RELATED IDEAS
Explicitly sync initiatives with integrations
Allow initiatives to sync to integrations as a first class object like features, requirements and releases.
For the JIRA integration this would involve:
1. Allow the user to choose the JIRA issue type to sync initiatives with in the integration configuration. Also allow mapping of initiative status to JIRA issue status. Allow custom fields to be mapped between Aha! and JIRA custom fields separately from feature custom fields.
2. Add a "Send to JIRA" option under the Actions menu for initiatives.
3. Sync changes to the linked JIRA issues back to Aha! (i.e. update initiative name and description in Aha! if it is changed in JIRA).
| Release time frame | 3 months |
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ADMIN RESPONSEFeb 9, 2018
We have launched an enhanced Jira integration. This integration will allow you to explicitly sync initiatives with Jira, along with several other new capabilities including the ability to:
- Set record mappings for Aha! initiatives, releases, master features, features, and requirements and link them to nearly any corresponding record type
- Map default or custom fields in Aha! to any “like” field and specify which direction the updates should flow (e.g. from Aha! or from Jira)
- Automatically send outgoing changes from Aha! or choose to review and approve them
- Import records directly from Jira to make getting started in Aha! easy
Check out the blog post for more details.
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Initiatives use Bi-directional updates with JIRA integration
We use Initiatives as Epics in JIRA and integrate into JIRA with Features as Stories nested in Epic/Initiatives. We would like to be able to have Product Owner's update the Epic/Initiative within Aha and have the information flow through to the Ep...
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Editing Initiatives should update JIRA epics
We've setup Aha to align Initiatives with JIRA Epics. We've imported the Epics into Aha as initiatives and the Integration shows the correct JIRA IDs. However when we make a change to the Initiative in Aha this change is not propagated back to JIR...
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Ability to send initiatives (epics) to JIRA
It's very confusing to have to create an initiative, create a feature, send that feature to JIRA, and then connect that feature to an initiative in order to have it be an epic in JIRA. I need the ability to link initiatives with epics that are alr...
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JIRA: Custom fields for initiatives -> JIRA custom fields
Initiatives can now have custom fields, the values however are not available to configure through the JIRA integration mapping.
This prevents sending the custom field values for initiatives in Aha! to JIRA.
This is particularly important when t...
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Is there an updated timeline for this? It looks like it has been "Planned" for 2 years.
With the concept of Initiatives in JIRA (introduced by JIRA Portfolio or custom built), it would be immensely helpful to map Aha Initiatives to JIRA Initiatives (or ideally, an issuetype of choice similar to how features and requirements are implemented). This is the mapping we need and currently it is being done manually, which means duplicate work and potential for misaligned systems.
ETA please this is two years old
We want to use Features as Epics and requirements as stories. We need the initiatives to be imported into JIRA as market problems. We need to import initiatives into JIRA, but with the option of mapping them to a JIRA type other than Epic.
I need way to link initiatives created in Jira to initiatives in Aha. Would be great to get an update on when/if this might become available.
Is there an ETA of when this is planned for? I believe the workaround I am using with releases isn't the most ideal way of handling things. Since that is all I have currently that's what I'm going with but I don't want to go too far down this rabbit hole if this is going to be coming to a release soon. Even if you can't give an exact date, timeframe of weeks or months would be helpful. thanks!
Worth noting that JIRA Portfolio has a concept called "Initiative" that seems like it is trying to meet the same need as Aha's similarly named field. Any integration with JIRA should probably account for the scenario where JIRA Portfolio is in use https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/portfolio/
In short:
Add the ability to map Initiative with JIRA Issue Type other than Epic. Then provide a link to all associated Features.
I have a similar requirement.
To us Features = Epics and Requirements = Stories. That means information entered into Aha Initiatives cannot be imported into JIRA. The context included in Initiatives is lost to developers.
The hierarchical view is exactly what we require.
We would like a JIRA issue type called Initiative. In our case a Jira link between Initiative and Epic would be sufficient.
Rather than a required dropdown (which would be an great addition btw) the Initiative issue type could be linked to or related to the relevent Epic. Also ideally the statuses would be tracked between the Aha and JIRA – On Track, In Development etc. That way we could pop Initiatives onto a Kanban Board for all in the development team to see!
The additional benefit of having Initiatives in JIRA is for importing into JIRA Portfolio for resource planning.