itJCATS/ODATA - How to book times

Describes the creation of a time booking with it.JCATS and SAP Cloud (ODATA API).

Step-by-step guide

It is assumed that it.JCATS is configured for ODATA and active for the Jira project.

Step	Procedure
1	Open a Jira issue of type Initiative. The SAP project ID field must be filled (see JCATS configuration for the exact field).
2	Open the Jira issue (or create a new one) on which to log your work. Check whether the issue is linked to the Initiative via the field Parent Link.
3	Edit the issue. Check whether a WBS element is available. If no WBS is entered, please insert it using the select box.
4	You can now log work on the issue and in SAP. Select More → Log work
5	The it.JCATS work log dialog opens. This dialog can be recognized by the it.JCATS heading. Time required - Specification of the time to be booked. The normal Jira convention should be used (e.g. 1h 15m). A WBS element must be available (in this or a higher-level issue) In contrast to the SAP server, the WBS is not validated Time logged must not exceed 24 hours in a day WBS - Displays the WBS element that is currently active for this issue (from the issue hierarchy) Activity type - Selection of the category assigned to this work log Billing control category - Selection of the billing category (Billing / Non billing) A Work Description detailing the work steps carried out is also required.
6	Complete the log by clicking on Log.
7	it.JCATS confirms the successful booking via a temporarily displayed message in the top right of the screen:

It is assumed that it.JCATS is configured for ODATA and active for the Jira project.

Step	Procedure
1	Open a Jira issue of type Initiative. The SAP project ID field must be filled (see JCATS configuration for the exact field).
2	Open the Jira issue (or create a new one) on which to log your work. Check whether the issue is linked to the Initiative via the field Parent Link.
3	Edit the issue. Check whether a WBS element is available. If no WBS is entered, please insert it using the select box.
4	You can now log work on the issue and in SAP. Select More → Log work
5	The it.JCATS work log dialog opens. This dialog can be recognized by the it.JCATS heading. Time required - Specification of the time to be booked. The normal Jira convention should be used (e.g. 1h 15m). A WBS element must be available (in this or a higher-level issue) In contrast to the SAP server, the WBS is not validated Time logged must not exceed 24 hours in a day WBS - Displays the WBS element that is currently active for this issue (from the issue hierarchy) Activity type - Selection of the category assigned to this work log Billing control category - Selection of the billing category (Billing / Non billing) A Work Description detailing the work steps carried out is also required.
6	Complete the log by clicking on Log.
7	it.JCATS confirms the successful booking via a temporarily displayed message in the top right of the screen: