How to restrict "Original Estimate" field to hours only?

[Hamza D_]

Hello Jira community,

We currently have the "Original Estimate" field in our Jira tickets, allowing input in days, minutes, hours, and weeks. However, my boss has requested that we manage it in a way that only accepts hours as the input for the original estimate.

Is it possible to customize the field configuration or implement any settings to restrict the "Original Estimate" field to hours only? We want to ensure that all estimates are consistently tracked and displayed in hours.

Any guidance or suggestions on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

As an admin, go to Admin -> General settings -> Time tracking, and change the "time display format" from "pretty" to "hours"

[Hamza D_]

Could please guide me step by step with some images. I am afraid i can't find general settings even though i am admin. Thanks