3 ways to see user activity in Jira

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How to check daily activity per team member? If you have ever needed to monitor what changes each user has made to a particular issue, for some project, or for specific dates – keep on reading. Here you’ll find build-in and Marketplace solutions for Jira to see user activity. 

1. How to view Jira user activity on a single issue level

One way to view user activity in Jira is to go to a specific issue and look at the "Activity" tab → Show History. This tab shows a timeline of all the actions that have been taken on the issue, including comments, work logs, and changes to the issue's status or assignee. You can use the filters on the right-hand side to sort the newest or oldest changes first.

2. Jira activity stream gadget

Another way to view user activity in Jira is to use the "Activity Stream" gadget. This gadget can be added to your Jira dashboard and shows a stream of activity from across all the projects and issues that you have access to. You can see activity for a single user or the whole team.

1. Filter the activity stream by project, issue type, date, or user (account ID). 
2. Customize your activities by choosing the ones relevant to you.

3. How to get a full user activity report

Some users need more filters or additional fields to monitor a complete history of changes made to issues within a Jira project. A plugin such as Issue History for Jira enables you to generate a user activity report that includes all changes made to multiple issues.

Issue History for Jira makes it easy to track who did what and when across multiple issues. With advanced filtering and export options, you can generate detailed user activity reports to audit changes, review progress, or investigate inconsistencies in just a few clicks.

How does it work?

1. Filter issues by project, sprint, assignee, etc.
2. Select a user/users to view the activity report for the required individuals.
3. Choose the date range.
4. Add any standard or custom field (comments, statuses, descriptions, etc.) where you want to see changes.

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Bonus: Export user activity from Jira

If you want to analyze user activity in more detail or share the data with others, you can export the issue history data from Jira. You can choose to export the data as a CSV or Excel file.

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Finally, let’s compare what advantages you will get with each option.

	History tab	Jira activity stream gadget	Issue History for Jira app
User activity report for a single issue	✅	✅	✅
User activity report for multiple issues	❌	✅	✅
Sorting	✅	❌	✅
Filter by dates	❌	✅ (only one date)	✅ (any date range)
Filter by project	❌	✅	✅
Filter by sprint	❌	❌	✅
Filter by assignee	❌	❌	✅
Filter by reporter	❌	❌	✅
Updated by user	❌	✅	✅
Tracking custom fields	❌	❌	✅
Export of user activity report	❌	❌	✅

Takeaway

In conclusion, there are several ways to view user activity in Jira, including viewing activity on a single issue level, using the "Activity Stream" gadget, and generating a full user activity report with Issue History for Jira plugin. These methods can help you better understand the progress of your project and the actions of your team members. 

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