Josh, thank you for your explanaition. I was looking for a video to explain my team how to use components correctly and your examples and recommendations are superior. Thank you in advance!
Hey guys, what a great video, thanks! My questions are : what is the main difference between a component and a label in Jira? And one more - what does it mean to be a component lead? What kind of responsibility for that person in the situation when the issue with the component is assigned for another person?
So, the main difference (outside of having a Component Lead) is that components are managed by project admins - labels can be created by anyone in the system and are often subject to people using different variations of the same name (e.g. Jira, JSW, Jira_Software, etc.) - Thanks for the question!
Hey Yvonne! That's a great question! This is possible do with Swimlanes ( support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/configure-swimlanes/ ), but it takes a few extra steps to setup. You'll open the Board settings, and then select Swimlanes from the settings menu and then select 'Queries' from the 'Base Swimlanes on' dropdown. Then you'll need to add a new query for each component that you want to use to group issues (i.e. 'component = Database'). This will group issues by each query that you create. It will also have a default group for 'Everything else" or issues that do not match any of the queries (or do not have any components). For more info, here's a page in the Atlassian Community of someone answering the same question - community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Kanban-Board-Components-as-Swimlanes/qaq-p/842001 I hope this helps!! Thanks for watching!
Hey Eric! The answer to your question really depends on what you mean by 'features' here. If you are referring to different product features that an engineering team might deliver, then no, I would not use components for this, but more likely an Epic or another issue type if you are using Advanced roadmaps. My general approach (with occasional exceptions) is that if the idea/category/project that I'm trying to track has a distinct start and end date, then it is NOT a component.
Hi. Can I use components as sub-projects folders for a unique client? I'm working in Cloud Computing projects, we are using Jira but we have a problem with managing multiple projects for each client as Jira doesn't have/allow sub-folders. Is this a solution? Is there another solution? Thanks
Hi Ladislav - If you're using Jira Cloud, this can be done with Automation for Jira. You can find some more info here - community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Jira-Cloud-Automation-Subtask-Component-copying-is-not-working/qaq-p/1406387 Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
Hi John, If an issue has multiple components, and if these components have different Component Leads, the default assignee will be set to the Component Lead of the component that is first alphabetically.
Josh, can we create a sprints inside a components? from project manager standpoint: if I would like to run 3 separated sprints for different components. the different teams are, the timing, the customers etc. For example: (1)Security, (2)Technican support and (3)New modules development.
So, there's really no way to directly link sprints directly to components. You can simply just add all relevant issues with a specific component into a specific sprint. If you are running separate sprints with separate teams, I would wonder if it wouldn't make sense to have these teams in separate Jira projects instead of a combined project and then dividing them by component. You can always create cross-project reports where needed, but it's something I'd consider here.
Hi Ankita! Good question! As far as I know, this is not easily accessible through the UI. However, you can use a REST API call through the browser (assuming you are logged in Jira in that browser) by using the specific REST API address, like discussed here - community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-Server-questions/How-can-I-find-a-Component-ID-of-a-specific-Project/qaq-p/111851 You'll, just copy and paste the URL from the discussion into your browser's address bar, and update the domain and project ID and then send. You'll see the returning JSON values on the screen.
@@fatmahesham5934 I found out the issue. Team-managed projects (formerly called Next-Gen) do not have components yet. Component is available in Company Managed Project (formerly called Classic project ). community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/No-components-tab/qaq-p/1735564?#U1736508
@@RuslanSkiraUkraine Thanks for following up here! You are correct. There are many differences between Company Managed and Team Managed projects and Components are one of them.
The Jira designers must have a directive to make everything as insanely difficult to use as possible e.g. their stupid search script. Drives me nuts and it never works... and their scatter gun UI design. I can never find anything. The whole thing so quantitative. Components are another example. I'm tearing my hair out over this crap... none of this made any sense, but thank you.
Your voice is perfect for audiobook narration
I appreciate it, Samuel! If this doesn't work out... 🤣
Damn, your voice was made for radio!
While I really appreciate such a clear and wonderful demo of Components - very important - but the cat tee-shirt really brings this video home.
thanks bro, finally you smiled at the end of the video :D
A broad explanation for this topic, congrats
Realy good please share more information about components
Josh, thank you for your explanaition. I was looking for a video to explain my team how to use components correctly and your examples and recommendations are superior. Thank you in advance!
Thanks for watching and thanks for the support! Much appreciated!
Hey guys, what a great video, thanks!
My questions are : what is the main difference between a component and a label in Jira?
And one more - what does it mean to be a component lead? What kind of responsibility for that person in the situation when the issue with the component is assigned for another person?
So, the main difference (outside of having a Component Lead) is that components are managed by project admins - labels can be created by anyone in the system and are often subject to people using different variations of the same name (e.g. Jira, JSW, Jira_Software, etc.) - Thanks for the question!
thanks , great voice
Thanks for the explanation! Can you also group Jira tickets according to their components on the Kanban board?
Hey Yvonne! That's a great question! This is possible do with Swimlanes ( support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/configure-swimlanes/ ), but it takes a few extra steps to setup. You'll open the Board settings, and then select Swimlanes from the settings menu and then select 'Queries' from the 'Base Swimlanes on' dropdown. Then you'll need to add a new query for each component that you want to use to group issues (i.e. 'component = Database'). This will group issues by each query that you create. It will also have a default group for 'Everything else" or issues that do not match any of the queries (or do not have any components).
For more info, here's a page in the Atlassian Community of someone answering the same question - community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Kanban-Board-Components-as-Swimlanes/qaq-p/842001
I hope this helps!! Thanks for watching!
Hi Josh, thanks for always delivering such great content. Will like to know the difference between an epic and a component
Hi Josh, can we move created ticket or the old ticket to the components? thanks, hoping to get a feedback from you soon.
Hey Josh! Thanks for this great video. Let me ask you something. Can I use components to define features?
Hey Eric! The answer to your question really depends on what you mean by 'features' here. If you are referring to different product features that an engineering team might deliver, then no, I would not use components for this, but more likely an Epic or another issue type if you are using Advanced roadmaps. My general approach (with occasional exceptions) is that if the idea/category/project that I'm trying to track has a distinct start and end date, then it is NOT a component.
Hi. Can I use components as sub-projects folders for a unique client? I'm working in Cloud Computing projects, we are using Jira but we have a problem with managing multiple projects for each client as Jira doesn't have/allow sub-folders. Is this a solution? Is there another solution?
Thanks
You are awesome, thank you !
😊 Thanks for watching Selva!
Wanted to know how to bulk import to current component
I dont get a component field when creating an issue
Hello, one question, how to automatically assign components from Story in Sub-task created under this story?
Hi Ladislav - If you're using Jira Cloud, this can be done with Automation for Jira. You can find some more info here - community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Jira-Cloud-Automation-Subtask-Component-copying-is-not-working/qaq-p/1406387
Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
Can we have 2 or more components for 1 jirs issue type?
Yes! Each issue can be assigned as many components that are available in that project.
What happens when there are multiple components selected with different component leads- who is the default assignee?
Hey John! Excellent question. I believe that the lead of the first component selected by the user will be assigned the issue.
Hi John, If an issue has multiple components, and if these components have different Component Leads, the default assignee will be set to the Component Lead of the component that is first alphabetically.
Josh, can we create a sprints inside a components? from project manager standpoint: if I would like to run 3 separated sprints for different components. the different teams are, the timing, the customers etc. For example: (1)Security, (2)Technican support and (3)New modules development.
So, there's really no way to directly link sprints directly to components. You can simply just add all relevant issues with a specific component into a specific sprint. If you are running separate sprints with separate teams, I would wonder if it wouldn't make sense to have these teams in separate Jira projects instead of a combined project and then dividing them by component. You can always create cross-project reports where needed, but it's something I'd consider here.
Would you know how to search a JQL to return a list of components?
Hey Henry! JQL will only return issues. There really isn't a way to use JQL to get a list of components available in a project.
How can I find a component unique ID in JIRA ?
Hi Ankita! Good question! As far as I know, this is not easily accessible through the UI. However, you can use a REST API call through the browser (assuming you are logged in Jira in that browser) by using the specific REST API address, like discussed here - community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-Server-questions/How-can-I-find-a-Component-ID-of-a-specific-Project/qaq-p/111851
You'll, just copy and paste the URL from the discussion into your browser's address bar, and update the domain and project ID and then send. You'll see the returning JSON values on the screen.
@@joshkochelek9691 I found that id with the view page source.
couldn't find the components in my project.
Trying to recreate For Kanban and Scrm
me also, did you solve this problem ?
@@fatmahesham5934 I found out the issue.
Team-managed projects (formerly called Next-Gen) do not have components yet. Component is available in Company Managed Project (formerly called Classic project ).
community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/No-components-tab/qaq-p/1735564?#U1736508
@@RuslanSkiraUkraine Thanks for following up here! You are correct. There are many differences between Company Managed and Team Managed projects and Components are one of them.
Why doesn't it offer the ability to do a real component hierarchy?
I genuinely didnt think JIRA could be any more boring and until I watched this video. Just wow
The Jira designers must have a directive to make everything as insanely difficult to use as possible e.g. their stupid search script. Drives me nuts and it never works... and their scatter gun UI design. I can never find anything. The whole thing so quantitative. Components are another example. I'm tearing my hair out over this crap... none of this made any sense, but thank you.