Since Jira is now a platform that includes Jira Core, Jira Software, Jira Service Desk, and other third-party applications, you can have multiple applications running on the same platform instance. This is because user access is granted on a per-application level. In this recipe, we will look at managing access to applications in Jira.
Granting access to Jira
How to do it...
To grant Jira access to a group, perform the following steps:
- Log in to Jira as a Jira Administrator.
- Navigate to Administration > Applications > Application access.
- Select and add the group to gain access to the application:
It's time to look at how the steps work.