Marketplace App for working log with cost center and articles

[Gerrit Wahlers]

We are assigning work items to our own corporate electrical and mechanical technicians. After the work item is finished they have to fill out a form with cost type, cost center, tracked time, used material for our internal cost center management.

Is there any app where we can set up cost types, cost centers, articles with prices (working hour for 80 €/ hr) ?

We want to export the reports by the end of the month and import the list in Microsoft Business Central ERP-software.

Background: Our users create tickets for tasks to be completed, we check these tickets in the office and release them to the technicians. They complete the work and the tickets and then manually write these reports, which we then have to post-process and book order by order into our erp system on the correct cost centers.

[quentin_leroy]

Hello @Gerrit Wahlers ,

Quentin from Appfire here.

Reports and Timesheets for Jira is a powerful application that provides advanced time tracking functionalities, including the possibilities to created calculated fields.

Here are just a few of the things that you could do in your case:

• Track worklogs and costs: Technicians can log their time directly in Jira, and you can apply hourly rates (e.g., 80€/hr) to calculate labor costs.
• Add cost dimensions: You can extend Jira issues with custom fields to capture cost type, cost center, and used materials. Reports & Timesheets will include these fields in your reports.
• Build monthly reports: Generate detailed reports grouped by cost center, technician, or project, with summaries for tracked time, costs, and materials. Have those reports send by email on a scheduled timeline or retrieve them via API.
• Export data: Reports can be exported to Excel/CSV, which you can then import into Microsoft Business Central for your ERP workflows.

This way, the manual step of writing reports order by order is removed — the data is logged once in Jira, automatically aggregated in reports, and exported at the end of the month for posting into your ERP.

You can explore more about Reports & Timesheets here: documentation.

If you have any questions or would like a demo, do not hesitate to book a demo with me.

Best regards,

Quentin

[Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet]

Hi, @Gerrit Wahlers 🖐

One option you may want to consider is Time & Cost Tracker for Jira Cloud by SaaSJet. Here’s how it could support your workflow:

• Hourly rates: Define hourly rates for your technicians (e.g., €80/hr) and have them applied automatically to logged work.

• Cost centers / cost types: Use Jira fields (components, custom fields, or labels) to categorize each work item by cost center or cost type. These can then be used as filters or grouping options in cost reports.

• Material / expenses: Add expenses (such as materials used) directly to issues, so they are tracked alongside labor costs.

• Reporting & export: Generate detailed monthly cost reports grouped by cost center, technician, or project. Reports can be exported (CSV/Excel) and then imported into Microsoft Business Central.

• The app also supports visual cost reports, invoicing, budget forecasting, and earned value metrics for better financial planning.

This way, technicians don’t need to fill out forms manually after completing tasks — all worklogs, cost centers, and expenses are tracked directly in Jira, and you get a structured export ready for ERP posting or deeper BI reporting.

[Aron Gombas _Midori_]

I think the Tempo app family could solve all these, for example use accounts for cost centers.

[Trisha Griffis]

Absolutely! A few solid Marketplace apps can handle your workflow effectively. Here are top recommendations:

Popular Options for Cost-Center Reporting

• Apps like Tempo Timesheets and Worklog 360 offer flexible cost-center assignment via “Account” or client fields and excellent exportable time reports.

1. JetTime – Privacy‑First Time & Cost Tracker

• Create custom work log fields (e.g., cost center, material, cost type)
• Use timers and custom time categories (e.g., billable work)
• Generate advanced reports grouped by any work log field
• Security: Built with Forge—data stays within Atlassian’s infrastructure

2. Time & Cost Tracker for Jira by SaaSJet

• Set labor rates (e.g., €80/hr), track direct expenses, manage invoicing
• Visual cost reports, budget forecasting, and earned value metrics
• API support for Power BI or eazyBI integration

3. Deliver – Budget, Timesheets & Cost Tracker by Mindpro

• Track time, expenses, billable vs non‑billable work using custom accounts
• Define hourly rates, automatic deduction from planned budgets
• Real‑time financial dashboards (hours, costs, margins)

4. Timescale – Time Tracking, Budgets & Invoicing

• Full cycle: time tracking, budgets, invoicing—fully integrated
•  Ideal for daily tracking and generating exportable invoice data

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