INSTRUCTIONS TO MIGRATE FROM JIRA6 (WAR DISTRIBUTION, NOW OBSOLETE) TO JIRA7 NEW BINARY DISTRIBUTION

First, make a backup of the database (jiradb) and import in the same server (or in different) with name of scheme “jira7db”. With this method you can rollback the process in two minutes and continue with the JIRA 6 version if the process fails. 1. Download the binary distribution: atlassian-jira-software-7.0.3-jira-7.0.3-x64.bin 2. execute ./atlassian-jira-software-7.0.3-jira-7.0.3-x64.bin 3. OK…

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How to create a Custom Field calculated in JIRA with JIRA MISC addon

To create a new custom field calculated, we can use the addon of JIRA “JIRA Misc Custom Fields”. The plugin can be downloaded from: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.innovalog.jmcf.jira-misc-custom-fields/server/overview Example of Custom Field that sum two different Custom Fields: 1.- Go to create new Custom Field. Select Type “Calculated Number Field” 2.- In the “description” of the new customfield set…

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Changing Custom Fields Types in JIRA

Certain fields can be safely upgraded, such as Version and Select lists to their multiple values counterpart. You can change the “customfieldtypekey” in the “customfield” table to whatever you need it to be. The table below lists the keys for commonly changed fields. Custom Field Type Type Key Single Version com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:version Multi Version com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:multiversion Single…

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