How to start

Install KRONOS

To install KRONOS please read our Installation & Upgrade guide.

Set KRONOS permissions

In the KRONOS application, you can assign Jira or AD groups to the following global permissions:

  • KRONOS Bizadmin

  • KRONOS Sysadmin

  • KRONOS Reopener

  • KRONOS Reporter

  • KRONOS TeamLeader

  • KRONOS Exporter

By default the jira-administrators group added to each KRONOS permission available in the Global Permissions menu.

To set KRONOS permissions, you must have Jira Administrators global permission

  1. Log in as a JIRA administrator, and select Administration >System> Global Permissions

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the Add Permission section.

  3. Select the KRONOS permission you want to grant in the Permission dropdown.

  4. Select the group you want to grant the permission to in the Group drop-down list.

For detailed description of the permissions, open the Permissions page in this doumentation!

Basic settings to start

The basic access groups (jira-core-users/jira-software-users) of Jira are assigned to a Default Acrivity Category, a Default Activity and a Default Workplace in order to allow users to create worklogs right after installlation.

You can learn more about creating worklogs on the Create worklog page.

In addition to the allocation of permissions and rights, there is also a need for basic settings that enable logging work and support the expectations and policies of the user organization.

Users with KRNOS Bizadmin permissions has the ability to set default values for each mandatory field of the Create worklog screen. In the KRONOS Settings > Business admnistration menu you can define Workplaces of users, Activities arranged in Activity categories. An Activity category can represent a department of the company (eg. Marketing, Sales, Development) , a Product or a Customer Project, Activities are sub categories of an Activity category.

You can read more about these settings in the Business Administrator role page.

User groups can be assigned to one or more Acitivity categories in the Activity category permission administration menu of the Jira administration section.

 

 


Related pages

Create worklog

Permissions

System Administrator role

Business Administrator role