Best Practices

Don't hate your Jira users and create several tabs for them to create an issue. I think couple of tabs are more than enough.

#Tabs #Screens

Sometimes using a Behaviour makes more sense.

#Validator #Workflow

Create a permission with Browser Project permission given to only Project Roles

#ExternalUsers #LimitedAccess

When you get a request for a new project creation from the users along with the project name also ask them about their preferred project key.

#JiraBestPractices #ProjectKey

Do an audit of your #Jira instance and find out all the projects where no update has been made in the last 2 years and considering archiving them.

#JiraBestPractices #ProjectArchiving

Are you worried about reopening hundred of issues and closing them again? Let me show you a simpler way to clear your resolution field.

#JiraBestPractices #ClearResolution

I always recommend making lot of notes to learn something. This is also true for learning and exploring Jira. When you have your own notes you will build your own local knowledge base.

#JiraBestPractices #JiraNotes

Try to reuse the custom fields as much as you can but you can make it a bit easier for the users by adding a help text for those fields for each project by utilising Field Configurations.

#JiraBestPractices #FieldConfigurations

Are you new to Jira and wondering what apps you need? Do you find Atlassian Marketplace overwhelming?

#JiraBestPractices #AtlassianMarketplace

Whenever you are doing an upgrade, migration or some big activity in Jira make sure to create a local Jira admin that you can use to login if your LDAP is not connected or reachable.

#JiraBestPractices #LocalAdmin