Navigating Jira

Updated Jan 27, 2020 ·

This notes is based on Atlassian's course on Jira Fundamentals

Getting Around in Jira

To navigate Jira, use these two key bars:

• Main navigation bar at the top for accessing work, projects, etc.
• Project sidebar on the left for project-specific options.

These tools help you quickly find and manage your tasks and projects.

Jira Main Navigation Bar

1. Product switcher: Switch between Confluence or Bitbucket.
2. Your work: View recent issues, projects, and assigned tasks.
3. Projects: Access all projects and create new ones.
4. Filters and Dashboards: View saved filters and dashboards.
5. People: See your most frequent collaborators.
6. Plans, Insight, and Apps: Manage plans and apps (for premium users).
7. Create: Quickly create new issues.
8. Search: Find issues, projects, boards, and people.
9. Settings and Profile: Manage your profile and notifications.

Starred items

Star important projects, boards, and filters to access them quickly from the 'Your work' and 'Projects' dropdowns.

Project Sidebar

1. Project name: Displays the current project.
2. Board switcher: Switch between different boards in the project.
3. Backlog: View issues that haven’t started yet.
4. Board view: Access the selected board.
5. Reports: View available reports.
6. Lower menu options: Access issues, components, releases, and project pages.
7. Project settings: Mainly for Jira admins and project managers to manage project details.
8. Project type indicator: Identifies if the project is team-managed or company-managed.