Setup JQL or Jira Board

Jira Query Language (JQL)

JQL stands for "Jira Query Language," and it is a powerful querying language used in Jira, a popular issue and project tracking tool developed by Atlassian.

Jira Board

A Jira Board is a visual representation of issues from a Jira project that allows teams to track and manage their work efficiently. It serves as a powerful tool for Agile project management and provides an overview of the project's progress, status, and priorities. Jira offers different types of boards, such as Scrum boards and Kanban boards, tailored to different Agile methodologies.

JQL or Jira Board in PSKnowHOW

Every project which is based on Jira is configured with different boards and each board can be used to keep track of activities which are being performed in the associated application.

Also, for each board user can find the associated JQL which can be found in board setting which looks similar to below:

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PSKnowHOW allows user to configure either board or associated JQL in configuration which will fetch the concerned data.

Configure Project

Once the project is created, on project setting page user will get an option to 'Set up' Jira.

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• Click Setup under Jira

• Selection the radio button for the required connection.

• Enter the project key and use the slider button based on requirement to use Project Board or JQL as explained earlier.

• Select the board from board dropdown or enter the JQL which is used in Jira for identifying a project issues.

• Click Save button.

Edit Jira Configuration

Once tool is configured and user wishes to make changes to configuration then-

• Navigate to Settings > Project > Edit Project

• Click Edit configuration under Jira

Note: For the updated data to populate after user edit the configuration, tool processor needs to be run again by navigating Settings>Misc Setting.

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