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things to mention:

  •  we are launching it with the promotional pricing for the first three months + communicate price increase in 3 months
  •  roadmap of what we'll implement soon
  •  Put "beta" in the name, it might be buggy, work with us, help us know what to improve
  •  Give comparison of the PS server and cloud

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This page will help you get started with the product and in case you need any additional assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to us or email us at products@cprime.comThe following table contains pages of Power Scripts for Jira cloud that you might use the most in the beginning, their purpose and instructions on how to access them.

PageNotesHow to access
Getting startedUse this page whenever you are stuck with the scripts and want a quick tip.
  1. Go to Settings > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
  2. Locate Power Scripts.
  3. Click Getting Started.
Power Scripts AdministrationHere you can configure the basic parameters of SIL.
  1. Go to Settings > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
  2. Locate Power Scripts.
  3. Click Configure.
SIL ManagerSIL Manager page contains SIL editor and is a central point where you develop your scripts. For all scripts that reside in the virtual directories, this tool offers all the power of SIL at your crafty fingertips.Click SIL Manager from Jira home, yup, it's that easy.
SIL editor in the workflow post-functionsIn addition to writing your scripts on the SIL Manager page, you can also create them in the SIL editor when you add a SIL post-function in your project workflow settings.
  1. Go to your project settings.
  2. Select Workflows and add a SIL workflow post-function.

Where to begin

You can work with the start developing your scripts in several ways:

  1. Write a new script from Start on the SIL Manager page
  2. Go to Start in the project settings > Workflows and workflows
    1. select an existing script or  or 
    2. write a new one.

To demonstrate these options, we will show them on a simple examplesexample: assigning a ticket to the current user when the ticket is transitioned from "To do" to "In Progress" , and from "In Progress" to "Done".

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Writing a new script in the SIL Manager

  1. Click SIL Manager from Jira home.
    You have several options: to can create a new script within a new file or folder, or to use the already existing script.
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  2. To create a new script within new file perform the , right click on the silprograms folder . Select and select New File.



  3. Give a name to your new script.
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  4. Write the script . In our example we write script to see the changes on issue description and assignee while status transitionin the SIL editor. Click Check to confirm validate the syntax.
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    To use script in post function follow Adding an existing script via the workflow steps.

That's it. Your script is saved and now you can add it to the project workflow.

Adding an existing script

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to the project workflow

  1. Go From Jira home, go to Settings > Projects > Projects > My project > Workflows.Click .
  2. Click the necessary project and click Settings.
  3. Click Workflows and then Edit in the Actions column.



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    From the diagram view pick up

    In the Transitions column, select a transition you'd like the script

    works for. For example, to go from 'To do' to 'In Progress', 'In Progress' to 'Done' and so on.
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    to work for. The Step Name(id) column represents

    where to start from,

    ticket original status and the Transitions(id)

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    the ticket will go to.


    For the Step Name In Progress click Done in Transition column to define a post function for 'In progress to Done' change.
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     For our example we go from "In Progress" to "Done".

  5. Click the Post FunctionFunctions tab and click the Add post function link on the right side of the screen.



  6. Select SIL Post function . Click and click Add.
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  7. Select use an existing script, unmodified from the bulleted listClick and click Next.



  8. Select the a script that you already created beforehand. Scroll down and , click Next. Click , and then Add.
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  9. To save changes, click Publish Draft.


  10. Warning message will appear to check if In the dialog that appears, select whether you'd like to backup project copy. Click Yes and Publish.
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Adding a new script from the project workflow

  1. Go to Settings > Projects > Projects > My project > Workflows.
  2. Click Edit in the Actions column.
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    Display it as Text. Pick up transition you'd like the script works for. For example to go from 'To do' to 'In Progress', 'In Progress' to 'Done' and so on.
    Note: Step Name(id) column represents where to start from, Transitions(id) column represents where you go to.
    For the Step Name To Do click In Progress in Transition column to define a post function for 'To do to In Progress' change.
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    Click the Post Function tab and click the Add post function link on the right side of the screen.
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    Select SIL Post function.
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    Select create a new script from the bulleted list. Click Next.
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    Give name to your scipt. Select silprograms directory. Scroll down to click Next.
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    Write your script. For instance, to change issue description or assignee during transition. Click Check to confirm the syntax is correct. Scroll down to click Next to save the script.
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    Click Add to proceed.
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    Changes will not be implemented until the created draft is published. Click Publish Draft.
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    Warning message will appear to check if In the same way as in the instructions for the new script, add a SIL post-function for the project.
  3. Select create a new script and click Next.

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  4. Name your script and select the directory where to store it. Click Next.
  5. Write your script. Click Check to validate syntax. Click Next to save the script and then click Add.

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  6.  To save changes, click Publish Draft.
  7. In the dialog that appears, select whether you'd like to backup project copy. Click Click Yesand and Publish.
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Power Scripts Getting started page

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To access the Getting started page:

  1. Go to Settings > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
  2. Locate Power Scripts.
  3. Click Getting Started.

Power Scripts Administration page

To access this page:

  1. Go to Settings > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
  2. Locate Power Scripts.
  3. Click Configure.

Here you can configure the basic parameters of SIL. All fields on this page are required.

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SIL Home Directory can be a absolute directory or one relative to the home of the container.

Full path on the server : /opt/apache-tomcat-8.0.50/powerscripts/silprograms

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Power Scripts Status page

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SIL Manager page

SIL Manager page contains SIL editor and is a central point where you develop your scripts. For all scripts that reside in the virtual directories, this tool offers all the power of SIL at your crafty fingertips

To ensure for convenient script writing and text editing, this page has the following useful features:

  • syntax highlighting, 
  • autocomplete, 
  • you can check your scripts
  • Source file management across all defined trees 

Features in Power Scripts for Jira Cloud

With the beta release, a handful of features is available already and at a reduced pricing, and many more are coming along too!

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Pricing

Power Scripts for Jira (cloud) is available with the Early Bird promotional pricing during the first three months and the price will increase. Enjoy the low prices now! (smile)