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Some configuration is required to establish this connection. See Configuring ET for JIRA 5.2 and Above . A user with Administrator privileges will have access to complete this configuration.
Creating a New Connection
- Open the ‘Admin’ tab of the tree view.
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Enterprise Tester will automatically test the tracker and will save all details if the connection is validated. The next step is to set up your Enterprise Tester project configuration to your JIRA project. Please refer to the topics Synchronizing Requirements with JIRA and Synchronizing Incidents with JIRA.
Upgrading from an Existing JIRA 4 - 5.1 External System Configuration
Upgrading from an existing JIRA configuration that uses the JIRA 4 - 5.1 plugin to use the JIRA plugin (which supports JIRA 5.2 and above) is easy. Provided that you are using JIRA 5.2 or above, you can simply click on the "Upgrade" button on the Edit External System.
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