[Building Sakai] [WG: Sakai QA] Jira upgrade: 3.13.2 -> 4.1.2

[Alan Marks]

+1 for:

-built-in charts
-the ability to add the charting plugin.
-improved perf
-keyboard shortcuts!
-support for JQL (advanced search)
-personal dashboards

Alan


On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Lydia Li <lydial at stanford.edu> wrote:

>  Our local JIRA at Stanford has just been upgraded to 4.1.2,  so I've
> been slowly getting used to the new UI.
>
> +1
>
> thanks,
> Lydia
>
>
> On 9/20/10 10:53 AM, Beth Kirschner wrote:
> > While I'm not a huge fan of the new layout, I can get used to it and the
> "advanced filter" feature offers a powerful tool for generating reports on
> specific JIRAs.
> >
> > +1
> >
> > - Beth
> >
> > On Sep 16, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Anthony Whyte wrote:
> >
> >> I'd like to propose that we perform a Jira upgrade from our current
> 3.13.2 version to 4.1.2 (latest) next week (precise date/time TBD).  Jira
> 4.1 offers a variety of new features, a new look and numerous bug fixes that
> we should leverage (see highlights below).  In addition I've also added the
> charting plugin at the request of Alan Marks.
> >>
> >> A test instance is available for review (db is a copy of the production
> db although 4 weeks old) and I encourage everyone with an interest in Jira
> to log in and have a look at 4.1.2 OOTB.
> >>
> >>
> >> GIT PLUGIN ISSUES
> >>
> >> One issue is worth discussing.  The Jira GIT plugin currently has no
> stable version compatible with Jira 4.1.   A fork of the Jira Git plugin is
> available and it might be worth trying it out.
> >>
> >> See
> https://studio.plugins.atlassian.com/wiki/display/JGIT/JIRA+Git+Plugin
> >>
> >> The fork: http://github.com/isungurov/jira4-git-plugin
> >>
> >> Up until yesterday afternoon the Git plugin installed on our production
> Jira 3.13.2 instance was not configured for the github nakamura repo and was
> pointing to an outdated github repo for 3akai-ux.  I fixed both and added a
> changeset link for each commit so that we can at least look at code diffs.
>  3akai-ux is using the same root on the Wush box as was the out-dated repo
> so I'll have to check with Wush about cleaning it out so that nothing from
> Oszkar's old branch remains.
> >>
> >> But now that the Git plugin is working do we block the upgrade?  Say it
> ain't so.
> >>
> >>
> >> TEST INSTANCE
> >>
> >> http://72.249.101.17:8080/secure/Dashboard.jspa
> >>
> >> Login with your current Jira/Confluence user name and password.
> >>
> >>
> >> TEST INSTANCE KNOWN ISSUES
> >>
> >> 1. email notification is disabled (deliberate)
> >> 2. test db is 4 weeks old
> >> 3. Jira GIT plugin is disabled (does not support Jira 4.1; renders
> dashboard pages blank)
> >>
> >>
> >> JIRA 4.1 HIGHLIGHTS
> >>
> >>      • New-Look Issues
> >>      • Improved Global Keyboard Shortcuts
> >>      • 'Actions' Dropdown in Gadgets
> >>      • 'Bulk Move' Components and Versions
> >>      • New-look User Profile, 'Manage Dashboards' and 'Manage Filters'
> >>      • New JQL Functions 'lastLogin' and 'currentLogin', and Fields
> 'Voter' and 'Watcher'
> >>      • List of Logged-In Users
> >>      • List of Upgrade History
> >>      • Time Tracking now accepts Fractions
> >>      • Image Gallery
> >>      • Download Attachments as a ZIP
> >>      • Customisable Email Subject
> >>      • 'Heat Map' Gadget
> >>      • Database Configuration Tool
> >>      • XSRF protection
> >>      • Database Drivers Included
> >>      • Other Enhancements and Fixes
> >>      • Plus over 80 other fixes and improvements
> >>
> >> JIRA 4.1 RELEASE NOTES
> >>
> >> http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/JIRA+4.1+Release+Notes
> >>
> >>
> >> GUIDED TOUR (courtesy Atlassian)
> >>
> >>
> http://sandbox.onjira.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa?story=2&os_username=sandbox&os_password=sandbox
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Anthony
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