Atlassian Release JIRA version 4.3.1

Atlassian recently announced version 4.3.1 of Jira, which addresses a number of fixes and updates to the recent 4.3 release.

If you have been putting off the move to 4.3, this release addresses some of its initial shortcomings, and should signal the all clear to upgrade.

Jira 4.3 introduced lots of compelling new features for Admins and users alike:

• Full LDAP Integration – based on Atlassian’s Crowd
• Easy Management Of User Directories via the GUI - no more hacking config files
• Plugin Management – Universal Plugin Manager Plugin now part of Core Jira
• Improved Importer – makes bringing data in from other tools a simpler process
• In-Place Database Upgrades – No more lengthy XML dump and restore activities to Upgrade
• Official Support for Chrome and Safari 5 browsers
• and with Confluence 3.5 a superior level of Integration – Create Jira tickets directly from Confluence
• Many other enhancements around Search and performance

So why wouldn't you upgrade straight away to 4.3?

Well, on Atlassian’s own advice you would have put off the upgrade if you use LDAP and internal Jira local users. The upgrade process did not handle this configuration correctly and would effectively lock out your Local users. This was because all users would be incorrectly mapped into a single new LDAP directory and the Local users ‘Internal’ directory would not get populated. Net effect local users, who do not have a real LDAP account, could not be authenticated.

This can cause knock-on effects if you use Crowd or if Confluence uses Jira to manage users.

The good news is the 4.3.1 release fixes this issue and several others making the features of 4.3 available to all.

As an Atlassian Partner Clearvision can assist you with your upgrade, using our experience and knowledge of not only Atlassians tools but other Software Change and Configuration management tools we can assess how the upgrade will impact your environment and suggest how better to leverage new features to improve productivity and quality.

Clearvision already offer a number of key Atlassian services and products through the Atlassian Loyalty Scheme.

In addition to consulting services which are designed to help you get the most from Atlassian products, Clearvision also offer a range of Atlassian training courses covering topics which appeal to new users and Atlassian experts alike.

Clearvision is an official Atlassian premier partner providing Atlassian Support to customers throughout the world. For more information on how Clearvision can help you get the most from Atlassian JIRA, Atlassian Confluence and other Atlassian Development tools such as FishEye, Clover, Crowd, GreenHopper and Crucible please contact us.