Track Agile Metrics Natively with Timepiece Custom Field

If you manage projects in Jira, you know how crucial it is to track how long issues spend in specific statuses. However, accessing that data often requires navigating away from your daily workspace.

What if you could see cycle times and bottleneck indicators natively, right where you work?
We are thrilled to introduce Timepiece Custom Fields: a powerful new feature to display Time in Status data directly on your Jira issues.

This isn’t just about adding another data point; it’s about making vital workflow metrics natively available on Jira work items, within Jira searches, and inside Timepiece reports.

Timepiece Custom Field is highly flexible. By configuring the "Statuses to Track" setting, administrators can select any combination of workflow statuses to measure exact durations. This means users can create custom fields to track Cycle Time, Lead Time, Resolution Time, Time in Triage, Time in QA, or any other specific "Time in Status" metric that fits their unique processes.

Why Timepiece Custom Fields Matter for Your Team

Effective tools should adapt to your workflow, not the other way around. Timepiece Custom Fields deliver three major operational benefits to keep your team moving efficiently:

Immediate Visibility at a Glance

The calculated duration value is displayed directly on the issue view screen. You no longer have to guess or click through tabs; you can see Time in Status data while actively working on an issue.

Powerful, Flexible JQL Searching

Because these are standard Jira custom fields, they unlock advanced JQL filtering. When you type the field name into the JQL editor, Jira suggests duration-based units. Even if your field is configured to display visually in "Days," you can still search and filter your work items in days, hours, or minutes, giving you total control over your data.

Accessible in Search Results

Easily add your custom field as a column directly in Jira search results. This allows you to view, sort, and compare calculated durations side-by-side across multiple work items.

Practical Use Cases to Optimize Your Day-to-Day

To get the most out of your data, here is how you can put Timepiece Custom Fields into practice:

Build Better Search Views: Open your column settings in Jira search results, find your Timepiece custom field, and add it. Now you have a customized list view showing the exact calculated duration for each work item side-by-side, perfect for daily stand-ups or sprint planning.

Adapt to Different Teams: A single Timepiece custom field can have multiple contexts with entirely different configurations. You can set specific "Statuses to Track," attach Calendar Settings to exclude weekends, and define your "Day Length" so the data strictly reflects your true working hours.

How to Create Custom Fields

Getting your first Timepiece Custom Field up and running is a straightforward process. Once created via the Jira Admin screens, it can be used across both Team-Managed and Company-Managed projects.

Follow these simple steps to deploy your field:

Navigate to the Fields Admin Page: Go to the Fields admin page in your Jira instance and choose to create a new custom field.

Select the Field Type: While creating the field, select the Timepiece - Time in Status Custom Field Type from the available options.

Configure and Add to Screens: Associate the new field with a configuration scheme and add it to the relevant screens so that it becomes visible on your desired work items.

Manage Your Field: Once created and configured, it will automatically appear on the Timepiece Custom Fields admin page. From there, you are in total control to customize your background update intervals (from 15 minutes to 30 days) to perfectly balance data freshness with instance performance.

To start your 30-day free trial and learn more about Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira, visit its Atlassian Marketplace listing page. You can also book a demo meeting with one of our experts.