Practical JIRA administration / Matthew B. Doar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doar, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

JIRA (Computer file).

Issues management--Computer programs.

Issues management.

Project management--Computer programs.

Project management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

2012.

Beijing : Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you're familiar with JIRA for issue tracking, bug tracking, and other uses, you know it can sometimes be tricky to set up and manage. In this concise book, software toolsmith Matt Doar clarifies some of the more confusing aspects by answering difficult and frequently asked questions about JIRA administration. Practical JIRA Administration shows you how JIRA is intended to be used, making it an ideal supplement to the extensive documentation already available. The book's chapters are loosely connected, so you can go straight to the information that best serves your needs. <u

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; What This Book Is About; JIRA Versions and System Details; Development Environment; Technical Reviewers; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Content Updates; February 29, 2012; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Groups Versus Roles; Overview; Scaling; Updating; Project Roles; Creating a New Project Role; Summary; Further Reading; Chapter 2. Resolved, Resolution, and Resolution Date; Overview; Resolved; Resolution; Resolution Date; Other Approaches; Summary; Further Reading; Chapter 3. Understanding Schemes

OverviewProject-Wide Schemes; Adding Users to Schemes; Notification Schemes; Permission Schemes; Issue Security Schemes; Issue Type Schemes; Schemes That Use Issue Types; Workflow Schemes; Field Configuration Schemes; Issue Type Screen Schemes (ITSS); Working with Schemes; Documenting Schemes; Debugging Schemes; The Future of Schemes; Chapter 4. JIRA as a Platform; Overview; What Can Be Configured; What Is Configured System-Wide; Worked Example: Configuring JIRA for a New Department; Basic JIRA Project Setup; Project Lead; Project Category; Project Avatar; Notification Scheme

Permission SchemeGroups and Roles; Hiding Projects from Users; Issue Security Scheme; Advanced Project Setup; Issue Type Scheme; Workflow Scheme; Field Configuration Scheme; Screen Scheme; Issue Type Screen Scheme (ITSS); Adding a Custom Field; Names Used in the Example; Summary; Chapter 5. Creating a Workflow from Scratch; Overview; Designing a Workflow; Implementing a Workflow; Deploying and Testing a Workflow; Workflows and Events; Further Reading; Chapter 6. The User Lifecycle; Overview; Adding Users; Modifying Users; Changing a Username; Deactivating Users; Monitoring Users

Chapter 7. Planning a JIRA UpgradeOverview; Preparing for an Upgrade; Important JIRA Locations; In-Place Database Upgrades; Upgrading Since JIRA 4.3; A General Upgrade Procedure; Testing an Upgrade; Troubleshooting an Upgrade; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Remote Access to JIRA; Overview; Email; SQL; SOAP; Debugging a SOAP Client; Creating Custom SOAP Methods; REST; XML and RSS; CLI (Command Line Interface); Remote Issue Links; Integrating with Other Applications; Further Reading; Chapter 9. Jiraargh! Frustrations; Overview; Frustrations with Fields; Frustrations with Actions

More Information Needed!Frustrations with Email; Learning JIRA Safely; Too Many Administrators; Better Feedback for Administrators; Debugging your Configuration; Managing Custom Fields; Managing Projects; Managing Users; Further Reading

Notes:

"Using JIRA effectively beyond the documentation"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013).

ISBN:

9781449310066

1449310060

9781449310233

1449310230

OCLC:

780425554