April 2022

Atlassian Consultants like me can help you save lot of time and get you started quickly but these days it is super easily to use Jira. For instance if you want to implement JSM in your company then honestly you don't need to pay someone to do it.

#JustTalk

Finally managed to paint my garden door using a helper. I used Ronseal One Coat Fence Life green paint.

#GardenDoor #Paint

I am very happy because my app Stay on top got approved on Jira Cloud which I built using Forge.

#AtlassianUpdates #StayOnTop

Are you using Jira to support small changes, enhancements and not sure how to organise those issues under epics and whether you should be using epics in this case or not?

#GetAnswers #NeverEndingEpics

I think we all should try to live and work in another country once in our lives. Today let me give you 10 reasons why you should consider moving to UK.

#UK #ComeToUK

If you are using the same story for both development and testing then make sure people are logging their efforts on the issue. You can also add a workflow validator to check that.

#GetAnswers #TimeSpent

When writing shell scripts you may want to fetch the file name and file extension separately without using cut utility. Let us learn how to do that.

#shell #filename #fileextension

Automating everything in Jira is not going to solve your problems. Jira is just a tool.

#JustTalk

I was looking for a way to hide a lines from the LaTeX export without making it a subtree and I found a very simple way of doing it.

#emacs #hidelines

I got really lucky yesterday. I got intel NUC5i5RYH for only £5 now I am planning to use it either as a media centre or network storage but first I need to check if it works.

#intelNUC #NUC5i5RYH

Today's vlog was made by my wife. We went to the boot sale. I bought some really interesting computer parts.

#bootsale #taplow

Native Jira dashboards can provide useful information if you combine multiple gadgets together.

#GetAnswers #PieChart

Lovely weather today and I didn't feel like making usual tutorial video today. So let us just talk.

#JustTalk

I realised that hot water is better deicer than any spray or liquid. It melts frost instantly.

#deicer #hotwater

Let us look at some of the new free apps on the marketplace.

#AppReview #FreeApps

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When you export org file to pdf using LaTeX then nby default there are red rectangular boxes around table of content items which can be easily removed.

#emacs #redrectangles

Do you want to automatically change the due date based on other issues in the sprint?

#GetAnswers #DueDate

It is great that you have started Jira Administration but don't limit yourself, explore other areas and learn new things.

When dealing with multiple tables you may want to refer to another table's cell values. This is really amazing because now you can also do a bit more advanced calculations in your tables all within Emacs.

#emacs #remote

Do you want to track change in scope of your Epics? Especially when stories are added or removed from an Epic over time.

#GetAnswers #EpicChild

When doing calculations in your tables you may want to display decimal places as well. Let us learn how to do that.

#emacs #fieldformatters

Lot of you asked for this so here it is. Let us use ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud to create a project.

#ScriptRunner #CreateProject

Code: https://github.com/sparxsys/ScriptRunner-Scripts/blob/master/jira_cloud…

Do you want to insert horizontal line in your LaTex exports from org mode? It is very easy.

#emacs #horizontalline

Thinking of becoming an Atlassian Consultant? It would be good to learn ScriptRunner to improve your chances of getting a job or excel in career.

Useful links
- ScriptRunner for Jira
- ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud
- Guide to start your Atlassian Career

Let us learn how to insert page break, line break and horizontal lines.

#emacs #latex #breaks

When you move to UK there are few very important things that you need to do. Let me share those in this video.

#BankAccount #BRP #NHS

What if you assign the ticket to an agent who is on vacation? There is a simple way to manage it using automation rules. Let us learn how to do it.

#Automation #Vacations

I have used and tried various open source softwares in the last 22 years. Let me share the list and also why I don't use them anymore.

#opensource #projectmanagement

You can fetch your Jira Software board configuration as well using REST API like the list of columns.

#JiraRESTAPI #Status #StatusCategory

End point: GET /rest/agile/1.0/board/21/configuration

At Sparxsys apart from providing Atlassian Consultation services we also intend to develop apps. I was delaying for a long time but finally submitted the first version of the cloud app for approval. I used Visual Studio Code for writing code for it.

#sparxsys #stayontop

Stay on top app

You can easily roll up story points from sub tasks to stories by using Automation rules.

#Automation #SumStoryPoints

Do you want to move to UK? Getting a sponsored job is the easiest route but you need to find a company that can sponsor you. Let us talk about getting a job in UK.

#UKJob #London #SponsoredJob

Do you want to update your story points from another field whenever the issue is updated?

#Automation #CopyNumberField

Feeling proud because I am planting an apple tree at home. Now waiting for the apple to fall.

#AppleTree

Want to rename your LDAP users or are you trying to perform Jira Consolidations? Renaming a user is possible.

#GetAnswers #RenameUsers

Don't use Excel sheet for Asset Management when you have Insight

#GetAnswers #Administrators

In UK highways are called as motorways and there are services which are equivalent to our local dhabas, you can find hotels, petrol pump and places to eat.

#UKMotorways

Want to implement the famous GTD system with org mode?

#emacs #gtd

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Jira Software board won't display the full advanced roadmaps hierarchy but you can still create quick filters to show only issues under a specific initiative or add parent link field on issue cards.

#advancedroadmaps #childIssuesOf

At @sparxsys we are now accepting onsite Jira trainings in India and UK.

#jiratraining #Sparxsys

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You can easily paste annotated screenshots from your clipboard to an org files very easily using this wonderful package.

#emacs #orgdownload

Github repository

Today I finally gathered enough courage to overcome my laziness and changed ancient lamp shades.

#DIY #LampShade

Wondering how much salary you would need to live a comfortable life in London?

#CostofLiving #London #Salaries

So good to be here and catch up with fellow @atlassian user and partners #atlassianteam22 @sparxsys

#AtlassianTeam22 #Sparxsys

Today let us take a look at Hierarchy for Jira app and find out whether it is useful or not.

#AppReview #HierarchyForJira @adaptavist

Let me take you for a walk in Slough trading estate.

#SloughTradingEstate

I have finally started using org mode to create not only presentations but also client proposals.

#emacs #invoices #proposals

On 5th April there was an outage with Jira and Confluence. If your Jira instance is down then you should first look at status.atlassian.com to know more about active incidents.

#GetAnswers #AtlassianStatus

When you include multiple files using emacs org mode to consolidate then the images path can get broken so I changed my approach and organised my files slightly differently.

#emacs #include #images

Filter subscriptions can be used to send regular emails to user and along with that you can also use automation rule to auto transition the issue.

#GetAnswers #Automation #Subscriptions

You can set the margins in your generated pdf file from LaTex using goemetry package.

#emacs #latex #geometry

For peace of mind I follow this weekly ritual to manage my files.

#filemanagement

No you cannot divide Jira Administrator rights to hide the projects from admins. Instead use Browse Project permission but admins can always override it.

#GetAnswers #Administrators

One initiative can have multiple epics but not the other way round.

#advancedroadmaps #ParentLink

Instead buying grocery biweekly from big store by driving my car, I have started shopping daily to complete at least 10000 steps daily.

#Taplow #10000Steps

When starting your Atlassian career don't worry about the certifications at all.

#Jira #Certifications

I went to Blackpark lake last week in the evening. It is such a nice place.

#BlackparkLake #Slough

It was surprising to see snowfall after the heatwave last week.

#Snowfall #London

Jira + Excel sheet = Not a good idea

#Jira #Excel

You might want to use story points at the sub tasks level but your velocity chart and other reports will not reflect that.

#GetAnswers #Subtasks

Setting up and running a company is a bit of a pain but it is not difficult at all. Let me share my experience.

#CareerTips