Plugin installation

The OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA plugin is provided as a JAR file.

To install the plugin, go to JIRA Add-ons administration, and select the Manage Add-ons page. On the page, click the Upload add-on button, select the OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA JAR, and click OK.

Once the plugin is installed, a new menu appears in the Add-ons administration page left menu, as shown below (you may have to reload page if plugin was just installed).

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Plugin configuration

The configuration of the OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA plugin is divided in five configuration elements :

• Permissions : The OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA plugin adds an email sending form to issue views. This form will only be displayed for users allowed to use the plugin. The Permissions administration screen allows you to select which users are allowed to use the OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA plugin, and which user are allowed to administer the plugin.
• Recipients Lists : Recipients Lists allow you to define lists of email addresses to which notifications will be sent. In a recipeint list, you can define multiple TO, CC and BCC email addresses.
• Contexts : A Context defines which in which issues the OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA email sending form will appear. It contains a list of projects, and a list of issue types. Issues in the selected project and with one of the selected issue types will have the mail sending form displayed.
• History : Notification history allow you to view sent notifications 

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The permissions screen allows you to see and add allowed users and administrators. The email sending form will be displayed only for users allowed to use the OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA plugin. Allowed users are displayed as shown in screenshot below :

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For tickets belonging to users not allowed to use the OvProNotifier Ovyka Advanced Notifer for JIRA plugin or not belonging to one of the defined contexts, nothing special will appear in issue view.

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