Agile Management - GitLab-Jira Basic Integration
Channel: GitLab
Date: 28/05/2020

Agile Management - GitLab-Jira Basic Integration

GitLab Issues are a powerful tool for discussing ideas and planning and tracking work. However, many organizations have been using Jira for these purposes and have extensive data and business processes built into it.

While you can always migrate content and process from Jira to GitLab Issues, you can also opt to continue using Jira and use it together with GitLab through our integration.

Once you integrate your GitLab project with your Jira instance, you can automatically detect and cross-reference activity between the GitLab project and any of your projects in Jira. This includes the ability to close or transition Jira issues when the work is completed in GitLab.

Here’s how the integration responds when you take the following actions in GitLab:

Mention a Jira issue ID in a commit message or MR (merge request).
- GitLab hyperlinks to the Jira issue.
- The Jira issue adds an issue link to the commit/MR in GitLab.
- The Jira issue adds a comment reflecting the comment made in GitLab, the comment author, and a link to the commit/MR in GitLab, unless this commenting to Jira is disabled.

Mention that a commit or MR ‘closes’, ‘resolves’, or ‘fixes’ a Jira issue ID. When the commit is made on the project’s default branch (usually master) or the change is merged to the default branch:
- GitLab’s merge request page displays a note that it “Closed” the Jira issue, with a link to the issue. (Note: Before the merge, an MR will display that it “Closes” the Jira issue.)
- The Jira issue shows the activity and the Jira issue is closed, or otherwise transitioned.

For more info and configuration steps, check out GitLab Docs: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/integrations/jira.html 

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