JIRA 6.2 EAP 7 (m07) Release Notes
Key Features
New status lozenges
This release introduces new "lozenges" to represent statuses in JIRA. We've switched from the old icon+text representation to make it easier for users to locate and identify statuses. The new status lozenges also conform to the Atlassian Design Guidelines. This blog post explains the background behind this change.
We no longer support custom images for status icons. However, you will be able to configure statuses to use any one of the slick new status colors (categories) in JIRA. Learn more...
Auditing
JIRA now tracks and records a range of activities in an audit log. Find out when a user was added or removed, or even when a workflow scheme was modified. The audit log doesn't record every single event in JIRA, but it does capture configuration changes that can impact users and projects. This can help you diagnose problems in JIRA or can be used for security purposes.
Note, auditing is disabled by default. You will need to enable it to start tracking changes in JIRA.
We would love to hear your feedback on this feature. Click the button on the audit log to let us know which events you'd like to see supported in future.
More improvements to the workflow designer
The following features have been added to the workflow designer in this release:
- You can now scroll over the workflow editor with your mouse. Zooming in only occurs when you press the keyboard shortcut for zooming while scrolling.
- You can easily create transitions with the transition tool.
- The zoom in and zoom out capabilities have been improved.
Creator of an issue is now recorded
The creator of an issue is now automatically recorded for every issue. This is particularly useful, if you need to know the creator of an issue for compliance reasons. The creator is distinct from the reporter (which can still be configured to be an optional field). On upgrade to this release, JIRA will set the creator to the appropriate reporter in the change history, for existing issues.
The creator can be seen in the issue history. If the creator is the same as the reporter, the name of the creator will be shown in the Reporter field on the issue. You can also search for issues by creator.
New 'attachments' JQL field
Find issues that have attachments or issues that do not have attachments with the new 'attachments' JQL field. Just add the clause "attachments IS EMPTY" or "attachments IS NOT EMPTY" to your advanced search query.