Extending Jira with apps

Now that we have seen how to find and install third-party apps, we will look at some of the common use cases where you can extend Jira’s core features with apps. In this section, we will make use of some of the popular apps available on the Atlassian Marketplace to illustrate how you can use apps to extend Jira.

Extending custom fields with apps

In Chapter 5, Field Management, we introduced custom fields and looked at the out-of-the-box field types Jira provides. With third-party apps, we can extend the list of options even further. So far, most fields we have seen so far are primarily used to capture and display data, but custom fields can do far more than that. In this section, we will be looking at the Electronic Signature for Jira app.

As the name suggests, the Electronic Signature for Jira app allows users to capture electronic signatures when changes are made to issues, usually as part of a workflow transition. This is especially useful...