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The best stories related to our favorite topics from all over the Internet. Find links to the best news, blog posts and stories related to Leadership, Management, Design, Requirements, Development, Operations, Test, Security and Atlassian to mention some topics. Stories is a curated section where any story is welcome as long as it fit the categories and are considered useful and interesting to the community.
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JSM Operations: How to page the Major Incident Team with Jira Automation

I recently helped a client migrate Opsgenie functionality to the built-in JSM Operations module. While rebuilding some automations, particularly for paging the Incident Management team, I discovered that Atlassian's instructions are outdated and the Team IDs don’t match. In other words, the IDs in the URL are different to what’s in the JSON representation. To assist others facing similar challenges, I created a video tutorial.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Auditing Assets’ Lifecycle in Jira Data Center

Is your asset management process in Jira truly as efficient as it could be? Managing assets can quickly become chaotic, with outdated records, compliance risks, and missed maintenance deadlines leading to costly errors. Without regular audits, minor issues can snowball into significant setbacks. The good news? Jira, paired with the right asset tracking tools, simplifies the auditing process, ensuring your data stays accurate and your business stays on track.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Optimizing documentation with PlantUML: Integration, Efficiency, and Best Practices

PlantUML is a flexible tool that makes it easy and quick to make different kinds of diagrams using a simple and intuitive language. Its capabilities and its design allowing to define diagrams in simple text files make it a valuable asset for technical documentation.

One of its biggest advantages is how easily it integrates with version control systems like Git. This means you can store your diagrams right alongside your code, making it simple to review changes, track versions, and collaborate with others. It's no wonder so many professionals prefer using PlantUML for their documentation needs—it makes the whole process smoother and more efficient.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

What is Idea Management? A secret to continuous innovation

We all know that it is important to stay ahead of the competition. However, it requires more than just maintaining the status quo. More specifically, it demands continuous innovation.
But then, having great ideas is not enough; organizations need a structured way to manage these ideas and turn them into actionable initiatives. This is where idea management comes into play.
Idea management is the systematic process of capturing, evaluating, prioritizing, and implementing ideas within an organization. It transforms the creative insights of employees, customers, and stakeholders into practical solutions that drive growth and success. 
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

How To Use TeamBoard TimePlanner for Accurate Cost Tracking

Accurate cost tracking is essential for effective project management, helping teams stay within budget, optimize resources, and maintain transparency with clients. TeamBoard TimePlanner offers a powerful solution to streamline this process by enabling you to set up rates, track billable hours, and generate detailed cost reports. This guide will show you how to use TeamBoard TimePlanner for precise cost tracking, helping you manage project finances efficiently and with ease.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Get Alerts and On-Call in Compass

In August, we announced the Early Access Program for Alerts and On-call features in Compass. We're excited to announce that we’re releasing alerts and on-call to all Compass customers except for those who have Opsgenie. We are also offering an enhanced tier of alerts and on-call features as part of the new Compass Premium plan.
Rollout will start on October 24, 2024, and is expected to be completed by November 5, 2024. We plan to announce the full General Availability (GA) of these features to all Compass customers in the coming months.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

How to Export Work Logs from Jira: A Super Chill Guide with an Easy Hack

We all know Jira is the go-to tool for managing projects, keeping track of tasks, and generally being the hero of your workday. But when it comes to exporting work logs, you might feel like you're lost in the Matrix. 😵‍💫
This guide is all about showing you the easiest, most chill ways to export work logs from Jira, plus a secret weapon that’s gonna make your life so much easier. Let’s dive in!
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

DevEx Roundup: Compass Premium is here! Check out all the Team '24 Europe highlights

This October we’ve got some great treats to share 🎃. Check out the latest updates from Team ‘24 Europe that will supercharge your developer experience, including our new Compass Premium offering with enhanced security. Plus get a sneak peek at upcoming features that will revolutionize how you manage alerts and on-call schedules. Find it all here with Compass, your developer experience platform.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Dark theme for Bitbucket Cloud is here!

Software development requires a comfortable setup to be successful. If a key on your keyboard isn’t working, it feels like nothing is working. Your chair, lights, monitor - they all come together to help you be productive.
But what’s on the screen matters too. If you’re looking to improve your focus, reduce eye strain and lift your overall code review experience, Bitbucket Cloud now offers a dark theme option, a long-awaited feature among our most passionate users.
Starting today, we’ll be rolling out this feature to our entire user base. We invite you to sit back, dim the lights, and see a whole new side of Bitbucket.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Bite-sized Learning: New Confluence Automations

There's never a better time than the present to snack on some new learnings, and today's edition of Bite-sized Learning is hot-off-the-presses - covering some of the awesome new Confluence Automations features from last month (September 2024)! 
And, of course, a Bite-sized New Confluence Automations badge is also up for grabs as a part of the Kudos Program! As always, learning and earning is simple:
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

A helpful guide to export issues only with public comments

This workaround is intended to support Jira Service Management (JSM) projects that require exporting issues with only public comments, excluding internal ones. Currently, there are limitations in JQL's ability to differentiate between public and internal comments. Since JSM is primarily designed for customer interaction, sharing internal comments with customers is not a good ideia sometimes. We recognize the importance of this capability and have a related feature in our development backlog to enhance this functionality:
 Provide JQL to search for public vs. internal comments Please be aware that this workaround requires scripting development. If you have any additional questions about implementing the Jira REST API with custom scripts, feel free to share your concerns in our Developer Community.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Nest elements using drag-and-drop!

A few months ago we announced the arrival of drag-and-drop for editor elements. Well hold onto your drag handles because this feature just got an upgrade!
 
Whats new?
Drag-and-drop content in and out of other bodied elements
You can now use drag-and-drop to move content in and out of bodied elements including; layouts, tables*, panels, expands, quotes, and bodied macros.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Guide: The Ultimate Pentest Checklist for Full-Stack Security

Given the expanding attack surface coupled with the increasing sophistication of attacker tactics and techniques, penetration testing checklists have become essential for ensuring thorough assessments across an organization's attack surface, both internal and external. By providing a structured approach, these checklists help testers systematically uncover vulnerabilities in various assets like networks, applications, APIs, and systems.
They ensure no critical area is overlooked and guide the testing process, making it more efficient and effective at identifying security weaknesses that could be exploited by attackers. A pentest checklist essentially leaves no stone unturned and is a detailed and comprehensive list of every type of vulnerability in which to simulate an attack against.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman