Showing estimations in Timeline
Asked by Stef Smits:

I am trying to create a nice overview of our roadmap using the Timeline in Jira. It would be great if I could see the estimations in the Timeline a well, but until now I am not able to configure this.   

Does anybody know or this is even possible?


Answers:
author: Svitlana Samotis _Reliex_
body: Hi Stef,

Unfortunately, as far as I know, the Timeline feature in Jira doesn't support displaying estimations directly within the view.

If you're using Jira Premium, you might want to consider utilizing Plans. Plans allow you to create a roadmap view, where you can include various fields such as estimations:

![CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 11.59.51@2x.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340454iEE275813C84D7FC7/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 11.59.51@2x.png")

If you're not on Jira Premium, there are add-ons available in the Atlassian Marketplace that offer advanced timeline features. You can consider our add-on [ActivityTimeline](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220860/activity-timeline-resource-planning-time-tracking?tab=overview&hosting=cloud), which provides a comprehensive view of resource and team timelines, including the ability to display estimations.

![CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 12.01.52@2x.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340455i0BEA9C7C2FA7C352/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 12.01.52@2x.png")

Svitlana, ActivityTimeline team

comments: author: Stef Smits
body: Hi [@Svitlana Samotis _Reliex_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5055926) thanks for your answer. I am using Jira premium and have taken a look at the Roadmap in Jira plans. I also saw that I could show the estimates in this view but what I like in Timeline is that I can create a roadmap based on the sprintbacklog without using the start and end dates of issues.   
I could not find that as an option in Roadmaps.  

Do you know or that is a possibility in Roadmaps?  
That would be a good sollution.


author: Svitlana Samotis _Reliex_
body: Yes, looks like it is possible in the Scrum board plans to show takes based on the sprint dates.

You can configure it in the **Plan settings -\> Inferred dates:**

![CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 17.18.14@2x.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340535i26D6FDFE7905FE68/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 17.18.14@2x.png")

Just make sure when you are creating a plan to choose a board but not a project:

![CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 17.20.54@2x.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340541i98CF290DC1EB9002/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CleanShot 2024-08-07 at 17.20.54@2x.png")

Regards, Svitlana


author: Stef Smits
body: the only difference is that the timeline shows the sprint like this (see printscreen). It seems that is not something I can reproduce in the roadmap.

![shot_240808_081624.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340662i8178822BA4849F29/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "shot_240808_081624.png")


author: Svitlana Samotis _Reliex_
body: It is possible to have sprints visualized:

![CleanShot 2024-08-09 at 14.18.05@2x.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340971i90A35FEC3AF9C80A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CleanShot 2024-08-09 at 14.18.05@2x.png")

Just make sure to assign a team and choose an issue source: [Associate a team to an issue source in your plan](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/associate-a-team-to-an-issue-source-in-advanced-roadmaps/)

Regards, Svitlana


author: Stef Smits
body: I have added a team and an issue source, however I still dont get the view you have in you screenshot.  

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

![shot_240813_142507.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/341496i0B4BDA5FB8330F52/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "shot_240813_142507.png")


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