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Mastering JIRA 7

You're reading from   Mastering JIRA 7 Become an expert at using JIRA 7 through this one-stop guide!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786466860
Length 450 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Ravi Sagar Ravi Sagar
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Planning Your JIRA Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. Searching in JIRA 3. Reporting – Using Charts to Visualize the Data 4. Customizing JIRA for Test Management 5. Understanding Zephyr and its Features 6. Sample Implementation of Use Cases 7. User Management, Groups, and Project Roles 8. Configuring JIRA User Directories to Connect with LDAP, Crowd, and JIRA User Server 9. JIRA Add-On Development and Leveraging the REST API 10. Importing and Exporting Data in JIRA and Migrating Configuration 11. Working with Agile Boards in JIRA Software 12. JIRA Administration with ScriptRunner and the CLI Add-on 13. Database Access 14. Customizing Look, Feel, and Behavior 15. Implementing JIRA Service Desk 16. Integrating JIRA with Common Atlassian Applications and Other Tools 17. JIRA Best Practices 18. Troubleshooting JIRA

Installing the Zephyr plugin

Zephyr is a paid add-on that is very popular in the industry. If you want to quickly get the features of test management without customizing JIRA yourself, you can use Zephyr. It offers lots of useful test management features that are as per industry standards.

In this section, we will learn how to configure and use Zephyr. Follow the steps below to install it on your instance:

  1. Go to AdministrationAdd-ons | Find new add-ons under ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE, type Zephyr in the search box and press the Enter key:

    Installing the Zephyr plugin

  2. Zephyr for JIRA - Test Management will appear. Click on the Free trial button to install this add-on on your instance. In the pop-up window that appears next, click on the Accept button.
  3. Finally, you will be asked to enter your Atlassian account to generate a trial license for Zephyr:

    Installing the Zephyr plugin

  4. Once installed, you will get a new menu item, Tests, in your instance.

We have just installed Zephyr; now we will learn how to configure this add-on.

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