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This plugin is created by experts in Agile and Scrum and aims to streamline project management. It simplifies tasks by allowing easy extraction of attachments and efficient data backup and restoration, reducing time spent on mundane such tasks. This enables teams to focus more on critical workan high priority tasks.
The plugin also assists in handling multiple projects simultaneously. It helps manage releases, prioritize tasks, and track progress, offering an overview of all ongoing projects. This means no task gets overlooked and workflow improvesthereby improving workflows.
Furthermore, this plugin enables better decision-making through its data visualization feature. Teams can customize views and filters to understand project data better. In a nutshell, this tool, built on industry expertise, offers features that enhance productivity, improve project tracking, and facilitate decision-making, proving a game-changer in project management.
Installation
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Log into your Jira instance.
Click the Apps dropdown and choose Find new apps.
The Find new apps screen loads.Search for Scrum Companion and click on the app tile.
The App Details screen loads.Click Try it free to start installing your app.
You're all set!
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There are 4 main features namely: Extract, Visualize, Clone and Migrate.
There are also 4 Jira Entities which can be gotten at the snap of a finger with Scrum Companion namely: Projects, releases, Filters and Sprint (coming soon).
Getting Started
Extract
The Extract feature helps you to quickly get entity count from a selected project, Release, filters or Sprint.
To apply the Extract feature to a project
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To Visualize a project
1. Select the desired project by typing the name in the search box or choosing from the option provided.
2. Click on Visualize
3. This returns a visualization table 2 dimensional table with headers Status and Count, The following entity counts are returned
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Status
Count
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Issues
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2383
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Statuses
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5
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Issue Attachments
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5
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Issue Attachments Size
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2.62MB
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Worklogs
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37
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Roles
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12
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Issue Types
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5
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Comments
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3
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Components
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1
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Versions
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1
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Votes
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0
and a pie-chart for visualization of issues group according to status category
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Clone a Project
To clone a project
1. Navigate to projects as shown on the Scrum companion dahsbaord dashbaord of the desired project in the search box provided or choose a project from the options available and click on clone
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Upon retrieval of the desired project in the step above, click on the clone button.
Migrate Project
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Input the destination url where you desire to migrate to, replacing yourdomain.atlassian.net with your actual domain. Then click on the next button beneath the RHS of the Screen.
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Input your email in the space provided replacing youremail@yourdomain.com with your actual email address, then click on the next button beneath.
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Input your API key in the space provided then click on next.
Note that a user has to generate the API key if it has not been generated previously in order to proceed. The API key can be generated from a user's personal settings by navigating to
profile settings -->manage account-->Choose the Security tab. Look up this resource for reference on how to generate the API key.
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A screen similar to the image below is displayed. Verify that all credentials inputted are correct, then click on start migrating.
