To get the most out of this book

The installation package used in this book is the Windows Installer standalone distribution, which you can get directly from Atlassian at https:/​/​www.​atlassian.​com/software/​jira/​download for JIRA Software and https:/​/​www.​atlassian.​com/​software/jira/​service-​desk/​download for JIRA Service Desk.

You will also need additional software, including the Java SDK, which you can get from http://​www.​oracle.​com/​technetwork/​java/​javase/​downloads/​index.​html, and MySQL, which you can get from http:/​/​dev.​mysql.​com/​downloads.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packt.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packt.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packt.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781789802818_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "You should see both the New Employee and Termination issue types."

A block of code is set as follows:

<Resource name="mail/JiraMailServer" 
  auth="Container" 
  type="javax.mail.Session" 

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

<security-constraint> 
  <web-resource-collection> 
    <web-resource-name>all-except-attachments</web-resource-name> 
    <url-pattern>*.js</url-pattern> 
    <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern> 

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

  create database jiradb character set utf8;

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "There is a Create another option beside the Create button."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.