General configurations
In the past few chapters, we have been focusing on how to customize JIRA's issue management features and options. As an application, there are also several system configuration options that can be configured. These include the maximum failed login attempts allowed before locking the user out, setting the default language used by JIRA, and other miscellaneous options.
JIRA groups these options under General Configurations, and you can fine-tune these settings:
Browse to the JIRA administration console.
Click on General Configuration under the System section. This will bring up the JIRA General Configuration page.
From here, you will be able to set the configuration settings for options that are not related to JIRA projects and issues.
Settings
The Settings section contains several system-wide configuration settings that control some generic behaviors of JIRA:
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Setting |
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Title |
This is the name of your JIRA instance. This name will appear in the Introduction Gadget... |
