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Mastering JIRA 7

You're reading from Mastering JIRA 7 Become an expert at using JIRA 7 through this one-stop guide!

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2016

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786466860

Length 450 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

JIRA

Concepts

Project Management

Author (1):

Ravi Sagar

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Planning Your JIRA Installation

2. Searching in JIRA FREE CHAPTER

3. Reporting – Using Charts to Visualize the Data

4. Customizing JIRA for Test Management

5. Understanding Zephyr and its Features

6. Sample Implementation of Use Cases

7. User Management, Groups, and Project Roles

8. Configuring JIRA User Directories to Connect with LDAP, Crowd, and JIRA User Server

9. JIRA Add-On Development and Leveraging the REST API

10. Importing and Exporting Data in JIRA and Migrating Configuration

11. Working with Agile Boards in JIRA Software

12. JIRA Administration with ScriptRunner and the CLI Add-on

13. Database Access

14. Customizing Look, Feel, and Behavior

15. Implementing JIRA Service Desk

16. Integrating JIRA with Common Atlassian Applications and Other Tools

17. JIRA Best Practices

18. Troubleshooting JIRA

Installing the Zephyr plugin

Zephyr is a paid add-on that is very popular in the industry. If you want to quickly get the features of test management without customizing JIRA yourself, you can use Zephyr. It offers lots of useful test management features that are as per industry standards.

In this section, we will learn how to configure and use Zephyr. Follow the steps below to install it on your instance:

Go to Administration | Add-ons | Find new add-ons under ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE, type Zephyr in the search box and press the Enter key:
Zephyr for JIRA - Test Management will appear. Click on the Free trial button to install this add-on on your instance. In the pop-up window that appears next, click on the Accept button.
Finally, you will be asked to enter your Atlassian account to generate a trial license for Zephyr:
Once installed, you will get a new menu item, Tests, in your instance.

We have just installed Zephyr; now we will learn how to configure this add-on.

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Authors (1)

Ravi Sagar

Ravi Sagar

Ravi Sagar is an Atlassian Consultant and Drupal expert with several years' experience in web development and business analysis. He has worked extensively at implementing and customizing big Jira instances for project tracking, test management, support tickets, and Agile tracking. Ravi founded Sparxsys Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (www.sparxsys.com) in 2010. This company provides consultancy and training services on Atlassian tools and Drupal. He has a keen interest in building accessible websites adhering to WCAG guidelines. Ravi's areas of interest include project management and Agile methodologies. Along with this, he has also authored several books for Packt. They are: • Mastering JIRA 7 - Second Edition • Mastering JIRA. • Your Definitive Guide To Building a Fantastic Blog in Drupa His certifications also include: • Atlassian Certified Professional Jira Administrator. • Atlassian Certified in Agile Development with Jira Software. In his free time, he loves blogging on his website at http://www.ravisagar.in, where he writes regularly about topics such as DevOps and programming. You can connect with him at http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravisagar or e-mail him at ravi@sparxsys.com.

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