Mastering JIRA

Gain expertise in tracking project issues and managing them efficiently using JIRA

About This Book

• Customize JIRA for a variety of applications such as software project management, Agile tracking, and test management with the help of sample data to get you started
• Deploy big JIRA instances by planning the installations for Enterprise
• A comprehensive guide on JIRA with an easy-to-learn structure to help you become the go-to person for JIRA in your organization

Who This Book Is For

If you are a JIRA administrator managing small-to-medium JIRA instances and want to learn how to manage enterprise-scale instances, then this book will help you expand your knowledge and equip you with advanced skills. Prior understanding of JIRA core concepts is required.

In Detail

JIRA is an issue-tracking tool from Atlassian and has gained immense popularity in recent years due to its ease of use and, at the same time, its customization abilities and finely grained control over various functions. JIRA offers functionalities for creating tasks and assigning them to users and many useful add-ons can be added such as JIRA Agile for Agile tracking and Groovy scripts, a powerful tool for administering customizations for customizations.

This book explains how to master the key functionalities of JIRA and its customizations and add-ons, and is packed with real-world examples and use cases. You will first learn how to plan JIRA installation. Next, you will be given a brief refresher of fundamental concepts and learn about customizations in detail. Next, this book will take you through add-on development to extend JIRA functionality. Finally, this book will explore best practices and troubleshooting, to help you find out what went wrong and how to fix it.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Planning Your JIRA Installation
Chapter 2. Searching in JIRA
Chapter 3. Reporting – Charts to Visualize the Data
Chapter 4. Customizing JIRA for Test Management
Chapter 5. Sample Implementation of Use Cases
Chapter 6. User Management, Groups, and Project Roles
Chapter 7. Configuring JIRA User Directories to Connect with LDAP, Crowd, and JIRA User Server
Chapter 8. JIRA Add-on Development and Leveraging REST API
Chapter 9. Importing and Exporting Data in JIRA
Chapter 10. Working with JIRA Agile
Chapter 11. JIRA Administration with Groovy Script Runner
Chapter 12. Accessing the Database
Chapter 13. Customizing Look and Feel and Behavior
Chapter 14. JIRA Best Practices
Chapter 15. Troubleshooting JIRA