Tempo Timesheets 8.1.0

User permissions change between Tempo Timesheets 8.0 and 8.1

When you upgrade Tempo Timesheets to version 8.1.0, some Tempo permissions change to Jira permissions.

Effects of the changes

• During the upgrade process, some Tempo permissions that your Jira users have, migrate automatically to Jira permissions.

• Other Tempo permissions that your Jira users have might require you to prepare your old version of Tempo Timesheets so that the permissions migrate smoothly.

• After the upgrade, Tempo Timesheets might become available for use by more Jira users in your organization.

Which permissions change?

The following table explains which permissions change:

Actions before you upgrade

Required permission

Jira Administrator permission

Procedure

Before you upgrade Tempo Timesheets to version 8.1.0, complete the following steps:

1. If some users require permission to log work for other users, prepare your old version of Tempo Timesheets for migration of your users' permissions by completing the following steps:

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   1. Ensure that all users who have Approve Timesheet permission also have the permission to log work for team members, by completing the following steps:
      
      On the main menu bar, click the administration cogwheel  > Add-ons.On the Administration page, in the left column, in the TEMPO section, click Global Configuration.On the Global Configuration page, ensure that the following checkbox is selected: User with Approve Timesheet Permission can log work for team members.      

   2. Give users who require permission to log work for other users on issues in a project, the project role to view project worklogs, by completing the following steps:

      
      

      1. View which role is set as the role to view project worklogs by completing the following steps:
         
         On the Administration page, in the left column, in the TEMPO section, click Tempo Permissions.On the Tempo Permissions page, view which role is selected in the Role to view project worklogs field.      

      2. For each project, complete the following steps:
         
         On the main menu bar, click the administration cogwheel  > Projects.From the project list, click the name of the project.On the project's administration page, in the left column, click Roles.On the Roles page, add users or groups of users who require permission to log work on behalf of other users, to the project role that you viewed in step (2-a-ii) above.After the upgrade, these users will automatically have permission to log work for others on issues that belong to the project.If some users require permission to log work for other users, prepare your old version of Tempo Timesheets for migration of your users' permissions by completing the following steps:

   
   

2. If you have default users or groups for a project role and you want to grant those users or groups that same role in all existing projects, do so before you upgrade Tempo Timesheets to version 8.1.0. See  Adding default members to existing projects .

3. If some of your Jira users have Work On Issues permission for a project but do not have access to Tempo Timesheets, inform them that they will have access to, and can use, Tempo Timesheets after the upgrade.

Actions after you upgrade

Required permission

Jira Administrator permission

Procedure

1. After you upgrade Tempo Timesheets to version 8.1.0, grant View All Worklogs permission to users who have Approve Timesheet permission in any team. Grant the View All Worklogs permission to these users for the projects that are linked to their team or teams.      
   

2. If some users require permission to plan time for members of a team, complete the following steps:
   

   1. Ensure that the following check box is selected in Tempo Global Configuration: ' Users with Plan Time permission for a team can plan time for team members in Tempo Timesheets .'
      

   2. Ask Team Leads or a Tempo Team Administrator to grant  Plan Time permission  to any users who require permission to plan time for team members.