What is a Configuration Object
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What is a configuration object?
A configuration object represents a piece of Jira configuration. For example, a configuration could be:
Workflow
Scheme (Workflow Scheme, Issue Type Scheme, Screen Scheme, etc...)
Screen
Custom field
Project version
etc...
Supported configuration objects
The table below shows the full list of supported configuration objects. To find information related to configuration contributed by 3-rd party apps see Support for Apps.
Configuration Object | Root Object | Since | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Project | ||||
Project | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Project shortcut | ||||
Component | child | 1.0.0 | ||
Version | child | 1.0.0 | ||
Category | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Workflows | ||||
Workflow | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Workflow Scheme | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Fields | ||||
Custom field | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Custom field context | child | 1.0.0 | ||
Field configurations | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Field Configuration Schemes | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Screens | ||||
Screen | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Screen Scheme | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Issue Type Screen Scheme | root | 1.0.0 | ||
| ||||
Issue Type | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Issue Type Scheme | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Sub-Tasks | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Resolution | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Priority | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Status | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Permissions & Security | ||||
Global Permissions | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Permission Schemes | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Issue Security Schemes | root | 1.0.0 | ||
User management | ||||
Users | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Roles | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Groups | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Notifications | ||||
Notification Schemes | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Events | root | 1.0.0 | ||
Filters & Dashboards | ||||
Filters | root | 3.0 | ||
Dashboards | root | 4.1 | ||
Agile | ||||
Agile Boards | root | 4.0 | ||
Jira Service Management | child | 6.0 | ||
Portal settings | child | 6.0 | ||
Feedback settings | child | 6.0 | ||
Participant management | child | 6.0 | ||
SD access configuration | child | 6.0 | ||
Email channel | child | 6.0 | ||
Queues | child | 6.0 | ||
Calendars, holidays, working times | child | 6.0 | ||
Goals | child | 6.0 | ||
Time metrics (SLAs) | child | 6.0 | ||
Request types | child | 6.0 | ||
Request type groups | child | 6.0 | ||
Request type fields | child | 6.0 | ||
Request type statuses | child | 6.0 | ||
Reports and series | child | 6.0 | ||
Customer notification settings | child | 6.0 | ||
Outgoing email settings | child | 6.0 | ||
Languages | child | 6.0 | ||
Default notification rules | child | 6.0 | ||
Knowledge base | child | 6.0 | ||
Automation rules and all related configuration | child | 6.0 | ||
Organisations | root | 6.0 | ||
Organisation members | child | 6.0 | ||
Other | ||||
Issue Link Types | root | 1.2.1 | ||
Root Configuration Objects
Knowing which objects are considered root configuration objects will help you understand in details the process of creating and deploying snapshots. All root objects are listed in the Configuration Object Support Matrix and marked with root.
Root and non-root objects
Examples of root configuration objects are project, workflow, issue type, etc... Examples of non-root configuration objects are version, component, post-function, condition, etc...