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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

Updating JIRA add-ons

JIRA has a lot of add-ons that can be installed from the marketplace. Add-ons extend the functionalities of JIRA. There are a lot of good add-ons available from Atlassian and other providers. Due to the rapid development in JIRA, this could be a new feature development. To fix bugs, these providers keep on releasing version updates of their add-ons. It's a good idea to update these add-ons from time to time. However, it's recommended to test the upgrades first on your staging environment.

Go to the Manage Add-ons section to check for the updates that are available for your add-ons. The built-in notifications in JIRA will also let you know whenever there is an update available for an add-on. However, these updates should ideally be performed on a test environment first, that is, ideally a staging server identical to your production environment.

Only if the new version of the add-on works on your staging environment will you be able to update it on your production environment. Try using one of the following methods to update the add-ons described:

Updating an add-on to a new version
Updating all add-ons
Updating an add-on by uploading a file
Enabling automatic add-on updates

Tip

The detailed steps to update the add-ons can be found at https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/UPM/Updating+add-ons.

We recommend updating the add-ons one by one. There might be an issue in updating all the add-ons simultaneously. Also, you might not know which add-on update caused this problem.

The JIRA add-ons compatibility matrix

As a good practice, always keep track of all the add-ons currently installed, their current version, their compatibility with currently installed JIRA, and any known issues.

Before you plan to update any add-on, always update the compatibility matrix:

Add-ons	Installed version	Paid or free	Compatible with JIRA 6.3.6?	Remarks
JIRA Agile	6.6.0	Paid	Yes
Clone Plus Plugin	4.0.0	Paid	Yes
JIRA Suite Utilities	1.4.9	Free	Yes

There are a lot of add-ons available on the Atlassian marketplace, but don't install too many add-ons for no reason. If you are looking for a new feature in JIRA, which is provided as an add-on, always check for how many people are using it by verifying the download count; there is also a user rating that will give you a good idea about this add-on. If you decide to purchase an add-on, then check the provider as well.