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The plugin configuration panel displays the version number of the plugin that you are currently using and its SVN repository version.

You can also:

  • Define the servers that the plugin connects to.
  • Modify the behaviour of the plugin in certain situations.
  • Report bugs and request new features for the plugin.
  • Open online help on configuring the plugin (namely, this page).

On this page:

Accessing the Plugin Configuration Panel

Click the configuration icon on your plugin window. The 'Servers' tab of the configuration panel will open, as shown in the screenshot below.

Reporting Bugs and Requesting New Features

Screenshot: Plugin configuration panel



Click the following links on the configuration panel:

  • Report Bug — This will open a bug-creation page in the plugin's JIRA issue tracker. It will automatically populate the plugin version number and details of the environment (Java version and vendor, OS details, build number of IDEA in use).
  • Request Feature — This will open an issue-creation page of the 'Story' type in the plugin's JIRA issue tracker. This issue type is used by the plugin team to track requests for new plugin functionality.

Getting Help

Click the 'Help' link on the configuration panel. This will open the online documentation page which tells you how to configure the plugin — namely, this page. From here, you can click the links to view other online documentation pages.

If you're looking for support or other help, please take a look at the links on our documentation home page.

Configuring your Server Connections

Screenshot: Servers tab of the plugin configuration panel


The 'Servers' tab allows you to define the servers that the plugin connects to.

To add a server:

  1. Click the plus icon on the configuration panel.
  2. Select the server type: 'Bamboo', 'Crucible' or 'JIRA'.
  3. Enter the server name, server URL and your username and password.
  4. Click the 'Test Connection' button to check that the connection to the server works.

Other configuration options:

  • Server Enabled — You can enable or disable particular servers without deleting them. This is useful if your servers are behind a firewall and you don't have access to them.
  • Remember Password — You have an option to save your password on disk or to be asked for it every time you start IDEA.
    (info) If you choose to remember the password, it is stored in a Base64 encoding, so it is not really secure.
  • Build Plans — For Bamboo servers, you can select build plans that the plugin will watch. You can either select plans manually from the list of plans defined on the Bamboo server, or simply use your favourite plans defined on the server.

To remove a server from the list:

  1. Select the server.
  2. Click the minus icon on the configuration panel.

Configuring the Plugin's Bamboo Options

Screenshot: Bamboo tab of the plugin configuration panel


The 'Bamboo' tab is used to define:

  • The polling interval that the plugin will use to monitor build plans on all defined Bamboo servers. Specify the value in minutes.
  • The behaviour of the tooltip that is shown when the status of the build changes. (See Using Bamboo in your Plugin.)

Configuring the Plugin's Crucible Options

Screenshot: Crucible tab of the plugin configuration panel


The 'Crucible' tab is used to define the polling interval that the plugin will use to monitor all defined Crucible servers. Specify the value in minutes.

Configuring the Plugin's JIRA Options

Screenshot: JIRA tab of the plugin configuration panel


The 'JIRA' tab is used to:

  • Define the polling interval that the plugin will use to monitor all defined JIRA servers. Specify the value in minutes.
    (info) This feature is not currently used.
  • Determine whether a textual description of the JIRA issue type, status and priority should be shown next to their icons in in JIRA issue list.

Configuring General Plugin Options

Screenshot: General tab of the plugin configuration panel

The 'General' tab is used to:

  • Enable or disable the plugin auto-update feature. Refer to the IDE Plugin Upgrade Guide.
  • Enable or disable the collection of anonymous plugin usage statistics. This feature is disabled by default. We ask you to decide whether you agree to participate in the statistics collection on the first opening of the plugin configuration panel. If you agree to take part, the plugin will send Atlassian the unique ID generated by the plugin on its first installation. No other information is collected.
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