Working with issues
As we have seen, issues are the center of JIRA. So, it should be no surprise that JIRA 5 (and especially 5.2) comes with many new features and enhancements for working with issues. In the following sections, we will look at what you as a user can do with issues and some of the new features in JIRA 5:
Create/edit changes
In-line editing
Sharing issues
Remote issue link
Creating an issue
When creating a new issue, you will need to fill in a number of fields. Some fields are mandatory, such as the issue's summary and type, while others are optional, such as the issue's description. We will discuss fields in more details in the next chapter.
There are several ways in which you can create a new issue in JIRA. You can choose any of the following options:
Click on the Create Issue link at the top of the screen.
Select the Create Issue option for the Issues drop-down menu.
Press C on your keyboard:
This will bring up the Create Issue dialog box, as shown in the preceding screenshot. As...