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Jira 8 Essentials

You're reading from   Jira 8 Essentials Effective issue management and project tracking with the latest Jira features

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789802818
Length 420 pages
Edition 5th Edition
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Patrick Li Patrick Li
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to Jira 8
2. Getting Started with Jira FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Jira for Business Projects 4. Using Jira for Agile Projects 5. Section 2: Jira 8 in Action
6. Issue Management 7. Field Management 8. Screen Management 9. Workflow and Business Process 10. Emails and Notifications 11. Section 3: Advanced Jira 8
12. Securing Jira 13. Searching, Reporting, and Analysis 14. Jira Service Desk 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Field Management

Projects are collections of issues, and issues are collections of fields. As we have seen in the earlier chapters, fields capture data, which can then be displayed to users. There are many different types of field in Jira, ranging from simple text fields that let you input alphanumeric text, to more complicated fields with pickers to assist you with choosing dates and users.

An information system is only as useful as the data that goes into it. By understanding how to effectively use fields, you can turn Jira into a powerful information system for data collection, processing, and reporting.

In this chapter, we will expand our HR project with these customized fields and configurations, by exploring fields in detail and learning how they relate to other aspects of Jira. By the end of this chapter, you will have learned the following:

  • Using system and custom fields...
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