Introduction - How to use Jira

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Created: 23 July 2020 || Edited: 11 September 2020

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Jira is one of the most used project management and issue tracking products out there.

It has a lot of features that can be quite overwhelming for new comers, especially these who are new to project management software. That’s why I’m writing this tutorial.

Note: certain actions can be done only from a project administrator

Contents

1. Filters
   1. Criteria
   2. JQL
2. Cards
   1. Properties
   2. Creating
   3. Viewing
   4. How to use
      1. Right side
      2. Work log
      3. Issue flagging
      4. Basic issue information
3. Projects
   1. Creating a project
   2. Boards
      1. Columns
      2. Adding more boards to a project
   3. Backlog
   4. Add item
4. Kanban template
   1. Create board
   2. Backlog
5. Scrum template
   1. Backlog
   2. Boards and Issues
   3. Create board
6. Bug tracking template
7. Releases
8. Pages
9. Components
   1. Creating and editing
   2. Adding issues
10. Dashboards
    1. Adding a dashboard
    2. Adding gadgets