Re: dispatching system - Structure can be used as a framework for storing hierarchical data, as you suggest. I didn't quite get the idea - it seems that some of the issues will represent time periods, and some will represent work.

It is possible to get a notification through the Structure API when something changes, so that your plugin can send an email. I'm not in a position to provide estimates for another party, but if you're proficient with JIRA plugins, it shouldn't be hard at all.

Feel free to write us at structure@almworks.com if you need more specific advice.

I want to use Jira for a dispatching system and need flexible drag and drop scheduling in a calendar. I would like to use a structure template containing half hour resolution for the day. If there is any rescheduling for the day/ week I would like to automatically send a email to the field team that is responsible.

We have done quite a few plugins in Jira. Would the above be possible, feasible as an extention of structure with the existing API. Effort estimate for third party doing such a change?

We have a development build with Template Structures implemented and we're looking for early feedback. If you've got a staging/non-production server and would like to see how templating/cloning works, please write us at structure@almworks.com and we'll send you a development build. (Please don't use it in production!)

We'll be grateful for the early feedback as it will allow us to tune and improve this feature before it is released. The release of the templates is planned in the next version of Structure.

Thanks!
Igor

Alexey - thanks for your question (for other readers: basically, how to make a copy of the whole project based on a template project with a structure).

Right now, the only way to do that (without actually creating all the issues manually) is by developing your own small plugin that uses Structure API and JIRA API to do all that.

When this feature is ready, it will be possible to create issues automatically with the structure, and possibly place them in another project. However, you still might need to create the new project manually (which I believe is not a big deal).

Kind regards,
Igor

Хотим использовать ваш плагин для создания новых проектов из "шаблонов". Т.е. создать идеальную структуру (на базе синхронизации с фильтром по конкретному проекту) а потом ее копировать вместе с проектом. Но вот вопрос: нет функции копирования проекта, но есть функция копирования структуры. Что можно сделать в данном случае, чтобы из "шаблонного" проекта получить копию - рабочий проект, вместе со структурой. Может быть, подскажите, или есть идеи на этот счет?

Gregor, thanks - yes, that's the idea.

Hi Igor,
In case you have some predefined software development livecycle model in place this comes in very handy. For each iteration you will have to bring in some reviews and so on.
If you can provide the project this kind of Blueprint, will make it easier for them.

JP, thanks for your comment. Incidentally, one other person asked my about this feature exactly for the same case - hire/termination

If this feature would allow for the easy creation of a predefined set of subtasks issues with propagation/copying of field values of the parent, then I need it to. My scenereo is for an IT service desk with a hire or termination being the parent, and a predefined set of subtasks assigned to different people for all the individual things that need to be done for every hire or termination.

Ryan, thanks for the idea - we'll work on that feature soon!

Igor