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GreenHopper 101

Welcome to GreenHopper 101, an introductory guide to the GreenHopper plugin for JIRA and a tour of the most interesting GreenHopper features. Use this page to guide your evaluation process or quickly get up to speed with GreenHopper.

Software developers are the intended audience for this document.

Getting Started

1. Installing GreenHopper

First things first. If you haven't already got the GreenHopper plugin up and running, carry out the following steps:

*Before you begin:*If you don't already have JIRA 4.0 or later installed, please follow the instructions in the JIRA Installation and Upgrade Guide.

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For more help on the technical procedures in this section, see the GreenHopper Installation Guide.

It should only take you a few minutes to install the GreenHoppper plugin. If you have any difficulty during the installation process, please contact our support team for assistance. They're ready to help at any time.

  1. Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
  2. Bring up the JIRA administration page by clicking the 'Administration' menu on the top bar and selecting the 'JIRA Administration' option.
  3. Click the 'GreenHopper Licence' link under the 'System' section of the administration menu. This will display the 'GreenHopper License' screen.
  4. Enter your license details and click 'Add'.

GreenHopper license must match JIRA license

Please note, if you are using a commercial (i.e. not an evaluation) license for GreenHopper, it must match your JIRA license. For example, if you have a JIRA 25 User Commercial license you must have a GreenHopper 25 User Commercial license. GreenHopper evaluation licenses do not need to match JIRA licenses.

2. Optional Configuration

Note that you need to be a JIRA administrator to perform the tasks in this section.

Mastering the Basics

3. Using the Planning Board

4. Using the Task Board

5. Using the Chart Board

6. Using the Released Board

7. Searching for Issues on a Board

8. Using the Agile Gadget

Customising GreenHopper

Note that you need to be a JIRA administrator to perform the tasks in this section.

9. Organising Versions


Thank you for reading this guide.

Thanks for taking the time to try GreenHopper using this guide. To help continue your journey, our support staff are always ready to answer your questions in the GreenHopper Forum, or solve specific problems at our support portal http://support.atlassian.com.

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