11.23.2021
Your Guide to Writing Jira Automation Scripts While Jira includes dozens of automation recipes, sometimes you need something more bespoke. Launching one automation with Java or Groovy can take hundreds of lines of flawless syntax—a mountain of code that bars beginners from getting started with automation. Enter Simple Issue Language (SIL): the backbone on which...
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09.04.2020
Hello! Alexey Matveev here. We all know and love SIL® (Simple Issue Language®) because of its routines that let us automate our actions in Atlassian Jira and Confluence. We write our routines in the SIL® Manager menu option, but most of us don’t use the other menu options that are available for SIL®. Let’s fix that....
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08.29.2020
There you are, leaning back in your chair satisfied with the changes you’ve made. The Power Scripts SIL® scripts are done and behaving the way they should. Beautiful. The workflows and custom fields have been adjusted to meet the requirements. Perfection. Time to test…because you know, you need to see these changes in action outside...
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06.02.2020
It’s finally here! We are beyond excited to release the long-awaited Conditions and Validators for Power Scripts for Jira Cloud! Take advantage of these new features to fine-tune your processes. Conditions Conditions allow you to extend functionalities in your workflows. You’ll be able to write scripts that can check whether an issue meets the requirements...
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05.19.2020
Hello! Alexey Matveev here. If you develop a Jira app, you use Atlassian SDK. If you want to test your app, you run Atlassian Jira from Atlassian SDK. In this article, I’ll show you how to combine those steps and run a Jira instance from Atlassian SDK in a docker container. To repeat the steps...
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05.01.2020
With the acquisition and release of Automation for Jira, Atlassian recognizes the importance of automation to streamline our work and in general, make our lives easier. We have to admit, integrating the add-on natively into Jira Cloud is a boss move. It’s enabling admins to gleefully reduce the repetitive and tedious tasks in their daily...
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04.17.2020
Hello! Alexey Matveev here. Let’s talk about SIL®. SIL® or Simple Issue Language®, is a programming language for automating actions in Atlassian Jira and Confluence. You can find more information about SIL® here I’m fluent in SIL®, and want to show you how to write clean SIL® code. First, we’ll discuss my rules on writing...
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02.26.2020
Does this sound familiar? You’re struggling to determine if your investments in people, processes, and technology are paying off in the form of something valuable to your business. Through your research, you found there’s a disconnect between planning and execution due to improper reporting, and as a result, a lot of money and effort is...
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08.08.2019
With the new release of 1.0.5 of the SIL® Groovy Connector on the Atlassian Marketplace, SIL® and Power Scripts™ for Jira now support the use of the groovy language. Before you go get all Groovy on us… The Road to Enterprise Scripting != Groovy. Are you listening Jira Admins and Developers? Do you depend on groovy to implement custom solutions? Is Script Runner...
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05.25.2019
Hey there! May we fill you in on some goodies? We have some Summit 2019 takeaways such as: how do we compare to our competitor ScriptRunner, and how do you get Health Reports for your company? See the important changes to your scripts with GDPR, and apps that will make the world of...
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