What you'll learn:
- Understand how automation works in Jira - types of automations, allowances, permissions etc
- Be able to set up automation rules to automate mundane tasks in Jira
- Get ideas (through examples) of where the automation tool can be taken advantage of
This course teaches you how to use the invaluable automation tool in Jira.
This tool (that was previously a paid add-on) has proven to be so popular and useful, that it was taken over by Atlassian themselves, and is now included with all Cloud subscription. It is still an add-on available on Jira Server though.
Automation for Jira allows you to set up Triggers, Conditions and Actions, where you can listen for a particular event in Jira to trigger an automation rule, then check certain conditions and execute some actions accordingly. We will be learning this tool through real-world examples, some of which include:
Send notifications (email/slack) when an issue is created with a particular priority, or when the priority is set to a specific value, or simply whenever the priority is upgraded
Automatically distribute workload to the development team by auto-assigning issues and keeping balance in workload between all team members
Embed issue data in the automation logic and include in notifications
Perform recurring tasks automatically and on a scheduled basis (like creating recurring issues)
Track how many times an issue goes to a particular status
Post a list of filter results to Slack at the same time every weekday
Bulk update issues using smart logic
and many more....
STRUCTURE OFTHE COURSE:
Introduction and background – Introduce the tool, talk about background and other logistics and get our first look at an automation rule
Basic Rules –We'll start with the basics and introduce you to many highly useful features and capabilities such as smart values, branch rules, and take a look at certain triggers and actions
Advanced Rules –Now you've got the hang of it so here we'll just see more examples, many of which use more advanced triggers/actions and general automation logic.
Hope to see you inside :)
