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If you use JetBrains IntelliJ or VS Code, install the IDE extensions so Capacity Insights can understand where you spend your time.

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titleJetBrains

When you save a file in JetBrains, commit, or checkout, the extension posts an event to the Tempo API that contains the current branch name, timestamp, and a commit message (if available).

Before You Begin

Install IntelliJ version 2020.3 or later

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Setting Up the Time Tracking Plugin

Install the Tempo Time Tracking plugin from the JetBrains Plugin Marketplace. Once you've installed the Tempo Time Tracking plugin, you must use an API token to authenticate Tempo in JetBrains.

  1. Select Apps in the Tempo sidebar.

  2. In the JetBrains Plugin tile, click Install. You are redirected to the JetBrains Plugin Marketplace to download the plugin.

  3. Click Get, select the plugin version, and then click Download.

  4. Follow the onscreen directions to install the Tempo Time Tracking plugin in JetBrains.

  5. When prompted in IntelliJ, authorize the plugin to access your Atlassian account.
    A new browser window opens so you can complete the authorization process.

    jetbrains-authorization.png
    1. Select which Jira instance you’d like.

    2. When you click Accept, you can return to the IDEA. A notification displays that you are authorized to use Tempo.

Now when you open a workspace within a git repository, the Tempo extension gives you the option to either Track, Ignore or Postpone all activity within the git repository. Repositories that have been tracked send time record suggestions to My Work in Tempo.

If Postponed is selected, you receive a reminder the next time you open a project for this repository. You can then manually configure it in Preferences > Other Settings >Tempo.

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