January 2022

Wondering how is create issue screen different from transition screen?

#GetAnswers #Transition #CreateIssue

You can also open emacsclient in the GUI mode by using -c option.

#Emacs #emacsclient

Wondering how to trigger a webhook from issue is transitioned? It is easy. Just do it using a post function.

#GetAnswers #PostFunction #Webhook

If you want to do same configuration for all your org files then try using SETUPFILE files, it will save your time and it is efficient.

#Emacs #SETUPFILE

What checks do you need to perform when installing and upgrading apps on Jira Server/Data Center?

#GetAnswers #BestPractices #Apps

Are you trying to install a package but cannot find it in the MELPA repository?

#Emacs #MELPA

There are few things that UPM REST API can let you do for both Jira and Confluence.

#GetAnswers #UPMRESTAPI

Don't want some of your TODO items to appear in your agenda? There is a way to do it.

#Emacs #COMMENT #orgmode

Want to stop users from creating an issue of a specific type? You can use ScriptRunner for Jira to add a validator on the create issue transition.

#ScriptRunnerCloud #JiraExpressions

I have recently started using LaTex for majority of my document production like writing client proposals, creating reports and even my resume. I am starting series of video on LaTex now.

#Emacs #LaTex

Fields are added on a screen and displayed in an issue but you cannot conditionally show/hide them based on status.

#GetAnswers #JiraCloud #ShowHideFields

Instead of setting your variables globally you can also set them in a local file. Really cool.

#Emacs #FileVariables

Find out how many issues were resolved paste their due date. You cannot do this using JQL but you can use automation to do this.

#Automation #DateCompare

Let us make our presentations are bit more clean by hiding lines with SCHEDULED: or DEADLINE: keywords and also hide the header.

#Emacs #orgtreeslidemode #toggleheader #hidelines

Wondering how to start your slides from the current subtree? It is easy, let me show you how.

#Emacs #orgtreeslidemode

Trying to migrate scripts from server to cloud. Unable to find all the listeners?

#ScriptRunnerCloud #Listeners #Migrate

While working in org mode if you want bold to appear as bold without emphasis markers then you can hide them. Let me show you how.

#Emacs #orghideemphasismarkers

Source

Let us quickly learn how to export and import either a page or full space.

#GetAnswers #Confluence #Export #Import

Status and status category are different. So when retrieving an issue using REST API, don't get confused.

#JiraRESTAPI #Status #StatusCategory

End point: GET /rest/api/3/issue/AN-201

If you want to show all the commands that you are typing in your buffer then try using command-log-mode to display your commands nicely. It is a super useful package and a must have.

#Emacs #showcommandsinbuffer

Let us discuss the options you have when you have to integrate Jira with other applications for both cloud and server.

#GetAnswers #RESTAPI

My free Mastering Jira REST API course

You have the option to show inline images globally across all the buffers or you can set it up for an individual file as well.

#Emacs #inlineimages

You do have some troubleshooting options on Jira Cloud if the incoming emails are not getting converted to Jira issues.

#GetAnswers #MailHandler #Log

After making changes in the init file are you always restarting your Emacs? Well don't. You can simply do "M-x eval-buffer" and your changes will be applied.

#Emacs #EvaluateBuffer

Basic project specific roadmap is great to plan the work within a project but it does have limitations.

#GetAnswers #Roadmap #Limitations

I usually create a vertical split when working in Emacs, it helps a lot but I was looking for a way to swap the windows and fortunately there is an easy way to do it.

#Emacs #SwapWindows

If you are writing scripts on cloud then a draft version of the script is available for you when you come back to the console. I find this feature really useful.

#ScriptRunnerCloud #UnsavedDraft

I wanted to change the background colour of my code blocks in my org files and I found a way to do it. Let me share it with all of you today.

#Emacs #CustomSetFaces #BackgroundColour

Source

To give Jira access to your client you can use permission scheme. There is a browse projects permission which can be used.

#GetAnswers #PermissionScheme #SecurityScheme

I am a bit sad that classic blackberry phones running on Blackberry OS have stopped working :(

#BlackberryPhone

Change done on the issue are applied immediately unlike Advanced Roadmaps where you have the option to review your plan in a sandbox before applying changes to your projects.

#GetAnswers #AdvancedRoadmaps #AcceptReject

I started using inline images in my org mode files for presentation and I was looking for a way to change the image size without ImageMagick

#Emacs #ImageIncreaseSize #ImageDecreaseSize

Want to move multiples issues under an Epic? It is easy.

#GetAnswers #BulkUpdate #EpicLinks

You can use themes in Org Mode to generate good looking documents.

#Emacs #OrgMode #Themes

Let us see if I can start my car in one go in freezing cold?

#Nissan #Almera #ColdStart

There are 3 status categories in Jira and that is it, you cannot create new statuses.

#status #statuscategories #jira

Instead of looking for a job you should consider working for yourself instead. It is lot of fun.

#freelancing #sparxsys

Instead of looking for a job consider working for yourself. If you have a skill then someone somewhere in the world would be willing to pay you.

Yes JSM comes with a mail handler but at the same time you can also use Automation rules to parse the email body or description and update a field or auto assign issues. This will save lot of your team's time.

#GetAnswers #Automation #MailHandler #ParseEmailBody

Update custom field based on description

Are you thinking of replacing Excel with Org Mode? Well you can definitely do some light weight calculations in your org mode table as well. Let us learn how to add rows and columns.

#Emacs #OrgMode #Tables #Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet

Do you want to clone an issue and at the same time sync those issues. If one issue is transitioned then do the same thing to another issue. You can do that easily with ScriptRunner for Jira.

#ScriptRunner #CloneIssue #SyncIssues

Script to create issue

Script to transition issue

You make YouTube videos from text with background music and some images. This will save plenty of your time and it is lot of fun.

#ffmpeg #linux #texttovideo

If you are using ScriptRunner for Jira on Cloud then you will find learn Jira expressions really useful. Also if you are developing your own app for Cloud.

#GetAnswers #JiraExpressions

Learn how to add workflow condition using ScriptRunner

Do you love Matrix and want its famous screensaver that you can run on your terminal? Then you need cmatrix.

#linux #cmatrix #Matrix #Screensaver

cmatrix

You can copy Epic Name, Summary and other details to sub tasks using Automation. Really simple but useful.

#Automation #CopyEpic #SubTask #EpicNameToSubTask

I generate my YouTube thumbnails using ffmpeg and shell script. I modified the script further to add transparency to my text background. Let me share the script with you. Have fun!

#ffmpeg #linux #Thumbnail #LinuxMemeGenerator

Script

I was looking for an efficient way to ensure a windows stay on all the tags in dwm window manager and I found an easy way to do it. Let me show you how.

#dwm #Arch

Let learn how to fully restore a Jira Cloud instance another one. I actually did this today for my company's cloud instance.

#JiraCloud #Migration #FullRestore

Make sure your uses know how to reach out to you. Use an announcement banner and even better you an introduction gadget in the default dashboard. The best thing you can do is to create a project for Jira related requests.

#GetAnswers #DefaultDashboard #Introduction

Do you have multiple websites and want to consolidate or aggregate the content at one place. Try aggregator feature in Drupal which is an amazing way to pull in content from various sources.

#Drupal #Aggregator #RSS #Feed

Let us clone the issue into another project and also link to it. Really useful automation.

#Automation #CloneIssue #LinkIssue

Let us learn how to change the allowed file extensions for your image or any field in Drupal.

#Drupal #ImageField #AllowedFileExtensions

You can create Jira issues from Confluence but for doing a bit more automation you need to write your own macro or script.

#GetAnswers #Confluence #Macro #Jira

Don't like too many asterisks in front of your tasks/headers? Try org-bullets mode to convert them to nice bullet points.

#Emacs #OrgMode #OrgBulletsMode

Jira essentially is an issue tracker but you can definitely integrate it with other HR tools using Automation, ScriptRunner for Jira or writing your own interface. All this is possible using REST API.

#GetAnswers #HR #Integration

Is your mail going to spam folder. Let us fix that today.

#mailtester #spf #dmarc #dkim

Tutorial

It takes 2 mins to modify your board's configuration to bring in issue from multiple projects. You can also create a new board with a custom filter. Let us learn how to do this today.

#GetAnswers #Agile #Scrum #JQL

You can use blender for video editing but you can also use ffmpeg for make simple videos. It is lot of fun using it by writing your own scripts. I completely use ffmpeg for recording, streaming, reducing video size, extracting audio, splitting and even generating thumbnail.

All ffmpeg related content.

Do you want to master Jira workflows? Let me share the topics that you should cover and also give you pointers on where to start.

#GetAnswers #APB110 #AdvancedJiraWorkflows

I am super happy using tiling window manager dwm which has made me super efficient and I don't think I will stop using it now.

#dwm #Arch

Can you run a company by just using open source tools? and by the way Happy New Year!

#opensource #sparxsys

Happy New Year. Didn't feel like making my usual tutorial video today. I thought I will just have a chat with you today.

#HappyNewYear #Sparxsys #JustTalk

Let us talk about how you can start learning Atlassian tools to kick start your journey. You might be looking for a job or grow in your career, it is very important to be consistent.

#GetAnswers #CareerTips #CareerAdvice

It is easy to repeat the same task multiple times and make it appear in your org agenda.

#Emacs #OrgMode #RepeatTasks