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27th of December, 2018
Structure 5.2 adds support for Jira 8.0 and several performance improvements and fixes.
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Structure 5.2 is the first version to support Jira 8.0. We have thoroughly tested it against Jira 8.0 Beta and fixed all discovered incompatibilities.
When you upgrade to Jira 8.0, your existing index files will automatically be deleted and rebuilt using Jira's new index format. During this reindexing, all structures will appear empty and read-only, and you will see a warning message about the inconsistent index. This is normal – your structures will become available again as soon as the reindexing is complete.
Additionally, background synchronization will not be possible during the reindexing. If you rely on synchronizers, you should manually resync your structures once the new index is ready.
When viewing a structure from anywhere other than the Structure Board, filters or other transformations are often applied to limit what you see to the context of that particular location. For example, when viewed from a project page, the structure is filtered to only show issues from that project. When you use the open link, those same transformations are now applied on the Structure Board.
To review or remove the transformations, click the Transformations button
in the panel toolbar.Manage Structure is now accessible from the structure selection menu.
Structure 5.2 and all extensions support Jira versions 7.6 or later. All editions of Jira (Jira Core, Jira Software, Jira Service Desk) are supported. Jira Data Center is supported.
With respect to other add-ons and custom integrations, this release is backwards-compatible with Structure 3.4–5.1. Structure.Testy extension, Colors , Structure.Pages, Structure.Gantt and integrations with third-party apps should continue working normally.
If your Jira server does not have Structure yet, the installation is simple:
catalina.out
or jira-application.log
for log messages from Structure.If you're upgrading from version 2.11.2 or earlier, please read Structure 3.0.0 Release Notes.
The upgrade procedure from versions 3.x–5.1 is simple:
Install the new version of the plugin.
catalina.out
or jira-application.log
for warnings or errors.We strongly recommend that you back up your data before upgrading. The introduction of manual adjustments required changes to our backup file format, which makes previous versions of Structure unable to restore data from backup files created by Structure 5.0 and later. For more information, see Backup Format Version Change.
In terms of stability and performance, this release does not bring significant changes compared to version 5.1.0, as we have mostly concentrated on compatibility, bug fixes, and minor improvements.
There are no particular special areas of interest for load testing and stress testing Structure 5.2. We advise running the same testing procedures as you've done for previous upgrades.