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What is a remote link in Jira?
This module allows third-party providers to add a generic link through a public REST API and associate it with Jira issues or services. Supplied remote link information will be presented in the right sidebar of the new Jira issue view under Releases.
Can you link issues in Jira?
To an issue on another Jira site Select more (•••) > Link > Jira Issue. Choose the relevant Jira site and the type of issue link. Enter the issue key or search for the issues you want to link. Note that you can link to any issue that you have access to on the other Jira site.
How do I enable issue linking in Jira?
Navigate to the Jira Software admin panel using the icon in the upper right and select Issues. In the left hand sidebar, select Issue linking under Issue features. Make sure that Issue linking is set to ON. If it’s not, select Activate to enable it.
What does linked issues mean in Jira?
Issue linking allows you to create an association between two existing issues on either the same or different Jira servers. For example: An issue may relate to another. An issue may duplicate another.
How do I find the issue link ID in Jira?
To obtain the ID of the issue link, use https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/[linked issue key]? fields=issuelinks . If the link request duplicates a link, the response indicates that the issue link was created. If the request included a comment, the comment is added.
How do I link issue types in Jira?
Choose Administration ( ) > Issues. Select Issue Features > Issue Linking to open the Issue Linking page. In the ‘Add New Link Type’ form at the end of the page: Enter ‘Causes’ in the Name text field.
How do I add an external link in Jira?
To insert a link on a page:
- Select some text or position your cursor where you want to insert the link.
- Choose Link on the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K.
- Select a page, blog post or attachment, or enter an external URL (see below for how to link to particular types of content)
How do I find issue links in Jira?
If you want to get the list of issues linked to a specific issue with a specific link type, use the built in JQL function linkedIssues(issueKey, linkType). You will find the list of all link types available in your Jira instance there.
How do I see linked issues in Jira?
What is the outward issue link in Jira?
The table that stores issue links (issuelink) has a source issue id and a destination issue id. The outward relationship refers to the relation from source to destination, and the inward relationship refers to the relation from destination to source.
How do I share an issue in Jira?
Open the issue view of the request. Click the share icon ( ). Enter who you want to share the issue with and a message to send them. Click Send.
What are JQL fields?
JQL lets you search for a value in a specific field. Each field in Jira has a corresponding JQL name. If you’ve made a custom field, you’ll be asked to name the field. In a clause, a field is followed by an operator, which in turn is followed by one or more values (or functions).
How can you modify multiple issues at once?
To edit multiple issues:
- Perform a search with the required filters to produce a list of issues.
- Select Tools > Bulk Change.
- Select the issues you’d like to perform the bulk operation on and then select Next.
- Select Edit Issues and then select Next.
What is inward and outward links in Jira?
The Inward/Outward refers to the directionality of the relationship as it is stored in the database. The table that stores issue links (issuelink) has a source issue id and a destination issue id.
What is the difference between an internal and external link?
External Links. Internal links are hyperlinks on one page of your site that direct the reader to a target page on your site, whereas an external link is a hyperlink that directs the reader to a reputable page on a different website.
How to create a link to a remote object in Jira?
If not, see the overview on Jira Remote Issue Links page. To use the REST API to manipulate remote links on an issue, you need to authenticate as a user that has the permission to create links on the issue. There are only two required fields for creating a link to a remote object: a URL and a link title.
How do I add attachments to a Jira issue?
Quick-add buttons: Add attachments, subtasks, linked issues, and content from Atlassian Marketplace apps. Your Jira administrator will first need to configure fully reciprocal application links between your two Jira sites. To create a link to another Jira site: Open the issue that you want to link to. Select more (•••) > Link > Jira Issue.
How do I create a link to a Jira support ticket?
With a single API call, you can create a link in that JIRA issue pointing to the support ticket. You can provide an icon, a title, a summary, even a status icon for the remote object. Want to understand more? Here’s a quick video on creating Remote Issue Links via REST.
How do I integrate Jira with Confluence Cloud?
Your Jira administrator will first need to create an application link between your Jira and Confluence Cloud sites. To create a link to a Confluence page: Open the issue that you want to link to a Confluence page. Select more (•••) > Link > Confluence Page (or select the quick-add button in the new issue view ).