Organizing Jira Workflows with Smart Jira Form and Issue Creator Integration

This guide will leverage the combined power of the "Smart Jira Form" and the "Issue Creator" add-ons to enhance your Jira experience. With this integration, you can efficiently create Jira issues with specific forms attached, automating your workflow and enhancing productivity.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the integration, ensure you have the following prerequisites in place:

• Access to Smart Jira Forms add-on

• Access to Issue Creator for Jira Cloud add-on

• Familiarize yourself with the user interfaces of both apps for a smooth experience.

Use cases

The integration of "Smart Jira Form" and "Issue Creator" brings together seamless issue creation and automated form attachment, revolutionizing your Jira workflow. Here are some impactful use cases that highlight the benefits of this integration:

1. Efficient Bug Reporting with Comprehensive Details:

   • Workflow: Use the Issue Creator extension to swiftly create a "Bug" issue directly from your browser. Smart Jira Form automatically attaches a dedicated bug report form to the issue. Fill out the form with specific bug details, such as steps to reproduce, environment, and attached screenshots.

   • Benefits: Ensures standardized and detailed bug documentation, accelerates bug resolution and provides developers with essential information for efficient debugging.

2. Structured Feature Request Submission and Evaluation:

   • Workflow: Initiate a "Feature Request" issue using Issue Creator while exploring a product. The associated Smart Jira Form attaches a feature request form to the issue. Provide comprehensive feature specifications, benefits, and potential use cases within the form.

   • Benefits: Facilitates organized feature request submissions, aids in clear evaluation and prioritization, and enhances collaboration between users and product teams.

3. Streamlined Task Delegation with Specifics:

   • Workflow: Delegate tasks using the Issue Creator extension, while Smart Jira Form adds a task delegation form. Assign tasks to team members with detailed instructions, priorities, and deadlines through both the issue description and the attached form.

   • Benefits: Simplifies task assignment, ensures task clarity and maintains accountability for effective task execution.

4. Prompt Incident Reporting and Response:

   • Workflow: Utilize Issue Creator to promptly create an "Incident" issue when an issue arises. Smart Jira Form automatically links an incident report form to the issue. Fill out the form with incident details, potential causes, and initial impact assessment.

   • Benefits: Speeds up incident reporting, aids in quick incident analysis, and contributes to timely responses for minimizing disruptions.

5. User Feedback Collection with Context:

   • Workflow: Report user feedback through the Issue Creator extension, while Smart Jira Form attaches a feedback form. Capture user insights, suggestions, and potential solutions within the form, ensuring a structured feedback collection process.

   • Benefits: Enhances user engagement, encourages valuable feedback, and contributes to continuous improvement efforts.

Instruction on how to integrate

1. Creating Forms and Automating Issue Creation:

   1. Open the Smart Jira Forms add-on and create a new form tailored to your specific needs.

   2. Click on "Add to issue automatically" and select the desired projects and issue types from the dropdown list in the modal window. Your form is now seamlessly linked to Jira issues with the chosen criteria.

      

2. Effortless Issue Creation within Your Browser:

   1. Access the Issue Creator for Jira Cloud Chrome extension from your browser's extensions section.

   2. Initiate the creation of a new issue and specify the issue type within the necessary project. It needs to be the issue type that you choose in the "Add to issue automatically" settings.

      

3. Once the selected issue type is created in the necessary project, the form will be added automatically.