Config Mirror Features
Config mirror page lets users to define Mirror Rule and these rules are purely customizable Config Mirror Page has at least one mirror rule in its table. It is very easy to create a mirror rule.
Here, this page explains about Config Mirror features and it’s abilities in detail which helps users to spend less time while creating mirror.
▶️ Action Items
Action Items are visible only after you add a Mirror. These action can helps user to customize/clone or remove existing mirror.
➕ Add Mirror
Click on Add Mirror button to top of mirror table to open add mirror dialog.
Add Mirror dialog lets user to add new mirror and display in Config Admin Page.
✏️ Edit Mirror
Click on ✏️ edit icon on action items to open edit mirror dialog.
Edit Mirror dialog lets user to add new mirror and display in Config Admin Page.
Hit on edit button if there are any modification or cancel to exit
⬇️ Clone Mirror
Click on ⬇️ clone icon button on action items to open clone dialog.
Clone feature lets user to clone existing mirror rule and its data along with exiting mapping rule.
Enter unique name for clone rule and click on clone button to create a new mirror.
🚮 Delete Mirror
Delete Mirror comes up with a delete icon as a action item which helps user to delete existing mirror rule.
It comes up with a confirm message with mirror rule name.
Hit ok, if user want to delete the existing mirror or cancel to revert delete operation.
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Config Mirror Abilities
🧠 Mirror Check
Mirror Name Check
Mirrors are unique and user cannot add mirror without a unique mirror name.
Mirror widget helps user to add a unique name for mirror.
Mirror shows a warning sign if there are any existing mirror with same name.
Warning sign turns off and shows true icons if none exists and allows user to add mirror.
User is allowed to create mirror with same name with any different possible cases.
Map to Project Check
Mirror Project name shows a list of projects which are available in your Jira instance.
Map to project field cannot be empty. It shows a warning alert on click of add mirror rule button.
Map to Issue Type Check
Mirror Issue Type shows a list of Issue-Types which are available in your Jira instance.Map to Issue Type cannot be empty. It shows a warning alert on click of add mirror rule button.
📏 Mapping Rule
Mapping Rule allows user to get data of source issue fields and reflect on create/edit issue screens.
Mapping Rule allows user to map direct source fields to destination fields or single source field to many destination fields.
Allows single source field to many destination fields
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Doesn’t allow the same field to map twice at the Destination Custom Field Level. Ex: Summary to Summary and again description to Summary as summary is already mapped and cannot be mapped with another value as it is a conflict.
Previous Edited Information
User can get Last Modified or Edited Information on Info button click.
Shows Previous user details who modified or edited along with Project Name, Issue Type and Mapping Rule Data.
✅ Enable Disable Rule
A Rule can be Enabled automatically when Mirror Rule is Created and It can be switched Disabled by a toggle click.
Disabling a Rule will hide the on Create or Edit Issue Screen.
Do’s & Don’ts: Mapping Mirror Rule
User can add Single source custom field to many destination custom fields.
User has to check field types while Mapping, like Due date to summary for an instance can be converted to text but, a summary as a Text field type cannot be converted to Number type field, you can visit Supported Field Types to check supported field types for current version.
Defining Mapping Rule is purely user responsible.
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