability to use worklogs for APIs (all worklogs for a specific incident/task, all worklogs for specific user through all projects, all worklogs at this project, all worklogs at any project). For custom reports we already have it, thank you. Ability to see monthly reports (not weekly). (Spira 8.6) Ability to allow or disable worklog for future dates. Sometimes it is needed if we have vacation task, where team members are planning their vacations. Or in other words, remove restriction not to report time for the future for timesheet. Approve and decline worklogs (easy feature to add a dedicated field supervisor for any Spira user, and that person and any persons above are responsible to approve or decline worklog - not very hard to implement). (Spira 8.6) An Ability to easy decrease remaining effort at the time of logging hours in worklogs screen. Previously there was such an option. Customizable period freeze. As a system admin I should select if in our company it is monthly or weekly reporting and I should be able to open or disable reporting for any month/week in a past or in the future. There is a bug with My Timesheet screen: if worklogs records are missed for some specific week in the past, that week is not achievable at all. Example: I can see a period: 2024-10-14 - 2024-10-20 but next period that is available in the system is only 2024-11-11 - 2024-11-17. Also in a My Timesheet there should be a button copy opened items from the previous week. To prevent team members from filling the list each week. If there is something not finished, lets have in a next week with one-button click. Also good to see an owner for each item at My Timesheet screen. Use case: Developer was reporting time for some task, but the task was reassigned, but the task is already in his My Timesheet list. All those ideas just to have it solid. Developers do not like time-reporting, so that part of Spira should be perfect to avoid any push back from developers to Spira or Inflectra. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:41:54 -05002024-11-11T12:41:54-05:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7028messageId=7168Ilia Poliakov (ilya.polyakov@edetek.com) Also it is needed to be able to report time on behalf of others. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:44:08 -04002025-04-03T11:44:08-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7168messageId=7211Jeffree Star (jeffreestary@gmail.com) Thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed and prioritized feedback for improvements. Your suggestions are very insightful and would undoubtedly enhance the functionality. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:55:03 -04002025-05-30T07:22:53-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7211messageId=7171Bilbo Baggins (zlouis321@outlook.com) Hi ilyapolyakov, thanks for sharing such a detailed list of suggestions for improving the worklogs feature in Spira! I especially like your ideas for adding time-tracking widgets directly on the incident/task screens and the approval workflow for worklogs, those could really streamline things. I hope your ideas get the attention they deserve and will be approved by the Inflectra team! Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:59:48 -04002025-05-30T07:23:08-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7171messageId=7208lyly amora (roasted.junglefowl.haft@letterprotect.com) Thank you so much for sharing your very practical and detailed perspective on your experience with Spiras worklogs feature! Im really impressed with how you not only acknowledge the improvements but also contribute many very reasonable ideas to make the product more and more perfect. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:53:57 -04002025-05-30T07:23:19-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7208messageId=7251shuwam shuwam (aclicetop1@gmail.com) Hello Inflectra Team, Thank you for implementing the worklogs feature in Spira with Version 8.4-its a significant addition that Ive been eagerly anticipating! I have a few suggestions for improvements, ranked by priority: Edit and Delete Worklogs : Allow users to modify or remove worklogs for better accuracy. Delete Incident/Task from Worklog Screen List : Provide an option to delete incidents or tasks directly from the worklogs screen. Time Tracking Widget : Introduce a widget on the incident/task screen for direct time tracking without switching screens. Add to Worklogs Button : Include a button on the incident/task screen to add entries to the worklogs and check existing ones. Disable Actual Effort Changes : Allow disabling changes to actual effort from outside the worklogs page. Status-Based Time Reporting : Implement a feature to disable time reporting (worklogs) for specific statuses, potentially as a radio button in the Edit Workflow Step Details. Custom Reports and API Access : Enable worklogs to be used for custom reports and APIs, allowing retrieval of worklogs by incident/task, user, or project. Monthly Reports : Provide the ability to generate monthly reports instead of just weekly. Future Date Worklogs : Allow worklogs for future dates, useful for planning vacations or similar tasks. Worklog Approval Feature : Introduce a simple approval system by adding a supervisor field for users, allowing designated supervisors to approve or decline worklogs. I believe these enhancements would greatly improve the usability of the worklogs feature and contribute to a more efficient workflow. Sat, 17 May 2025 07:54:58 -04002025-05-30T07:24:01-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7251messageId=7272Lee Queen (leque12634@gmail.com) I especially agree with #1 (edit/delete worklogs) and #3 (a widget for time tracking directly on the task/incident screen). Having to switch screens constantly slows things down a lot. Also, #10 about approving/declining worklogs would be a game-changer for team management and accountability. Fri, 30 May 2025 04:31:14 -04002025-05-30T07:24:17-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7272messageId=7309diot toi (drivingdirectionsonline@gmail.com) incredible progress with the latest spira update especially the ability to edit and delete worklogs its clear the team is listening closely to user feedback i fully support the suggestions regarding effort tracking and timesheet linkage these improvements would really streamline workflows and reduce confusion across projects keep it up. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 04:13:38 -04002025-06-30T05:56:35-04:00/Support/Forum/announcements/rants-raves/2977.aspx#reply7309