TogglSync 2.3.0

Owned by Barbara Pintoflová (Unlicensed)
Last updated: 12. 05. 2018
3 min read


What is new in TogglSync 2.3.0


(lightbulb) You can now start and stop the Toggl timer directly from your Jira issue just with one click

(lightbulb) Both Start and Stop buttons are available on your Jira issue as well as on Jira Software board and backlog

(lightbulb) If you do not feel like managing time tracking directly from Jira issue, you can keep on tracking time in Toggl desktop or mobile app



How to configure TogglSync according to your preferences 

User Guide


 1. Sign up for Toggl


In case you have not used Toggl before, please follow these easy steps in order to sign up

  1. Sign up for free at Toggl website
  2. Either create a new Toggl account or use your Google account
  3. You are just few steps away from using TogglSync
 2. Connect your Toggl to Jira using TogglSync


  • Get your API token from Toggl app profile
  • Now you need to copy this token into the TogglSync configuration: you will find it at the bottom of your Jira User Profile page     

     

  • Scroll down your User Profile page till you see TogglSync Configuration part
  • Edit field Toggl API token and copy the API token 
  • Hit Submit and your Jira will be succesfully connected to Toggl account


 3. Work entry format in Toggl
  • When tracking time in Toggl, please make sure you include the Jira issue key into the work entry name.
  • The matching issue key can stand before the work entry name, behind it, in the middle or stand alone
  • Without a correct issue key, the worklog will not be synchronized into Jira issue. 

Here are some examples of correct work entry formats:

 4. Start / Stop timer from Jira Issue

You are now able to control Toggl time tracking directly from Jira issue simply by using Start and Stop button. 


 5. Let's synchronize!

At the end of a day, of a week, whenever you feel like, you can synchronize your Toggl work entries into Jira. Our last step includes these easy actions:


  • Check your Toggl entry and make sure there are correct Jira issue keys included 
  • Then go to your profile and choose TogglSync:

Please note all the fields above are editible including the worklog name, Jira issue or the duration. You can use different names in Toggl and Jira according to your preferences.

  • You can check the entries when viewing a Work log tab in the Jira issue