Total time spent (minutes)

Field code

{issue.timeSpent}

Read

Returned value	Total time logged on an issue in minutes
Output data type	NUMBER
Example output	120

Valid text input	Cast from text to number will be attempted
Valid numerical input	Number of minutes
Example input	30

Sets the time spent.

The field value can also be increased or decreased e.g. by the function Update issue fields.

Input	Description
{issue.timeSpent} + 60	Adds 60 minutes to the current value of the time spent.
{issue.timeSpent} - {issue.cf10000}	Decreases the current value by the number (of minutes) found in the custom field with the ID 10000.

To learn more about this writable field, check the following use cases:

Sum subtask's Time Spent (work logs) and then add it to a certain linked issue
Sum "Time Spent" in all subtasks of issues linked with issue link types "LinkA", "LinkB", "LinkC", etc
Setting "Total time spent = Current Date-Time - Date-Time of Last Update"

If you need the output as text, simply add % in front of the field code or directly insert the field code as text.