The Create Issue Tracker dialog box enables you to specify the connection details for an issue tracker. After you create a tracker, a node for the tracker appears under the Issue Tracker node in the Services window and you can view, submit and resolve issues in the IDE.
You see this dialog box when you right-click the Issue Trackers node in the Services window and choose Create Issue Tracker and select JIRA in the Connector dropdown list.
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If the JIRA plugin is not installed and you try to view or work with issues that are tracked using JIRA, the IDE will prompt you to use the Plugins manager to install the JIRA plugin.
To register a JIRA issue tracker, specify the following properties.
When authorizing and identifying users, some issue trackers are configured to use a registered user name as the user id and some are configured to use an email address. Select this option when the issue tracker is configured to use a user name.
Perform the following steps to install the JIRA plugin using the Plugins Manager.
You can use the Search field in the Plugins manager to help you locate the plugin.
When you click Install, the IDE will open the installer. Proceed through the installation process to install the plugin and restart the IDE.
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For more on how to install the JIRA plugin, see the following FAQ.
For more information on how to use the Plugins manager to add plugins, see Updating the IDE and Managing IDE Update Centers.
For more information on features of the JIRA issue tracking system, see the JIRA website: