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Github Integration App Smart Commits on Jira

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Github Integration App Smart Commits on Jira
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I had been away from working on my projects within Jira for quite a while, and recently when I got going with various projects again, I started managing my development work within there. But I noticed something very strange. The #time command and the #comment command worked perfectly, but I couldn't resolve my issues with the #resolve, #done, or #close commands.

I went crazy. I couldn't understand what was going on. Then, when I went in to see what was connected to Github with the Github Integration app for Jira, I saw that certain projects I thought I had connected there were not. But that is not where it ended.

You should make sure that your repositories are all connected to Jira. If you want to do that, then you have to make sure that you don't enable the restriction of your projects when connecting them to the Github Integration app. However, if you already have repositories on Github that had been created before making this move, you will have to add them manually.

Most important of all, you have to go into your Git General Settings in Jira and make sure that you have enabled Send Development Information to Jira Cloud, otherwise only the default Jira Smart Commits and Workflow Triggers will work by default. This also means that the #resolve, #done, and #close commands won't work. They are not available in Jira smart commits. Only with the Github Integration app.

The following is a screenshot of what the Jira Git General Settings page looks like for everyone's edification. I could not find this explanation anywhere in the Atlassian Docs, and hopefully this will help those who are just starting out.

Screenshot of what the Jira Git General Settings page looks like.

Soon I will discuss how to add SSH to your Jira Github Integration. I will also get into Jira Automated Workflow Triggers.