Working with issues
As we saw, issues are the center of JIRA. In the following sections, we will look at what you, as a user, can do with issues. Note that each of the actions will require you to have specific permissions, which we will cover in Chapter 9, Securing JIRA.
Creating an issue
When creating a new issue, you will need to fill in a number of fields. Some fields are mandatory, such as the issue's summary and type, while others are optional, such as the issue's description. We will discuss fields in more details in the next chapter.
There are several ways in which you can create a new issue in JIRA. You can choose any of the following options:
- Click on the Create button at the top of the screen
- Press C on your keyboard
This will bring up the ...
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