Backup Projects for Jira - Getting started

Here are some tips to get you started

1. Installing the Backup Projects for Jira

Log into your Jira instance
Click the Apps dropdown and choose Find new apps.
- The Find new apps screen loads
Search for Backup Projects for Jira and click on the app tile
- The App detail screen loads
Click Get app to start installing your app
You're all set
- Click close in the installed and ready to go dialog

Click the Apps dropdown and choose Manage your apps.
- The Manage apps screen loads
Under User-installed apps click right caret icon on the Backup Projects for Jira
- The loading app details completes
Click on Free trial to begin
Click on Configure button then Click to log in button on the screen

Here are some tips for configuring the Backup Projects for Jira.

Add an email address
- For the Backup Projects for Jira to work effectively, you need to add an email address. Click on the API configuration button and enter your email address in the field. You must enter the email address that is associated to the API token you will generate below to add to your current Jira site that you want to work on. If the email address and API token are valid, then the email address will be saved and the email address field will be greyed out.
Add an API token
- Once you log in, quickly navigate to the API configuration and key in an API token which is gotten from this https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
Navigate to the Settings page
- As the administrator who installed the app, once you have successfully added your email address and API token, you can navigate to the settings page and click on “Fix configuration”. This allows the app to configure the backup sequence and project data for you. Allowing scheduling and other functions to operate.
- If these settings are already set up, then you do not need to do anything further and you can simply just click on the Schedule page and begin using the app