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

What is new in JIRA 7?

The much awaited JIRA 7 was released in October 2015 and it is now offered in three different application variants:

JIRA Core
JIRA Software
JIRA Service Desk

Let us discuss each one of them separately.

JIRA Core

This comprises of the base application of JIRA that you might be familiar with, of course with some new features. JIRA Core is a simplified version of JIRA features that we have been using up until the 6.x versions.

JIRA Software

This comprises of all the features of JIRA Core and JIRA Agile. From JIRA 7 onwards, JIRA Agile will no longer be offered as an add-on. You will not be able to install JIRA Agile from the marketplace.

JIRA Service Desk

This comprises of all the features of JIRA Core and JIRA Service Desk. Just like JIRA Software, JIRA Service Desk will no longer be offered as an add-on and you cannot install it from the marketplace.

This split of applications was done by Atlassian, keeping in mind the usage of JIRA in various organizations across the globe, and it makes it very simple for the companies to choose the right application suitable for their needs. However, it doesn't mean that all three applications (JIRA Core, JIRA Agile, and JIRA Service Desk) can't be used on the same instance. You can certainly buy JIRA Software and later install the JIRA Service Desk application on it.

Apart from this split, JIRA 7 brings new features such as Release Hub, with real-time status of the versions, an improved sidebar where you can add your own shortcuts, better reporting, and visibility of development tools. We will discuss and highlight these improvements in the relevant chapters in this book.

In this book, we will install JIRA Software that comes in-built with JIRA Agile, and later we will install JIRA Service Desk on top of it.