Jira Test Management Tool

2. ​ ​ Jira ​ ​ Tool JIRA ​ ​ is ​ ​ a ​ ​ web-based ​ ​ “Issue ​ ​ tracking ​ ​ system” ​ ​ or ​ ​ “Bug ​ ​ tracking ​ ​ system”. ​ ​ It ​ ​ is ​ ​ mainly ​ ​ used for ​ ​​ agile ​ ​ ​ project ​ ​ management. ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ is ​ ​ a ​ ​ proprietary ​ ​ based ​ ​ tool, ​ ​ developed ​ ​ by ​ ​ Atlassian. The ​ ​ product ​ ​ name ​ ​ ‘JIRA’ ​ ​ is ​ ​ shortened ​ ​ from ​ ​ the ​ ​ word ​ ​ ‘Gojira’, ​ ​ which ​ ​ means ​ ​​ Godzilla ​ ​ ​ in Japanese ​ ​ . JIRA helps us to manage the project effectively and smoothly. It is a powerful tool to track the issues, bugs, backlogs of the project. JIRA is more customizable than ​ Bugzilla ​ . It helps the team to strive hard towards the common goal. JIRA is widely used by many organizations ​ ​ across ​ ​ the ​ ​ world. Key ​ ​ features ​ ​ of ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ includes ● Issue ​ ​ tracking ● Scrum ​ ​ boards ● Project ​ ​ planning ● Project ​ ​ tracking ● Reporting ● Notifications Advantages ​ ​ of ​ ​ JIRA ● Improves ​ ​ collaboration ● Improves ​ ​ tracking ● Better ​ ​ planning ● Increase ​ ​ productivity ● Improves ​ ​ customer ​ ​ satisfaction ● Flexible ​ ​ to ​ ​ use
How ​ ​ to ​ ​ sign-up ​ ​ for ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ account? ​ JIRA is a proprietary software. So, it cannot be used for free. But still, we can use it by trying ​ ​ hosted ​ ​ in ​ ​ cloud ​ ​ trial ​ ​ version ​ ​ free ​ ​ for ​ ​​ 7 ​ ​ days ​ . ​ ​ That’s ​ ​ a ​ ​ good ​ ​ news:) Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​​ : ​ ​ Navigate ​ ​ to ​ ​​ https://www.atlassian.com/try Step ​ ​ 2: ​ ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Try ​ ​ Cloud ​ ​ under ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ Software, ​ ​ because ​ ​ they ​ ​ are ​ ​ quick ​ ​ and ​ ​ easy. Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, ​ ​ click ​ ​ Try ​ ​ it ​ ​ free ​ ​ option
Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ screen, 1. Enter ​ ​ Site ​ ​ Address ​ ​ (Cannot ​ ​ be ​ ​ changed ​ ​ later) 2. Enter ​ ​ First ​ ​ Name 3. Enter ​ ​ Last ​ ​ Name 4. Enter ​ ​ E-mail ​ ​ Address 5. Enter ​ ​ Strong ​ ​ Password Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ values ​ ​ are ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ click ​ ​​ Start ​ ​ Now. Step 6 ​ : As soon as you saw great, check your inbox window, check the inbox of the E-mail ​ ​ address ​ ​ that ​ ​ you ​ ​ entered ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ previous ​ ​ step.
Step 7 ​ : Check Email from Atlassian, click Verify Email Address button to complete the verification ​ ​ process ​ ​ to ​ ​ set ​ ​ up ​ ​ your ​ ​ cloud ​ ​ account.
As you noticed, JIRA site “letzdotesting.atlassian.net” will also be set up in the meanwhile. Step 8 : As soon as email address is verified, page will be navigated to the login account ​ ​ screen, 1. Enter ​ ​ Email ​ ​ Address ​ ​ ( ​ ​ Entered ​ ​ in ​ ​ Step ​ ​ 4) 2. Enter ​ ​ Password ​ ​ ( ​ ​ Entered ​ ​ in ​ ​ Step ​ ​ 4) Click ​ ​ Login
Step ​ ​ 9 ​ ​​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, ​ ​ Select ​ ​ the ​ ​ Language ​ ​ ‘English’ ​ ​ and ​ ​ click ​ ​ Continue Step ​ ​ 10 ​ ​​ : ​ ​ Select ​ ​ Avatar ​ ​ by ​ ​ clicking ​ ​ choose ​ ​ an ​ ​ Avatar ​ ​ option Step 11 ​ : In the Next window, you can choose an external image or any avatar that’s been listed below. I am going to choose my logo as my avatar:) Step ​ ​ 12 ​ ​​ : ​ ​ Once ​ ​ the ​ ​ avatar ​ ​ is ​ ​ selected, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Next
Step ​ ​ 13 ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​ Logged ​ ​ in ​ ​ to ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ account ​ ​ successfully. Signed ​ ​ up ​ ​ into ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ account ​ ​ successfully How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ Project ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Pre-requisite ​ ​ : ​ ​​ If ​ ​ you ​ ​ don’t ​ ​ have ​ ​ a ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ account ​ ​ create ​ ​ one ​ ​ here ​ ​ ​​ Create ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ account ​ . Step ​ ​ 1: ​ ​ ​ If ​ ​ you ​ ​ are ​ ​ on ​ ​ the ​ ​ welcome ​ ​ screen, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ create ​ ​ new ​ ​ project Step 2 : In the next window, Select Scrum Software Development project, where you can manage agile projects with boards, Issues, sprint, backlogs and stories. Then Click Next ​ ​ ​ at ​ ​ the ​ ​ bottom ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ window.
Step 3 ​ : In the next window, it shows Issue types and Workflow that are available for the Scrum Software Development project that we have selected in Step 2. Click Select at the ​ ​ bottom ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ window. Issue Types : JIRA tracks different types of Issues. Issue can be a task or bug or story or ​ ​ feature. ​ ​ Each ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ has ​ ​ its ​ ​ own ​ ​ purpose ​ ​ to ​ ​ be ​ ​ served. Workflow ​ : Set of states and transitions that an issue moves throughout its life cycle in the ​ ​ project.
Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, 1. Enter ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Name 2. Enter ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Key ​ ​ (Used ​ ​ as ​ ​ Prefix ​ ​ for ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ issues ​ ​ created ​ ​ under ​ ​ this ​ ​ project) 3. Check the Checkbox for Confluence Space (Used to manage files within the team) For ​ ​ Example, ​ ​ If ​ ​ you ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ bug ​ ​ under ​ ​ this ​ ​ project, ​ ​ it ​ ​ will ​ ​ prefixed ​ ​ with ​ ​ ‘LZT-Bug’. Click ​ ​​ Submit
Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ ​ Once ​ ​ the ​ ​ Confluence ​ ​ space ​ ​ and ​ ​ links ​ ​ are ​ ​ created, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ All ​ ​ done! Step 6 : To confirm whether your project is created, Click Projects in the top bar and select ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ that ​ ​ you ​ ​ have ​ ​ created ​ ​ (will ​ ​ be ​ ​ listed ​ ​ like ​ ​ mine). Step 7 ​ : To create another new project, Click Projects in the top bar and select Create Project ​ ​ and ​ ​ follow ​ ​ steps ​ ​ from ​ ​ Step ​ ​ 2.
Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​ To ​ ​ view ​ ​ all ​ ​ projects ​ ​ that ​ ​ are ​ ​ created, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ View ​ ​ all ​ ​ projects ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar. Step ​ ​ 9 ​ ​​ : ​ ​ Lists ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ projects ​ ​ that ​ ​ are ​ ​ created Once ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ is ​ ​ created, ​ ​ you ​ ​ can ​ ​ add ​ ​ issues ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ and ​ ​ track ​ ​ them.
How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Create ​ ​ button ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar ​ ​ menu Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, Note ​ ​ : ​ ​ Fields ​ ​ marked ​ ​ with ​ ​ * ​ ​ are ​ ​ required ​ ​ fields ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ issue.
1. Select ​ ​ Project 2. Select ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ Type ​ ​ (like ​ ​ bug/story/task/Epic) 3. Write ​ ​ Summary ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type 4. Reporter ​ ​ (person ​ ​ who ​ ​ create ​ ​ issue) 5. Select ​ ​ Component ​ ​ ( ​ Create ​ ​ Component ​ ) 6. Write ​ ​ Description 7. Add ​ ​ an ​ ​ attachment ​ ​ (Additional ​ ​ info ​ ​ about ​ ​ the ​ ​ issue ​ ​ type) 8. Supporting ​ ​ information ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ (Optional) 9. Select ​ ​ Version 10. Set ​ ​ the ​ ​ priority ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ issue ​ ​ type Step ​ ​ 3: ​ ​ Scroll ​ ​ down ​ ​ a ​ ​ bit ​ ​ to ​ ​ enter ​ ​ additional ​ ​ information ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ issue Note ​ ​ : ​ ​ Fields ​ ​ marked ​ ​ with ​ ​ * ​ ​ are ​ ​ required ​ ​ fields ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ issue.
1. Add ​ ​ label ​ ​ (New/Existing) 2. Enter ​ ​ Environment ​ ​ details 3. Attachment 4. Version 5. Issue ​ ​ ( ​ ​ link ​ ​ other ​ ​ associated ​ ​ issues) 6. Assignee ​ ​ (assign ​ ​ to ​ ​ another ​ ​ person) 7. Sprint Sprint ​ ​ : ​ ​ Set ​ ​ of ​ ​ period ​ ​ of ​ ​ time ​ ​ where ​ ​ specified ​ ​ work ​ ​ has ​ ​ to ​ ​ be ​ ​ completed Once all the information is entered to create an issue, Click Create Button at the bottom of ​ ​ the ​ ​ page. Step ​ ​ 4: ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ created ​ ​ successfully ​ ​ under ​ ​ the ​ ​ specified ​ ​ project ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ backlog. Backlog ​ ​ : ​ ​ List ​ ​ of ​ ​ uncompleted ​ ​ work ​ ​ items Step 5 : Issue can also be created in an alternative way by clicking ​ +Create Issue option ​ ​ under ​ ​ project’s ​ ​ backlog ​ ​ section.
Once issues are created, you can add issues to the specific sprint of the project and track ​ ​ them. How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ Sprint ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Step 1 : Click the Projects option in the top bar and select the project that you have created ​ ​ before. Step 2 : As soon as the project screen is loaded, Click ​ Create Sprint ​ at the bottom right of ​ ​ the ​ ​ page.
Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Sprint ​ ​ created ​ ​ Successfully Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Plan ​ ​ the ​ ​ sprint ​ ​ by ​ ​ dragging ​ ​ the ​ ​ issues ​ ​ from ​ ​ the ​ ​ backlog. Sprint ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​​ Set ​ ​ of ​ ​ period ​ ​ of ​ ​ time ​ ​ where ​ ​ specified ​ ​ work ​ ​ has ​ ​ to ​ ​ be ​ ​ completed
Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Drag ​ ​ the ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ sprint. ​ ​ Sprint ​ ​ Planned ​ ​ Successfully As soon the Issue is dragged into the sprint plan, the backlog will be empty because I had ​ ​ only ​ ​ one ​ ​ issue ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ backlog. Note : You can only start a sprint, only if there are no other active sprints. If there is an active sprint, you won’t be able to start one unless that active sprint is completed. But, you ​ ​ can ​ ​ plan ​ ​ subsequent ​ ​ sprints ​ ​ by ​ ​ dragging ​ ​ issues ​ ​ in ​ ​ plan ​ ​ mode. Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​​ ​ Click ​ ​ Start ​ ​ Sprint ​ ​ to ​ ​ set ​ ​ a ​ ​ time ​ ​ period ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ Sprint.
Step ​ ​ 7 ​ ​ : ​ ​​ ​ Enter ​ ​ Sprint ​ ​ details ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window. Ignore ​ ​ the ​ ​ warning ​ ​ Ξ² 1. Sprint ​ ​ Name 2. Duration ​ ​ ( ​ ​ Weeks/Custom) 3. Start ​ ​ Date 4. End ​ ​ Date
5. Sprint ​ ​ Goal ​ ​ (Optional) Note ​ ​ : ​ ​ Fields ​ ​ marked ​ ​ with ​ ​ * ​ ​ are ​ ​ required ​ ​ fields ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ issue. Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ details ​ ​ are ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Start ​ ​ to ​ ​ start ​ ​ the ​ ​ sprint. Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Sprint ​ ​ Started ​ ​ Successfully Once the sprint is started, you can track the issues and complete the sprint within the specified ​ ​ date. How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Category ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Projects ​ ​ option ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar ​ ​ and ​ ​ select ​ ​ view ​ ​ all ​ ​ projects ​ ​ option
Step 2 : In the next screen, all the projects are listed. Project ‘Letzdotesting’ has No Category, ​ ​ let’s ​ ​ try ​ ​ to ​ ​ add ​ ​ project ​ ​ category Step 3 : Click Administration Settings icon on the top right and Select Projects option in the ​ ​ list. Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Categories
Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, 1. Enter ​ ​ Category ​ ​ Name 2. Enter ​ ​ Category ​ ​ Description Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ details ​ ​ are ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Add ​ ​​ to ​ ​ add ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Category. Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Category ​ ​ added ​ ​ Successfully.
Step ​ ​ 7 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Edit ​ ​ or ​ ​ Delete ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Category ​ ​ by ​ ​ using ​ ​ actions ​ ​​ Edit ​ ​ ​ or ​ ​​ Delete Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Projects ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ sidebar, ​ ​ to ​ ​ add ​ ​ Project ​ ​ category ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ project. Step ​ ​ 9 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ screen, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Edit ​ ​ option ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ list ​ ​ to ​ ​ add ​ ​ project ​ ​ category. Step 10 : Select the Project Category drop-down control, added project category ‘Software ​ ​ Testing’ ​ ​ is ​ ​ listed ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ menu.
Step ​ ​ 11 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Select ​ ​ the ​ ​ Project ​ ​ category ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ and ​ ​ Save ​ ​ the ​ ​ details.
Step ​ ​ 12 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Save ​ ​ details ​ ​ again ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ settings ​ ​ screen ​ ​ to ​ ​ confirm ​ ​ the ​ ​ changes.
Step 13 : Page will be refreshed to update the changes. To validate the change, Click view ​ ​ all ​ ​ projects ​ ​ under ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar. Step ​ ​ 14 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Category ​ ​ added ​ ​ successfully ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ project. Once the project category is added to the project, you can track or search the project using ​ ​ project ​ ​ category. How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Component ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Project ​ ​ Components ​ ​ are ​ ​ sub-item ​ ​ of ​ ​ a ​ ​ project. ​ ​ Components ​ ​ are ​ ​ used ​ ​ to ​ ​ categorize issues ​ ​ under ​ ​ the ​ ​ project. ​ ​ You ​ ​ can ​ ​ also ​ ​ assign ​ ​ a ​ ​ component ​ ​ lead ​ ​ to ​ ​ manage ​ ​ the component. Note ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​​ A ​ ​ Project ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ can ​ ​ have ​ ​ multiple ​ ​ components.
Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ the ​ ​ projects ​ ​ option ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar ​ ​ and ​ ​ select ​ ​ the ​ ​ Project Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Settings ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ bottom ​ ​ left
Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Settings ​ ​ screen, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Components ​ ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ sidebar Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, 1. Enter ​ ​ Component ​ ​ Name 2. Enter ​ ​ Component ​ ​ Description ​ ​ (Optional) 3. Default ​ ​ Assignee Component ​ ​ Lead ​ ​ is ​ ​ optional. ​ ​ Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ details ​ ​ are ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Add ​ ​ to ​ ​ save ​ ​ Project Component.
Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Component ​ ​ is ​ ​ added ​ ​ successfully. Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Project ​ ​ Component ​ ​ can ​ ​ be ​ ​ edited ​ ​ or ​ ​ deleted ​ ​ using ​ ​​ Edit ​ ​ ​ or ​ ​​ Delete ​ ​ ​ option ​ ​ under actions ​ ​ column. Once ​ ​ the ​ ​ project ​ ​ component ​ ​ is ​ ​ added ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ issues, ​ ​ you ​ ​ can ​ ​ group ​ ​ them ​ ​ based ​ ​ on ​ ​ the assigned ​ ​ component. How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ User ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? An administrator can create users and invite them to participate in the project issues. A normal ​ ​ user ​ ​ cannot ​ ​ create ​ ​ another ​ ​ user ​ ​ due ​ ​ to ​ ​ access ​ ​ rights ​ ​ limitations.
Step 1 : Click Administration Settings icon on the top right and Select User Administration ​ ​ option ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ list. Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ Create ​ ​ new ​ ​ Users ​ ​ screen, 1. Enter ​ ​ Full ​ ​ Name 2. Enter ​ ​ Email ​ ​ Address Once ​ ​ entered ​ ​ all ​ ​ information, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Create ​ ​ Users ​ ​ ​ button
Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ User ​ ​ created ​ ​ successfully Email ​ ​ has ​ ​ been ​ ​ sent ​ ​ to ​ ​ user’s ​ ​ email ​ ​ address ​ ​ like ​ ​ below, The ​ ​ user ​ ​ has ​ ​ to ​ ​ set ​ ​ up ​ ​ a ​ ​ new ​ ​ password ​ ​ to ​ ​ have ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ account.
Step 4 : Once the user has accepted the invitation, set up their account with a password and logged in for the first time, the administrator can view the last session date and time. Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Administrator ​ ​ can ​ ​ deactivate ​ ​ the ​ ​ user ​ ​ by ​ ​ clicking ​ ​​ Deactivate ​ ​ ​ option
Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ on ​ ​ the ​ ​ User’s ​ ​ Full ​ ​ name ​ ​ to ​ ​ view ​ ​ detailed ​ ​ information ​ ​ about ​ ​ the ​ ​ User. Step ​ ​ 7 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Edit ​ ​ or ​ ​ delete ​ ​ User ​ ​ by ​ ​ clicking ​ ​​ Edit ​ ​ ​ or ​ ​​ Deactivate ​ ​ ​ User
Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Add ​ ​ Group ​ ​ ​ to ​ ​ add ​ ​ the ​ ​ User ​ ​ to ​ ​ a ​ ​ group. Step 9 : Start typing the group name and select the group from the list and Click ​ Add group ​ ​ ​ button
Step ​ ​ 10 ​ ​ : ​ ​ User ​ ​ added ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ group ​ ​ successfully. Once ​ ​ the ​ ​ user ​ ​ is ​ ​ added ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ project, ​ ​ User ​ ​ can ​ ​ work ​ ​ on ​ ​ the ​ ​ issues. How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? JIRA software has set of pre-defined Issue types to get started with. We can also create our own custom Issue types based on our project needs and add them to the Issue type scheme ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ project. Step 1 : Click Administration Settings icon on the top right and Select Issues option in the ​ ​ list.
Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ screen, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Add ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ right. Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, 1. Enter ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ Name 2. Enter ​ ​ Description ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type
3. Select ​ ​ the ​ ​ Type Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ information ​ ​ is ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Add ​ ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type. Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ New ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ created ​ ​ successfully. Note : Newly created Issue types will be automatically added to Default Issue scheme. You ​ ​ can ​ ​ add ​ ​ them ​ ​ to ​ ​ your ​ ​ project ​ ​ specific ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ if ​ ​ you ​ ​ wanted ​ ​ to. Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Edit ​ ​ or ​ ​ delete ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ by ​ ​ clicking ​ ​​ Edit ​ ​ ​ or ​ ​​ Delete ​ ​ ​ option
Once you have added Issue types, you can associate them with the project using Issue type ​ ​ scheme. How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ controls ​ ​ which ​ ​ issue ​ ​ types ​ ​ will ​ ​ be ​ ​ available ​ ​ to ​ ​ a ​ ​ set ​ ​ of ​ ​ JIRA ​ ​ projects. Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Administration ​ ​ Settings ​ ​ icon ​ ​ and ​ ​ Select ​ ​ Issues ​ ​ option ​ ​ from ​ ​ the ​ ​ list. Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ screen, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ side ​ ​ panel.
Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, There ​ ​ are ​ ​ two ​ ​ types ​ ​ of ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA. ​ ​ They ​ ​ are, 1. Default Issue type scheme – All newly create Issue types will be listed under this ​ ​ scheme. 2. Scrum ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ ​ – ​ ​ Agile ​ ​ scrum ​ ​ projects ​ ​ will ​ ​ use ​ ​ this ​ ​ scheme. Click ​ ​​ Add ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ new ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window,
1. Enter ​ ​ Scheme ​ ​ Name 2. Enter ​ ​ Description 3. Select ​ ​ Default ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ scheme 4. Drag & drop Issue types for scheme from available Issue types and Vice versa Issue types order can also be re-arranged (moving up or down) according to our project needs. Note ​ ​ ​ : ​ ​ To ​ ​ add ​ ​ new ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ to ​ ​ this ​ ​ scheme, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Add ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ on ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ right. Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ information ​ ​ are ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Save Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ created ​ ​ successfully
Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ To ​ ​ associate ​ ​ projects ​ ​ with ​ ​ this ​ ​ newly ​ ​ created ​ ​ scheme, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Associate Step 7 : In the next screen, Select the project (multi-select allowed), Click Associate and follow ​ ​ migration ​ ​ steps ​ ​ until ​ ​ finish ​ ​ to ​ ​ complete ​ ​ the ​ ​ association.
Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Edit ​ ​ or ​ ​ delete ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ type ​ ​ scheme ​ ​ by ​ ​ clicking ​ ​​ Edit ​ ​ ​ or ​ ​​ Delete ​ ​ ​ option Once Issue type scheme is created, Issue type scheme can be re-used across multiple projects ​ ​ which ​ ​ are ​ ​ similar.
How ​ ​ to ​ ​ Share ​ ​ and ​ ​ Export ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ the ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ that ​ ​ you ​ ​ want ​ ​ to ​ ​ share ​ ​ with ​ ​ others ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ team. Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Once ​ ​ the ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ is ​ ​ loaded ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ side ​ ​ panel, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ the ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ link. Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ the ​ ​ Share ​ ​ option ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ right.
Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ Link ​ ​ to ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ prompt, 1. Enter ​ ​ the ​ ​ User ​ ​ Name ​ ​ or ​ ​ Email ​ ​ address ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ User 2. Enter ​ ​ Additional ​ ​ Note ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ User Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ information ​ ​ is ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Share Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ User ​ ​ receives ​ ​ an ​ ​ email ​ ​ like ​ ​ below,
Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ To ​ ​ export ​ ​ an ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ in ​ ​ different ​ ​ format, ​ ​ Click ​ ​ the ​ ​ Export ​ ​ option Step ​ ​ 7 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Choose ​ ​ the ​ ​ format ​ ​ for ​ ​ the ​ ​ Export Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Choose ​ ​ file ​ ​ name, ​ ​ location, ​ ​ and ​ ​ Save ​ ​ the ​ ​ file
Step ​ ​ 9 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Exported ​ ​ Issue ​ ​ looks ​ ​ like ​ ​ below, Manage ​ ​ Issues ​ ​ effectively ​ ​ using ​ ​ these ​ ​ different ​ ​ features ​ ​ of ​ ​ JIRA How ​ ​ to ​ ​ create ​ ​ a ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Dashboards are used to track the issues and projects that you are working on. It will also ​ ​ be ​ ​ used ​ ​ to ​ ​ prioritize ​ ​ the ​ ​ work. Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar ​ ​ menu ​ ​ and ​ ​ select ​ ​ View ​ ​ all ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ option
Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Create ​ ​ Dashboard Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window,
1. Enter ​ ​ Name ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ Dashboard 2. Enter ​ ​ Description 3. Set ​ ​ Favorite ​ ​ option 4. Share ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ with ​ ​ groups ​ ​ and ​ ​ project ​ ​ members Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ information ​ ​ is ​ ​ entered, ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Create Step ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ created ​ ​ successfully Step ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Edit ​ ​ or ​ ​ delete ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ by ​ ​ clicking ​ ​​ Edit ​ ​ ​ or ​ ​​ Delete ​ ​ ​ option
Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ Name ​ ​ to ​ ​ Add ​ ​ gadgets Step ​ ​ 7 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ any ​ ​​ Add ​ ​ gadget ​ ​ ​ option ​ ​ to ​ ​ add ​ ​ gadgets ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ Dashboard Step ​ ​ 8 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Load ​ ​ all ​ ​ gadgets ​ ​ link
Step ​ ​ 9 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​​ Add ​ ​ gadget ​ ​​ to ​ ​ any ​ ​ gadget ​ ​ that ​ ​ you ​ ​ want ​ ​ to ​ ​ show ​ ​ up ​ ​ on ​ ​ your ​ ​ Dashboard Step ​ ​ 10 ​ ​ : ​ ​ My ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ created ​ ​ with ​ ​ gadgets ​ ​ successfully
Step 11 : Edit a gadget by clicking the Ellipsis button (three dots) and choose Edit. Customize ​ ​ the ​ ​ top ​ ​ bar ​ ​ colors ​ ​ by ​ ​ selecting ​ ​ colors. Note ​ ​ : ​ ​ Re-arrange ​ ​ the ​ ​ gadgets ​ ​ position ​ ​ by ​ ​ dragging ​ ​ and ​ ​ dropping Track ​ ​ issues ​ ​ with ​ ​ your ​ ​​ My ​ ​ Dashboard ​ ​ ​ to ​ ​ work ​ ​ and ​ ​ prioritize ​ ​ effectively
How ​ ​ to ​ ​ generate ​ ​ Reports ​ ​ in ​ ​ JIRA? Reports ​ ​ are ​ ​ used ​ ​ to ​ ​ track ​ ​ the ​ ​ progress ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ issues ​ ​ effectively. Step ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Select ​ ​ the ​ ​ project Step ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Click ​ ​ Reports ​ ​ option ​ ​ in ​ ​ the ​ ​ side ​ ​ bar.
Step ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ : ​ ​ Select ​ ​ the ​ ​ report ​ ​ that ​ ​ you ​ ​ want ​ ​ to ​ ​ generate ​ ​ the ​ ​ report ​ ​ for. Step 4 : Click Switch Report option to View different formats of Reports that can be generated ​ ​ using ​ ​ JIRA.
Step 5 : Scroll down to view different forms of reporting option available. Select Pie chart ​ ​​ ​ (I ​ ​ love ​ ​ Pie ​ ​ charts ​ ​ Ξ² Step ​ ​ 6 ​ ​ : ​ ​ In ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ window, ​ ​ Select ​ ​ the ​ ​ statistic ​ ​ type ​ ​ and ​ ​ click ​ ​ Next
Step 7 : Pie chart report generated successfully based on the Project Issue types statuses.
Step 8 : To ​ Configure Report with new statistic type, Click Ellipsis button (three dots) and ​ ​ Select ​ ​ configure ​ ​ option ​ ​ to ​ ​ update ​ ​ the ​ ​ value ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ Pie ​ ​ chart ​ ​ report.
Reports can be used for presentation to show stakeholders about the project’s status and ​ ​ progress.

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