--- layout: feature title: Time Tracking description: "GitLab's Time Tracking feature is built into GitLab so your team can easily estimate and record the time spent on issues and merge requests." suppress_header: true extra_css: - gitlab-feature-landing-page.css - features.css --- .wrapper.gitlab-ee-page = partial "includes/features/gitlab-ee-nav" .image-title .color-bg %div %h1 Time Tracking %h3#ci-subt Estimate and record task time without leaving GitLab %a.btn.cta-btn.btn-white{ href: "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/time_tracking.html" } Documentation .sub-wrapper .container .row.advantages .col-xs-12.col-md-10.col-md-offset-1 %h2 Overview %ul %li Development teams often estimate and record the amount of time it takes to complete specific tasks in their software projects. This process usually happens in an external tool. %li Time Tracking is built into GitLab so your team can easily estimate and record the time spent on issues and merge requests. %hr.divider/ .row .col-md-4.col-md-offset-1.hidden-xs.hidden-sm .ee-feature-icon = icon("clock-icon") .col-xs-12.col-md-6 %h2 How it works %ul %li Using slash commands in an issue or merge request you can type the %code /estimate command and enter an estimate of how much time you think it should take to complete the work. %li You can also type the %code /spend command to record the time you spent working on the problem. Every time you add a new spent command on an issue or merge request, GitLab adds it to the total time spent. This total is displayed in the sidebar. %li.documentation-link %a{href: "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/time_tracking.html", target: "_blank"} Explore Documentation %hr.divider/ .row .col-xs-12.col-md-6.col-md-offset-1 %h2 Features %ul %li %b Built-in time tracker: View and track estimates and time spent right within your issues and merge requests. %li %b Slash commands: Textual shortcuts for common actions on issues or merge requests. %li %b External users: For teams with contractors or other external contributors, you can add external users and control which projects they can see and access. .hidden-xs.hidden-sm.col-md-4 = image_tag "/images/logo.png", class: "gitlab-raccoon-dog-image hidden-xs", alt: "Gitlab logo png" %hr.divider/ .row .col-md-5.col-md-offset-1.hidden-xs.hidden-sm .ee-feature-icon = icon("checklist-icon") .col-xs-12.col-md-5 %h2 Benefits %ul %li %b Time: Reduce the number of times you have to switch from one tool to another. %li %b Intuitive: Simply type a slash command on your issue or merge request to estimate or record your time. %li %b Collaborative: Maintain visibility across development teams and external contributors with one tool for code collaboration and time tracking. %hr.divider.blank/