Jump into Jira

by Jessie Zairo on Dec 24, 2024

Are you interested in learning more about how Jira works? Then join us for this community session where we will teach you the basics of Jira, including navigating the interface, filing an issue, and making comments.

The Aspen Discovery Community Tools selection committee selected Jira as the platform to manage issues, enhancements, and developments for the Aspen Community. In this webinar learn how to navigate through the system.

Watch on Demand

Date: January 22, 2025

Time: 10:00am ET

Jira Resources

If you have not used Jira, use the below link to get started.

Create an Account in Jira

Register for an Account.

Aspen Discovery Community Jira

https://aspen-discovery.atlassian.net/

Question and Answer

Comment: Draft Requirements for Aspen Discovery Tool Selectin Work Group Document

Comment: Spreadsheet Evaluations from the Work Group

Comment: Tool Selection Work Group Agenda Agenda

Comment: Aspen Weekly: Jira Basics Part 1

Comment: Aspen Weekly: Jira Basics Part 2

Comment: Free Classes on Jira - Atlassian University

Question: We aren’t using Aspen. Can Jira be used with Koha?

Answer: Koha does not use Jira at all. Bugzilla serves a similar purpose for Koha. Jira is the platform used for the Aspen Discovery Community to track issues, enhancements and development.

Comment: Access the Jira - Aspen Discovery Community

Comment: One neat thing is you can tag people in a comment just like you can in slack/mattermost which will give them a notification

Comment: Confluence is the Aspen Discovery wiki- https://aspen-discovery.atlassian.net/wiki/home

Question: How do you pronounce Kanban?

Answer: How to pronounce kanban: YouTube

Question: How are Kanban boards displayed?

Answer: The columns are determined by status and the rows are determined by team.

Question: What dropdown do you pick when submitting an issue?

Answer: If you’re not sure what the issue type should be, please add it as a “Question”

Question: Is the priority field for the developer community, or for the person posting the issue?

Answer: The Tool Task Force has not decided whether or not they will keep the priority field or how it will be used.

Question: When should we actually enter an issue here? Should we still submit a support ticket and someone will help us determine if it should be entered as an issue?

Question: I already have an Atlassian / Jira acct for a different project, how do I get access to Aspen Discovery Jira?

Answer: Here is a link to Jira - Aspen Invite link to join Aspen Discovery.

Question: I made a Jira account but after logging in it says that me account does not have access - would that be an error on Jira's side or our library side?

Answer: Unless you used a link with manual approval, you will need approval.

Comment: link above worked for me, YAY, thanks

Comment: Nobody is going to yell at you if you file an issue that's already been filed.

Comment: I tried logging in through the most recent link and I'm now in, whether its just the link or it was approved. Either way it now works :)

Question: Are these webinars archived?

Answer: Yes on YouTube!

About Aspen Discovery

Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with eContent and other third-party providers, giving your patrons comprehensive access to all of your materials in one place. Aspen combines your library catalog with e-content, digital archives, and enrichment from all major third-party providers.

Learn more at https://community.aspendiscovery.org/.