Jira Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which Jira feature allows restricting who can view individual comments on an issue? → Comment Visibility using Role or Group restriction
2. What is the Created vs. Resolved report in Jira used for? → Comparing the rate of issue creation against issue resolution to identify backlog trends
3. What does the Respond to Webhook trigger in Jira Automation do? → Receives an incoming HTTP request and uses the payload to trigger the rule
4. What types of reports can we make with JIRA? → All of above
5. What is the purpose of the Bulk Change feature in Jira? → Performing operations like transition, assign, or delete on multiple issues simultaneously
6. What is Application Access in Jira? → A setting that controls which user groups can log in to specific Jira products
7. In Jira, what does the Move Issues permission allow a user to do? → Move issues from one project or issue type to another
8. In Jira Automation, what does the Lookup Issues action allow? → Retrieves a set of issues matching a JQL query to use in subsequent actions
9. What happens to existing issues when you change a project's workflow scheme in Jira? → You must migrate them through a mapping screen
10. What is the purpose of a Screen Scheme in Jira? → To assign different screens to different issue operations per issue type
11. What is the primary purpose of a Sprint in Jira Scrum boards? → To define a time-boxed iteration for completing a set of backlog items
12. In Jira, what is a notification scheme? → A scheme that controls who receives email notifications for specific issue events
13. In Jira, what does the Assignable User permission allow? → The ability to be assigned issues within a project
14. In Jira Automation, what is a trigger? → The event that starts an automation rule such as issue creation or field change
15. Who has the authority to create a JIRA issue? → All of Above
16. What is a smart value in Jira Automation? → A dynamic placeholder that pulls real data from the issue or related objects at runtime
17. Which Jira screen is used to display the fields that appear when a user views an existing issue? → View Issue Screen
18. What is the purpose of the Release feature in Jira Software? → To group completed issues into a versioned release for tracking and reporting
19. What is the difference between a Global and a Project automation rule scope in Jira? → Global rules apply to all projects; project rules apply to a single project
20. What happens if a Jira Automation rule has no conditions defined? → The rule executes for every issue that matches the trigger
21. Is it possible to share an issue assigned to you with members of your team who are not members of the EMT JIRA user group? → True
22. What does it mean when a Jira issue is marked with the 'Blocker' priority? → The issue prevents other work and must be resolved immediately
23. Which field in Jira automatically updates to reflect the last time any change was made to an issue? → Updated
24. What is an Audit Log in the context of Jira Automation? → A log that records when automation rules ran, their status, and any errors
25. Are you capable of resolving any issue that hasn't been assigned to you? → False
26. What must you do before a modified workflow takes effect for a project in Jira? → Publish the draft workflow
27. In JIRA, who is the Reporter? → The person who raised the issue
28. Which type of Jira dashboard layout allows two columns of gadgets side by side? → Two-column layout
29. In Jira, which attachment size limit applies by default to a single file uploaded to an issue? → 25 MB
30. Which Jira report is most useful for understanding cumulative scope changes in a project? → Burnup Chart