Creating JIRA Requests

If a JIRA request that you want to associate with a Release Control request or configure an action for does not yet exist, you can create it while adding or linking the request.

Note: You can also create a request from the Item link option while adding or editing a deployment task.

To create a JIRA request while adding or editing a Release Control request:

  1. In a deployable release train or release package, select the Requests tab.
  2. Click Edit Requests.
  3. Click the + icon to add a request.
  4. Select a JIRA Request Item configuration.
  5. Select Create item.
  6. Fill out the resulting fields.

The fields that are displayed when creating JIRA requests are described in the following table.

Field Description Example Values
Project Select the JIRA project in which you want to create the request. My JIRA Project
Issue Type Select from the available issue types. These are limited by those included in the configuration. See JIRA Request Item Configuration Details.

Additional fields appear based on this selection.

Improvement
Linked Issues Select the relationship a linked issue has to this issue. For example:
  • is blocked by
  • blocks
  • is duplicated by
  • relates to
is blocked by
Issue Use the search icon to search for the issue to link to the request, select it in the resulting page, and click Select to return to the Create item page.