June 2024

I have a dedicated portal for trainings where you will find my courses and upcoming live trainings.

#Jira #SparxsysTrainings

You goal should be to get a better job or earn more money, not getting 20 certificates.

#Jira #Certificates

Let us try to create a new Issue on Jira Cloud and DC but using mobile device.

#JiraMobile #Cloud #DC

Have you ever faced a situation where you had to add issues an a closed or completed sprints? Let me show you how to do it.

#Jira #ClosedSprints

Jira has an audit log which gives you details of what changes were done by other administrators. It is quite useful for troubleshooting.

#Jira #AuditLog

Sometimes your users might complain about wrong data in their dashboards. This could be due to the JQL filters not working properly.

#JiraDC #troubleshooting

You must be wondering where can you find my scripts. You will find a link to my GitHub below.

#Sparxsys #Scriptrunner #Scripts

https://github.com/sparxsys

Project Roles are great but it is not possible to limit what roles are available in what project. I think having some kind of project role scheme would be wonderful. What do you think?

#Jira #ProjectRole

Jira Cloud has this really good command palette that will let you do perform lot of functions easily. Give it a try.

#CommandPalette

You might want to reorder the Issue Links that appear on the Issue screen by renaming the issue link type name but doing that will break the filters. So don't do it.

#JiraBestPractices #RenameIssueLinkTypeName

I often get asked this question about low code automation options on Jira DC. Good news is that the automation rules are there on Jira on prem but not many people know about it.

#AutomationRules #JiraDC

Let me show you all the ThinkPads I own in 2024 and what I do with these beautiful machines.

#ThinkPad #2024

Today let us learn how to generate a URL based on a value from another field. This has plenty of use cases and it will help your users.

#ScriptRunner #ScriptField

There is a way to create teams in Jira which is quite useful when used with Advanced Roadmaps Plans but you can still use it without Jira Premium.

#Teams #Jira

You can easily change the default unit of time in Jira but what will happen to the existing issues in Jira where users have logged time? Let us take a look.

#DefaultUnitTime #Jira

Yes, it is possible to display images on your cards and also some other places. Let us learn how to configure that.

#Board #Images

Fixed term Jira engagement won't work.

#FailedJiraConsultations #FixedTermEngagements

Jira Cloud Automation UI has changed but your old rules will still work and my videos are still relevant. Also let us revisit create project trigger.

#Automation #CreateProject

You need to be honest and often blunt about your approach but be nice and respectful to others.

#jira #bestpractices

Yes, you can track new issue links that are created and then do something about it. I made a video recently on this topic.

#ScriptRunner #Listener #RemoveIssueLink

Yes, it is possible to display images on your cards and also some other places. Let us learn how to configure that.

#Board #images

I hope you are enjoying my Jira Interview Questions video series.

#JiraInterviewQuestions #RaviSagar

Let us learn how to clone an Issue using ScriptRunner without writing any code at all.

#ScriptRunner #CloneIssue

Reporting within Jira has always been its weak area. Although you can create dashboards in Jira with useful gadget and you can always rely on reporting apps like eazyBI but don't hesitate reporting outside Jira. You can always pull data from Jira and dump it to a proper reporting tool.

#jira #bestpractices

Do you want to hide the share panel from the custom portal in your Jira Service Management? Yes, it is possible.

#ScriptRunner #Fragments #Hide

Jira DC skills are not only rare also if you develop your niche around it then it will help you stay relevant and earn more money.

#jira #careeradvice

You can easily hide assign buttons, issue linking operations and lot of other web items from your Jira UI based on a condition.

#ScriptRunner #Fragments #Hide

Your Jira roll out cannot be successful without good experienced project managers. That is why it is important that you spend money on hiring good PMs.

#jira #bestpractices

Required field validators are great in Jira workflows but don't forget to put those fields on a transition screens.

#JiraBestPractices #Validators

Project Managers love complicating workflows in Jira because they are not experienced or skilled. In majority of cases a simple workflow with three statuses like To Do, In Progress and Done is all you need.

#jira #bestpractices

You can move the issues in Jira from one project to another multiple times but is it a good idea?

#JiraBestPractices #MoveIssues

It is great that Jira can be integrated with other tools using REST API but you should always monitor the usage of these integrations because too many integrations can cause performance issues.

#jira #bestpractice

Imagine you receive a ticket that a project lead is unable to assign tickets to a new JSM agent. How would you troubleshoot that? Adding an agent to a JSM project may involve more than one step.

#JiraInterviewQuestions #AddAgents

You should regularly monitor the usage of various apps in your instances and get rid of the apps that are not needed. Saving money is also your responsibility.

#jira #bestpractice

Today let us learn how to update a user picker picker field of type single user also ensure the change is reflected in the Change History of the issue.

#ScriptRunner #UserPickerSingleUser

Jira Admin is definitely a technical role and it is always good to have programming background.

#jira #careeradvice

As a Jira Admin you would be often asked to create a project with shared configurations but you need to take care of few things as well to properly clone a project.

#JiraInterviewQuestions #CloneProject

You may want to run a command without going inside a directory. This is super useful and will save some time.

#shell #runcommand

It is not possible to change custom field type in Jira but you can always create a new custom field with the same name and migrate the data.

#bestpractice #jira

It is difficult to stop people from linking to closed issue but it is not impossible. Let us create a listener that will automatically remove issue link for you.

#ScriptRunner #Listener #RemoveIssueLink

Don't try to make your Jira instance perfect, focus on the outcome and delivery not the tools you are using.

#bestpractice #jira

Not many Jira admins utilise the security schemes in Jira to hide certain issues from users.

#bestpractice #jira

Want to build your career in Jira? Let me help you prepare for the interview.

#JiraInterviewQuestions

New to Jira, wondering whether you should learn Jira DC or Cloud?

#CareerAdvice #JiraCloud #JiraDC

It is a good idea to ensure that new project created in Jira is hidden by default and only people added to that project can access it.

#bestpractice #jira

You need to have a regular budget for a successful rollout and running of your Jira instance.

#FailedJiraConsultations #JiraBudget

You can send some of the Epics for approval based on a custom field condition and just one workflow with two paths - one for approval and other one without approval.

#ByPass #Approval #Workflow

Do you want to stop people from adding links to existing issue? There is no easy way to stop that but you can always use a listener to track these events.

#ScriptRunner #Listener #IssueLinkCreated

Have you use global loop transitions which you can trigger from any status in the workflow. It is useful when you want to do something like an escalation or raise an alert without leaving your current path in the workflow. Super useful.

#GlobalLoopTransition #Workflow

Just wanted to remind everyone to please raise a support ticket for me if you need me to help you with Jira stuff :)

#Jira #Support

Let me show you how to get started with a Script Listener. In this video you will learn how to create your first listener with multiple events like Issue Created, Issue Updated and how to manage those events in the script.

#ScriptRunner #Listener

Don't be overwhelmed with frequent changes and updates in Jira. There are ways to ensure that you are up to date and learning regularly.

#CareerAdvice #Jira

If you use #Jira Cloud after a while then you will definitely get confused with ever changing names. Wondering what is the difference between a Plan and Timeline and Roadmap?

#Plan #Roadmap #Timeline

You will be asked to make Jira create issue form dynamic. Today let us learn how to dynamically show or hide a multi line text field based on the value selected in a single select list field.

#ScriptRunner #behaviour

Jira Work Management and Jira Software are now one merged which is a good news because Jira Software now has the list and calendar views.

#Jira #JiraWorkManagement

Today let us put some restrictions on the assignee field but only on create issue screen. We make make assignee field read-only with Unassigned, Automatic or assigned to a specific user.

#ScriptRunner #behaviour

Jira Work Management had some limitations like lack of configurable Board columns but not anymore because it is just #Jira

#Jira #JiraWorkManagement

Jira Data Center instances often needs to be consolidated but you don't always have to merge in one go. There are some options.

#JiraDCMerge #MergeStrategy

Are you new to Jira and don't have real life examples? No to worry, just use Jira to manage your own to-do list.

#Learning #Jira

We provide scripting as a service, please reach out to us in case you are struggling to automate your Jira instance or you are looking for a reliable company manage your Jira.

#ScriptRunner #Sparxsys

People often use Custom Fields to further elaborate their Statuses in the workflow and I think it is okay but don't overdo it.

#Jira #BestPractices

I know it is crucial to have up to date documentation of your Jira configurations but it also painful to keep it up to date. A lot of time and resources can go into maintaining documents.

#JiraBestPractices #Documentation