JIRA Cloud Only!
This documentation is intended for the JIRA Misc Workflow Extensions add-on for JIRA Cloud. If you are interested in JIRA Misc Workflow Extensions for JIRA server, please visit this documentation instead.
Introduction
JIRA administrators often need to implement sophisticated workflows that go beyond the built-in capabilities of JIRA. The JIRA Misc Workflow Extensions add-on for JIRA Cloud provides extensions that help you design and implement advanced workflows. You can tailor your JIRA workflows to meet your needs and reduce reliance on manual data input.
Objective and Scope
The objective of this document is to give you a detailed explanation of how to install and use the add-on. After reading this document you will be able to install the add-on in JIRA Cloud, uninstall it (if needed) customize your JIRA workflows using the features provided in the add-on.
This document is intended for JIRA administrators. It covers the following topics:
Section Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Installing the add-on for JIRA Cloud | Explains the installation and un-installation of the add-on |
| Verifying your JIRA instance after installation | Explains the verification of your JIRA instance after successful installation |
| JMWE administration pages | Lists and explains JMWE administration pages |
| Workflow Extensions for JIRA Cloud | Explains the features of the add-on |
| How to insert information using Nunjucks annotations | Explains how to insert information using Nunjucks annotations |
| Accessing the fields of an issue | Explains accessing the fields of an issue |
| Expected value for each field type | Lists expected value for all fields |
| Nunjucks template editor and tester | Explains the Nunjucks editor and tester features |
| Use cases for the post-functions | Explains the use cases for the post-functions |
| Troubleshooting and support for JIRA Misc Workflow Extensions | Explains the troubleshooting and support options for the add-on. |
| Known issues | Lists the known issues |
| Release history | Information about each JMWE for JIRA Cloud version |
Documentation conventions
This table below lists the documentation conventions used in this guide.
Convention | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Monospace | Input Field names and values | |
Monospace and Bold | JIRA Field names and values | |
| Bold and > | Menu Selection | |
| Bold | Menu and Sub-Menu Screens | |
| Italic | JIRA Misc Workflow Extensions Highlighted terms or context | |
| Block of code | |
Important information | Tips, warnings, suggestions and additional information | |
| Link in Blue | Internal pages | |
| Link in Blue and Bold | External pages | |
| Built-in transition/status | Bold | |
| User created transition/status | Italic and Bold |