Atlassian Jira 9 for Administrators

Demonstrate a monolithic application structure by building a simple Jira instance with a browser client, a server hosting Jira, and a database connection.

Install Jira from Atlassian, choose between long-term support and latest releases, review upgrade notes and release notes, and check supported platforms, including Java version, OS, browsers, and databases.

Select Windows as the operating system, choose the zip archive, then accept the license agreement and click submit to start the download.

Install Jira server on Ubuntu by preparing a home directory and external database. Configure Jira home in the properties file, verify Java 11, and start Jira.

Navigate to administration options to manage users, create new users, apply filters, and organize groups and directories. Review the user list and perform common user management operations.

Create users in Jira by entering email, full name, username, and password, assign application access to Jira core, Jira software, and Jira service management, and manage licenses.

Create and manage groups in Jira by naming a new group, adding it, editing members, and performing bulk actions to add or remove users.

Configure application access by selecting groups in the application access settings. Assign users to Jira service management, Jira software, or Jira core groups to control login.

Configure global permissions after setting application access, distributing them via groups and granting administrator rights by selecting a permission and a group.

Explore Jira project setup, including issues, workflows, screens, custom fields, permissions, and roles. See how an EV charge-station mobile app project uses design, testing, development, and documentation with linked issues.

Explore how Jira uses issue types like bug fix, design, testing, and documentation, plus epic, story, task, test, and subtest, and how transitions move issues through the workflow.

Explore how Jira 9 administrators map real-world roles—developers, testers, managers, and product owners—into project roles and permissions, linking who does what with workflows and notifications.

Review issue types, workflows, screens, roles, permissions, and notifications, along with other project components in Jira.

Define and manage project permissions in Jira by using project roles within permission schemas, assign roles to users or groups, and tailor access across projects.

Configure Jira workflows by applying project roles and permissions to control status changes. Publish the updated workflow and explore transitions, conditions, validations, and post functions that enforce access.

Configure and manage Jira notifications using the notification schema, defining who gets alerted for events like issue created or updated, and prefer project roles to prevent emails and performance issues.

Explore Jira concepts like projects, issues, screens, workflows, issue status, custom fields, and permissions; define project roles and notifications, assign responsibilities, and prepare to visualize these components.

Learn to use and customize Jira dashboards and gadgets, including the system dashboard, creating and sharing dashboards, and adding gadgets like activity stream and issues you watch.

Learn kanban in Jira by creating a project from a kanban template and using a kanban board to track issues and releases with versioned tickets.

Explore scenario-based learning for Atlassian Jira 9 for administrators, preparing you to handle common administrative scenarios.

Configure the smtp server to enable Jira to send emails, using a sample smtp server with from address Jira@ourcompany.com, prefix Jira, hostname, username, and password, then test the connection.

Explore how Jira administrators customize the look and feel by adjusting fonts, colors, logos, header, background, gadget colors, and date formats to match their workspace.

Manage apps in Jira, compare free and paid plugins, and learn that plugin licenses align with your application license, with trials available in the marketplace.

Explore Jira project templates, including predefined and custom templates from marketplace apps or plugins, and learn to import a project or create shared configurations and sample data.

Explore issues security schemas in Jira to control who can view issues and set security levels when creating or editing them. Learn practical uses for organizations, including military companies.