Problem
An Epic was created, with a Story linked to that Epic, and sub-tasks created under the Story. When time is logged on the sub-tasks, it correctly rolls up and is reflected on the parent Story. However, the same time does not roll up or appear at the Epic level.
Solution
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Time logged on a sub-task is stored only on that sub-task.
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Jira does not store worklogs on Epics.
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Tempo Timesheets can roll up sub-task time to the Epic at report time, using the Epic Link.
So:
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✅ Sub-task → Epic roll-up works in Tempo reports (Timesheet / Worklog views, when grouped or filtered by Epic)
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❌ The Epic issue itself will never show that time
If you don’t see the roll-up in a Tempo report, check that:
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Sub-tasks are included in the report
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The Epic is linked correctly (Epic Link)
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You are grouping or filtering by Epic
That’s expected and correct behavior for Jira + Tempo Timesheets.