What does an issue look like?

As we have discussed, an issue in JIRA can be anything in the real world to represent a problem domain. It can be a software bug, a help desk ticket, or a customer request. But, what does an issue look like in JIRA? How does JIRA achieve this level of flexibility and still present it in a consistent manner?

Let's first take a look at an issue in JIRA. The following screenshot shows a typical example of an issue and breaks it down into more digestible sections, followed by an explanation of each of the highlighted sections in a table. This view is often called the Issue Summary or the View Issue page:

What does an issue look like?

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