System Administration

Question 1

Configure Jira Application: settings

Answer 1

• set application title
• change email from header
• add message to default dashboard

Question 2

Configure Jira Application: internationalization

Answer 2

You can view:
Installed language packs
Default language for your application
Change:
- Indexing language
- Set Default user timezone

Format timezones display:
Configuring the look and feel of your jura applications

Question 3

Global settings: Configure advanced settings

Answer 3

Options stored in Jira database:
Jira.issue.action.orders

Question 4

Global Settings: File attachments

Answer 4

• Maximum attachment size. The default (per file) is 1 GB. The maximum attachment size (per file) is 2 GB.
• Thumbnails - > GIF, JPEG, PNG
• ZIP Support

Question 5

Global settings: Enable logout confirmation cookies setting

Answer 5

Jira users will only be prompted if they have logged in using a cookie (i.e. by selecting the ‘Remember my login on this computer’ checkbox before they click the ‘Log In’ button).

Question 6

Global settings: Change order of comments

Answer 6

Default is latest
General configuration -> Advanced Settings -> jira.issue.actions.order

Question 7

Personal Settings: Configurable settings

Answer 7

Language,
time zone,
watch settings,
email type

Question 8

Personal Settings: Watch your issues

Answer 8

You become a watcher of any issue that you create or comment on.

Question 9

Personal Settings: What happens if your admin has turned off a particular notification?

Answer 9

You may not receive it even if you’ve chosen to receive that kind of notification in your settings.

Question 10

Personal Settings: customize notifications for different projects

Answer 10

Use the Customize project notifications section to set specific notifications for up to 50 projects.

Question 11

What are some other types of email notifications you may receive outside of the main notification settings?

Answer 11

Announcements
Subscriptions

Question 12

Default user preferences: administratorcan set default values for wich settings ?

Answer 12

• outgoing e-mail format
• number of issues displayed in Issue Navigator,
• sharing for filters or dashboards access which is usually set to private.
• Then notify users of own change of setting (usually switched off)
• watch setting determining whether users become watchers of issues that they created or commented on

Remember, defaults can be overwritten by each user in their personal settings.

Question 13

For which elements can you update the colour settings?

Answer 13

• Horizontal navigation bar background
• Horizonatal navigation bar highlight ( create button)

Question 14

Attachment settings: are attachments enabled by default ?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

What settings can be changed on attachments ?

Answer 15

Define upload size limit
Enable thumbnails
Enable zip support

Question 16

Issue linking:

Answer 16

• Its define globally
• has a name outward and inward description
• may Impact JQL Query results if tehy are changed

Question 17

Time traking what can users change:

Answer 17

1. Default unit for their time tracking.
2. Time Tracking format.
3. Number of working days per week.
4. Number of working hours per day.