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	About Index Installing JIRA Requirements Install Guide Setup Wizard JIRA Standalone Using external databases Installing as a Service JIRA Webapp Configuration overview Configuring database storage Server-specific Guides Server Comparison Orion JBoss 2.4 JBoss 3.x Pramati 3.5 Tomcat 4 Tomcat 5 Resin Jetty Weblogic Websphere 5 Other servers Concepts Issues Projects Versions Components Configuration Configuring JIRA Internationalisation Look and Feel Issue Field Hiding and Reordering Email Notifications Permissions Issue Management Defining New Resolutions Defining New Issue Types Defining New Priorities Configuring File Attachments Adding Custom Fields Issue Scheduling Issue Linking Trackback linking Configure Time Tracking Issue Level Security What is Issue Level Security Issue Security Schemes Issue Security Levels Setting the Security on an Issue Project Management Version Management Configuring Project Admins Email Notifications Creating a Notification Scheme Customising Email Content Extensibility & Integration Setting up CVS Integration Setting up CVS Emails Setting up Comment Emails Issue Creation from Email LDAP integration Operational Tasks Indexing & Search Backup Data Restoring Data Upgrading JIRA Safely Splitting a JIRA Instance Automating JIRA backups Database Integrity Checker Importing from Other Systems Importing from Bugzilla Importing from Mantis Importing from CSV Usage Guides Configuring the Dashboard Time Tracking Workflow Bulk Operations Project Release Notes Image Attachment Thumbnails Time Tracking Reports Linking Two Issues Navigator Columns Navigator Views Quick Search Logout Confirmation Searching & Filtering Search & Issue Filters Search Query Syntax Developer Help Debugging Errors Database Indexing Performance Tips JIRA Source Building JIRA from source Precompile JSP pages Extending JIRA Extension Overview Create A Custom Portlet Listeners Services Jelly tags API Documentation Miscellaneous FAQ Printable docs JIRA PDF manual (1.5Mb) Downloadable docs Docs XML source (1.9Mb)

JIRA Documentation

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This section has all the documentation about JIRA.

Here are some pointers to get you started:

Setting up or installing JIRA? The installation guide is what you need to start with.
Upgrading JIRA? Follow the upgrading docs. Don't forget to set up an external database.
To learn about JIRA the best place to start is with the basic concepts of issues and projects.
Having problems or errors with JIRA? See debugging problems.
Listeners and Services are very useful when integrating JIRA with external systems.
Looking to extend JIRA? Read extending JIRA or browse the API docs.
The FAQ should cover any other questions you have.

The documentation can also be viewed in PDF format, or downloaded as XML source for custom intranet deployments.

If you have any questions about JIRA after reading the documentation here, the best place to start is the mailing list.

JIRA's documentation is an ongoing effort and we are constantly trying to improve it. If you have any suggestions about areas you'd like better documented, or ideas about how to improve the existing docs - please contact us.