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Create and manage your Versions.You'll find everything about using the Team Versions app on this page. From creating versions to shipping releases.

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About the

Team

Versions Manager

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You can create and manage versions from the Team Versions will be manager, accessible from :the project navigation or the apps menu

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  • from the project sidebar;

  • Populated table

    With builds available, the list is populated in a table with the following:

    • Version

    • Status

    • Progress

    • Start date

    • End date

    • Description

    • Actions (Release, more options: Edit, Unrelease, Archive / Unarchive, Delete)

    It’s possible to type on the search field to filter the versions and click the “All statuses” dropdown to filter the specific status of releases.

    What can be done with versions

    Users can perform various operations:

    • create / edit / archive / unarchive / release / unrelease / delete

    Create Version

    The user can create new versions, as seen previously, from the empty screen and then from a button on the top right side of the app.

    Release Version

    Archive Version

    Delete Version

    Version detail vision

    Versions have a detail view.

    • view issues attached to the version

    • add issues

    • move issues to a different version

    • release

    Version operations

    Creating a new version

    It’s possible to create a new version from:

    • the app page (full-screen and with sidebar alike);

    • the issue by clicking the new version button.

    The name for the version is mandatory, and the field has focus on when the user opens the modal. The new version will then be available in all projects and will show in the app.

    The save button is disabled until the user enters a name. Dates and descriptions are optional.

    Release version

    Users can release versions at any moment by clicking the “release” button.

    If everything is done, the modal displays a confirmation modal to confirm the release date.

     

    If there are unresolved issues, the user must send When you open the Team Versions app, you'll see a list of the versions available in your Jira instance. If there aren’t any versions, you can create the first one.

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    Team Versions app home page:

    List of versions available in all the projects of your Jira instance.

    1. Search field: filter the versions list to find the right one quickly.

    2. Reload: update the versions list with the latest changes.

    3. Create version

    4. Versions table with name, status, progress, start & end date, description, and actions.


    Managing Versions

    Create Version

    You can easily create a version in the Team Versions manager:

    • Click the “Create version” button.

    • Type the name for the version.

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    • [Optional] Add a start and end date.

    • [Optional] Add a description.

    • Click the “Save” button.

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    You can also create versions directly in an issue.


    Edit Version

    You can edit the details of any Unreleased and Archived versions at any moment:

    • In the versions list, find the one you want to edit and click the context menu.

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    • Click the “Edit” option.

    • Edit the fields as needed.

    • Click “Save.”

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    You can also edit the version on the detail page.


    Release Version

    You can release a version anytime by clicking the “Release” button in the versions list.

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    A confirmation dialog opens:

    • ✅ If all issues are done, you can confirm the release date and press “Release.”

    • ⚠️ If there are unresolved issues, you can move them to a different version or ignore them, confirm the release date, and press “Release.

    When the user releases a version, a flag appears to confirm the status change

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    You can also release the version on the detail page.

    Unrelease

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    Previously released versions can be unreleased from the [···] menu. A flag appears to confirm the status change.

    Edit version

    When the user edits a version, a flag appears to confirm the status change.

    Archive / Unarchive version

    Toast message to confirm the status change

    Delete version

    A user can delete version a version from the table.

    A confirmation dialog is shown if the version has associated issues. The user can choose to move issues to a different version or just delete the version.

    If the version has no issues, it’s deleted directly, and a toast is shown.

    Version detail page

    When the user clicks the version name, a detail page opens.

     

    The name, dates and description fields are editable inline. If the user enters a version name already in use, the name doesn’t update and a flag appears.

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    Issues section:

    The issues section includes a progress bar of the version that reflects the done / in progress / to do issues.

    The issues are organized in a table, that can be filtered with the tabs.

     

    Users can add issues to the version, either from the empty view or the add issues button in the issues section. Multiple issues can be added at a time.

     

     

    Version

    If needed, you can revert a release. On the versions list, open the context menu and click the “Unrelease” option.


    Archive Version

    It’s possible to archive versions you won’t need but want to keep a record. From the versions list, open the context menu and click the “Archive” option.

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    You can also archive the version on the detail page.

    Unarchive Version

    Plans might change, and you can unarchive a version by opening the context menu and clicking the “Unarchive” option.


    Delete Version

    If you no longer need a version, you can delete it. From the versions list, open the context menu and click the “Delete” option.

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    A confirmation dialog opens:

    • ✅ If the version has no associated issues, you can confirm by pressing “Delete.”

    • ⚠️ If the version has associated issues, you can move them to a different version or remove the version information from the issues and confirm by pressing “Delete.”

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    You can also delete the version on the detail page.

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    This action is undoable.


    Version detail page

    In the Team Versions manager, you can click the version name to open its page, where you can view all the information related to it.

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    Version detail page:

    Version information and list of issues associated with it.

    1. Version name

    2. Start and release date

    3. Description

    4. Version actions

    5. Progress bar

    6. Reload: update the issues list with the latest changes

    7. Add issues

    8. Issues table with issue key, summary, assignee, status, and actions.

    Managing the Version

    On this page, you can update the details of unreleased versions, including the name, dates, and description fields, by clicking the fields and editing them inline.

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    You can also perform all the actions related to the version:

    • Release: click the “Release” button and confirm the release date.

    • Archive: open the context menu and click the “Archive” option.

    • Delete: open the context menu and click the “Delete” option.


    Managing issues

    If you need to update your version’s summary, assignee, or status of the issues, click the issue key to open its detail page and make the necessary changes.

    Adding issues

    You add issues to your version by:

    • Clicking the “Add issues” button.

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    • Select issues from the dropdown menu or search them by key or summary.

    • Click the “Add” button.

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    You can add multiple issues at once.

    Moving issues to a different Version

    Sometimes priorities change, and you might need to change the version associated with an issue.

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    You can do this from the issues table by clicking the context menu and selecting one of the recent versions or clicking the “View all versions” to select a different one.

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    You can also edit the version directly on the issue page.

    Removing issues from the Version

    You can remove an issue from a version by clicking the context menu and selecting the “Remove from version” option.

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    This action only removes the issue from the version. It doesn’t delete the issue.

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    You can also remove the version directly on the issue page.