Sidehistorik
JIRA can be very efficient, but out of the box not no real automation exists..
If In the "earlier good old days", the only way to do this was JellyScript - a horrible XML implementation of scripting, java wrapped in XML..
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| Script/Type | Comments |
|---|---|
| Atlassian CLI | My favorite, used in Making a free JIRA Scheduler |
| JIRA JellyScript | See Atlassian (old) samples at: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Jelly+Escalation |
| Groovy | Supported by the Script Runner plugin - This should be very good, made by Jamie Echlin See sam samples at https://jamieechlin.atlassian.net/wiki/display/GRV/Miscellaneous+Groovy+Scripts |
| REST /SOAP API | Interfacing with JIRA through webservices - REST, The SOAP and XML-RCP is deprecated |
Scheduling
The internal JIRA Scheduler via Services really sucks - only setting is a "pr. minute" count, and this:
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