Is there a way to see the total estimated hours per release and all the releases in a plan?
Asked by Lena Boiser:

I want to track the total hours per release and all the releases in a plan. Is there a view in Advanced Roadmaps for this?   

In Releases view, there is a Progress (issue count). Can that be changed to be estimated hours instead of issue count?


Answers:
author: Kathryn Vargas _Tempo_
body: Hi [@Lena Boiser](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4169575),

Like Hannes, I'm also not aware that this feature exists in Advanced Roadmaps. However, if someday you'd like to see how other plugins approach this, [Structure](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/34717/structure-project-management-at-scale?tab=reviews&hosting=cloud&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_medium=question&utm_campaign=estimates) is one that lets you easily see issues in a spreadsheet-like view, build any hierarchy you like (e.g. for release planning, like the one below), and add any Jira field as a column.   

![structure-release-planning-hierarchy-example.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190227i480EDF3097D3799F/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "structure-release-planning-hierarchy-example.png")  

Structure can sum up values in any column that contains numeric values, like Estimates. All you need to do is check the "Sum over sub-items" checkbox:   

![summing-up-values.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190228i56DD44F347618BA0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "summing-up-values.gif")  

Disclaimer: I'm part of the Structure team. In case you're unable to find a solution in AR, I hope this helps!   

Best,   
Kathryn   

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author: Curt Holley
body: Hi [@Lena Boiser](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4833058)   
Welcome to the community.

Try this:

* Ensure the plans scheduling section is configured for Days or Hours
* Add the Estimates field (in will show in either days or hours)
* Add the Progress (Days) or (Hours)
* Filter to show only content for a given Release  

  See how that helps ?


author: Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira
body: Hi [@Lena Boiser](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4169575)

I'm not personally aware of this feature in Advanced Roadmaps, unfortunately. Is it a hard requirement for you to see these numbers in AR or would you be open to other views as well?

comments: author: Lena Boiser
body: Hey Hannes thanks. If there is a way without having to install a plugin that will be great.


author: Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira
body: Hi [@Lena Boiser](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4169575) ,

I explicitly asked because I wanted to spare you any unwanted suggestions :) - but since others are posting their apps, I may as well mention that [JXL for Jira](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/1224710) would solve your problem very nicely.

JXL is a full-fledged spreadsheet/table view for your issues that - among many other things - allows you viewing your issue hierarchies, and calculating sum-ups, with one click each. Here's how it looks in action:

![release-planning-v2.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190246iDAC600CDB0BB6E09/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "release-planning-v2.gif")

There's a lot more to say about JXL, but given that you're not actually looking for an app, I'll leave it at that :) More info at <https://jxl.app>. Disclaimer: I work on JXL.

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Hope this is useful,

Best,

Hannes


Tags: advanced-roadmaps