To get the most out of this book
You will need to have as a minimum a free Atlassian account with access to both Jira Software and Jira Service Management on Jira Cloud. Alternatively, you will need to install the latest version of Jira Server/Jira Data Center and Automation for Jira. All examples have been tested against both Jira Cloud and Jira Server:
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code via the GitHub repository (link available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.
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