Jira has no field level security, that means if a user has permission to=
view an issue, he can view all the issue fields including time tracking fi=
elds such as, "Remaining Estimate", "Original Estimate", "Time Spent". If y=
our user base also contains your customers you may not want them to view ho=
w many hour you have spent on the issue, or your estimate fields.
Starting with 2.25.0 release, WorklogPRO has capabi=
lity to hide its time tracking related information from other users, such a=
s "Worklog Panel" and "Time Tracking Panel". The add-on can als=
o hide build-in time tracking information shown by Jira but this is no=
t a 100% solution. A user with necessary technical kn=
owledge may view time tracking information by using REST API of Jira o=
r using some debugging techniques.
This option is off by default and you have to enable it from add-on sett=
ings. You need Jira administrator permission to change add-on settings=
.
There are 3 different values for "Hide Time Tracking" configuration:
- Jira Default: Visibility of time tracking informa=
tion is the same as Jira, any user who can view the issue can view time tra=
cking related information.
- Users Without "Work on Issue" Permission: Time tr=
acking information is hidden from users without "Work on Issue" permission.=
- Groups: If you select this option, "Hide from users in=
Groups" field will be visible for you to specify User Groups. Users w=
ithin the specified User Groups will not be able view time tracking related=
information.
When this setting is turned on time tracking related information will be=
hidden from following locations:
- Worklog Panel: This panel and contained worklog i=
nformation is never send to the browser so this information is unaccessible=
by the users. Note that after installing the add-on there are two version =
of those panels, build-in ones from the Jira and the ones provided by =
the add-on itself. The add-on only hides its own panels, you are expected t=
o disable build-in Jira=
panels after installing the add-on. Since this is add-on's own pan=
el, hiding this information is more safe than hiding Jira's build-in panels=
. It is never send to browser of the user.
- Time Tracking Panel: This panel and contained informat=
ion is never send to the browser so this information is unaccessible by the=
users. Note that after installing the add-on there a=
re two version of those panels, build-in ones from the Jira and the on=
es provided by the add-on itself. The add-on only hides its own panels, you=
are expected to disabl=
e build-in Jira panels after installing the add-on. Since this is add-on's own panel, hiding this information is more sa=
fe than hiding Jira's build-in panels. It is never send to browser of the u=
ser.
- Time Tracking information in Edit Issue D=
ialog: This fields are actually added to Issue Dialog by Jira=
but, removed by the Javascript before the dialog is shown to the user.&nbs=
p;
- Time Tracking information in Issue Navigator:&=
nbsp;This fields are actually rendered by Jira but, removed by the=
Javascript before the complete list is shown to the user.
- Time Tracking information in Issue History Panel: Time tracking information is actually rendered by Jira but, removed by the=
Javascript before history panel is shown to the user.
- Time Tracking information in Activity Stream: Tim=
e tracking information is actually rendered by Jira but, removed by th=
e Javascript before the activity stream is shown to the user.
- Time Tracking information in Jira Agile Boards: T=
ime tracking information is actually rendered by Jira but, removed by =
the Javascript before the board is shown to the user.