Viewing time tracking data

There are several areas in Helix ALM where you can view time tracking data. Following are some of the common areas to view this data. The examples show the desktop client, but you can also view data in the same areas in the web client.

List windows

You can add columns to list windows to display any of the available time tracking values for each item. The Percent Complete column displays a graphical progress bar for each item. You can also display numeric column totals in list windows to see the calculated totals for each column. See Changing list window columns and fonts.

Task boards

Cards and swimlanes in task boards can display time tracking values. Cards display the remaining time to complete an item. Swimlanes display a rollup field for a time tracking value selected in the task board configuration. The field value is the total of all items in a swimlane across all columns. See Configuring task board swimlanes and Using task boards.

Dashboards

Dashboards can include burn down and burn up widgets that show story points or estimated hours, actual hours, and remaining hours versus the time available to complete a specific iteration, release, or project phase. They can also include other chart widgets to show various time tracking data. See Configuring dashboards.

Reports

Several built-in reports include estimated hours, actual hours, remaining hours, percent done, variance, and story points values. In reports, time tracking fields can be summed across all item types to give you a complete picture of the effort required to complete work. See Report types. Specifically, time tracking reports provide information that helps with tracking and communicating actual work performed by items and users. See Time tracking reports.

You can also create live charts to monitor progress in real time from the Folders list window or a standalone window. See Creating live charts.

Work Items tab

This tab displays events with time tracking fields that were entered for a specific item. The estimated, actual, and remaining work for an item, and the variance between the estimated and actual hours, is displayed. See Viewing work item history.