Using Jira Sum-Up Fields in JQL, the Issue Navigator, and Dashboards
This is the third post on the Sum-up Custom Field for Jira. In the first post we built a single rollup: an “Expand into the EU Market” Goal…
Notes from building Atlassian apps
We build Jira apps.
These are the notes.
Field notes from The Starware on Jira configuration, Atlassian app development, and the working habits that keep it all moving — drawn from more than ten years building apps for the Atlassian Marketplace.
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Average, Min, Max, and Count in the Sum-up Custom Field
In our earlier post about the Sum-up Custom Field for Jira, we followed an “Expand into the EU Market” Goal, a six-level plan whose…
Automatically Sum-up Jira Issue (Work Item) Field Values
Somebody on your team is doing this right now: opening an Epic, clicking into every Story underneath it, writing down a number from each…
Stop Guessing Where Your Work Gets Stuck: Meet ChronoFlow — Time in Status and Wait Time Analysis…
Every team knows the feeling: a issue that should have shipped days ago is still open, and nobody quite remembers why. The truth is that…
Mastering Workload and Focus: A Strategic Prioritization Guide Using the Eisenhower Matrix
The Eisenhower Matrix is a two-dimensional time management framework that helps you prioritize tasks, projects, and to-dos based on their “urgency” and “importance.” It is named after Dwight D.…
Mastering Focus in Jira: Applying the Pomodoro Technique with “Getting Work Done”
In our previous article, we explored the Pomodoro Technique, a globally recognized method for overcoming distractions and managing time…
A Practical Way to Overcome Focus Problems: The Pomodoro Technique
You sit at your desk. You have a task to do, but your hand keeps reaching for your phone. A few notifications, a bit of scrolling through…
Mastering Productivity: How to Implement GTD© in Jira with “Getting Work Done”
In our previous articles, we explored the core principles of the Getting Things Done (GTD)© methodology and introduced our new app, Getting…
Creating Reminders on Issue Transitions in Jira
In fast-paced environments, keeping track of issue statuses and ensuring timely follow-ups can be challenging. When an issue transitions…
“How Has Our Team Been Treating This Customer?” — Answer It Instantly From Any Jira Issue
Every support agent knows the feeling. A ticket comes in, you start investigating, and halfway through your response you discover the…
What Is Getting Things Done (GTD©)?
Your to-do list keeps growing, notifications never stop, and your mind is constantly trying not to forget things. In modern work life, the…
Getting Work Done in Jira
Managing Your Personal Workflow in Jira with Getting Work Done
Automatic Rollup Calculations in Jira: Sum-Up Custom Field
Managing hierarchical work in Jira often means manually calculating totals across child issues. How many story points are in this epic…
Implementing a Risk Register in Jira Using a Tabular Data Selection Field
Risk management is a critical discipline for any project, but Jira’s built-in single and multi-select fields often fall short when it comes to helping users make informed decisions. When selecting a…
Stop Guessing Where Your Jira Workflow Slows Down: Introducing Time in Status Custom Field for Jira
Tired of Jira issues (work items) stuck in certain statuses, hidden from view until it’s too late? Our Time in Status custom field for Jira…
Asset Tracking Without Extra Tools: Linking Hardware to Jira
Your team manages hardware. Laptops get deployed, servers need maintenance, devices break and need repair. Right now, that information…
Using CLI for Jira for Adding and Removing Users from Groups
You may want to fine-tune your license usage in Jira. For instance, some of your employees might work only from Monday to Wednesday, while…
We are retiring “WorklogPRO Companion App”
Our Jira timesheet application, WorklogPRO, has been developed using Atlassian’s new Forge framework. Initially, Forge lacked several…
Hi Justin,
You can find more details about retrieving migrating Tempo worklogs in our wiki…
Unlocking Enterprise Project Flexibility in Jira
Large enterprises often require multiple ways to categorize projects, whether by hierarchical structures, business units, or the…
How to add Jira Worklog from command line
If your daily workflow is mainly from command line, you may not want to open your browser find the issue you have just fixed and log work…
Checking Jira Team Timesheet
When managing a team’s timesheets, the first priority is to ensure that everyone has filled out their timesheet. Most Jtimesheet…
Installing MacOS to External Drive
In our company, we primarily use Macs for web development and rely on AWS for more intensive tasks. Therefore, we don’t need the most…
Copy All Versions from One Jira Project to Another
In the previous article we have showed how to copy Jira project components from one project to another, in this article we will show how to…
Copy All Components from One Jira Project to Another
Using AtlasCLI for Jira you can copy all of the project components from one project to another one with one liner.
Get overview of Jira Server with one command
User AtlasCLI for Jira, you can get an overview of some key information for Jira Server/DC. You can pipe output of this command to other…
Python for Programmers: Part-1
Python is a very popular programming language especially in data analytics and AI. Although you can use other programming languages like…
Migrate from TEMPO Timesheet’s Permissions to WorklogPRO Timesheet Permissions in Jira
Both Tempo and WorklogPRO have their own custom global and project permissions. We are getting a lot of requests from migrating from Tempo…
Streamlining Jira — Automating the Cleanup of Unused Configuration Information
As Jira evolves within an organization, certain configurations like “Issue Type Screen Schemes”, “Screens”, “Custom Fields” often become…
Automate Jira Issue Creation with AtlasCLI for Jira
Sometimes you need to create lots of similar issues using programmatically. Here, we will create periodic Jira issues but you can perform lots of other automation tasks using AtlasCLI for Jira.
We won the “honorable mentions” prize in Codegeist 2022
As The Starware, we had participated in Atlassian Codegeist before, but this year we won a prize, “Honorable Mentions” in DevOps category.
We are Retiring Our Analytics Apps for Jira and Confluence
Let's accept it, they will never be popular in the Atlassian Echosystem. I think a standalone analytics application was a mistake. The…
How do you access a remote PostgreSQL database without installing software locally?
I assume that, as a developer, you already have Docker installed. Docker container allows you to run commands on various docker images. You…
Standing Desk + Treadmill = Treadmill Desk
As software engineers, we are inclined to spend most of our time sitting. Nowadays, it is common knowledge that you should not sit all day…
Overview of CVE-2021–44228 Vulnerability in Atlassian Ecosystem
I bet that you have heard of CVE-2021–44228. Even the Youtubers are making videos about it. The reason for its popularity is, it has…
Setting Up a New M1 MacBook for Plugin Development for Atlassian Products
There can be a lot of ways to set up a new MacBook for development depending on which technologies you are using for development. This…
Difference Between Jira Installation Folder and Home Folder
We got a lot of support request for our Jira add-ons and we request our customers to provide us with the log file. We have noticed that a…
Github Copilot
I have been using Github Copilot for a week now and I can say, I’m amazed by its power, really I think it is the best improvement to my…
JavaScript Source Map Issue with Webstorm
In Java there are more strict rules and standards about who you organize your code. There is an accepted standard for naming folders…
Using TypeScript for AWS Lambda Part 2
In the first part we had setup our Lambda development environment with TypeScript and local testing. But there is a problem with it, if you…
One More Accidental Complexity
Writing a simple template.yaml file for AWS SAM is easy, there are lots of “Hello World” level tutorials on the Internet. But if you try to…
Using TypeScript for AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda only supports NodeJS runtime and it can only run JavaScript. As always you need to transpile TypeScript to JavaScript using tsc…
Notes From Porting My Development Environment to Cloud — Part 1/2
I’ve been using IntelliJ since 2012, I have an active Jetbrains Toolbox subscription for years. I have developed Android/iPhone apps, Jira…
