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	JIRA Administrator's Guide Introduction Getting Help Look and Feel Logo, Colours and Time Formats Configuring the default Language Configuring the default Issue Navigator Configuring the default Dashboard Adding and Configuring Po.. Overview of Dashboard Portlets Enabling Portlets and Other Plugins Editing the Announcement Banner Enabling Logout Confirmation Email Email Overview Creating a Notification Scheme Customising Email Content Creating Issues & Comments from Email SMTP configuration User Management Managing Users Managing Groups Managing Project Roles Migrating from Groups to Project Roles Enabling public signup and CAPTCHA Integrating JIRA with LDAP Integrating JIRA with Crowd Configuring Trusted Applications Security Overview Global permissions Project permissions Issue security Project Management Defining a Project Assigning members to Project Roles Defining Project Components Defining Project Versions Creating Release Notes for a Version Configuring Project Keys Configuring Fields and Screens Overview Defining 'Resolution' field values Defining 'Priority' field values Defining 'Status' field values Defining 'Issue Type' field values Associating Issue Types with Projects Translating Resolution/Priority/Status/Type Configuring field behaviour Configuring rich-text renderers Associating behaviour with Issue Types Placing fields on screens Associating screens with Issue Operations Associating screens with Issue Types Creating & configuring Custom Fields Custom Field Overview Adding Custom Fields Configuring Custom Fields Configuring Workflow Workflow Activating Workflow Events Importing from Other Systems Importing from Bugzilla Importing from Mantis Importing from FogBugz Importing from Excel/CSV Moving or Archiving Individual Projects Overview Archiving a project Splitting JIRA instances Integrating with Source Control Integrating with CVS and ViewCVS Integrating with Subversion Integrating with Perforce Integrating with ClearCase Integrating with FishEye Configuration Options & Settings Global Settings Enabling Issue Linking Enabling Sub-tasks Enabling Trackback linking Enabling Time Tracking Enabling File Attachments Enabling Thumbnails for Attachments Server Administration Indexing & Search Backing up Data Automated Backups Restoring Data Restoring a Project Database Integrity Checker Increasing memory Performance Tips Database Indexing Precompile JSP pages Logging and Profiling Thread Dump Using robots.txt with Search Engines Appendix A - Extending JIRA Extension Overview Listeners Services Jelly tags JIRA Toolkit Customising Text Developer Guides JIRA Plugins JIRA RPC Overview Creating a SOAP Client Creating an XML-RPC Client Creating Custom Field Types Custom Workflow Elements Creating new Portlets Creating new Reports More.. JIRA Source Building JIRA from source API Documentation

Configuring the Default Dashboard

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The default dashboard is the screen that all JIRA users see the first time they login. Any users who have not added any dashboard pages as favourites also see the default dashboard.

JIRA allows Administrators to configure the default dashboard. The portlets on the default dashboard can be re-ordered, switched between the left and right columns, additional portlets can be added, and some portlets can be configured.

All changes made to the default dashboard will also change the dashboards of all users currently using the default. However, portlets that users do not have permissions to see will not be displayed to them. For example, the 'Administration' portlet, although it may exist in the default dashboard configuration, will not be visible to non-admin users.

Note

Portlets are the information boxes on the Dashboard. JIRA comes pre-configured with a set of standard dashboard portlets. It is also possible to develop custom portlets and plug them into JIRA using its flexible plugin system.

Adding and Configuring Portlets

Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
Bring up the administration page by clicking either the 'Administration' link on the top bar or the title of the Administration box on the dashboard.
Click the 'Default Dashboard' link under 'Global Settings' on the left pane.
This will display the 'Configure Default Dashboard' screen, which consists of two selectable areas listing the current portlets.
If you wish to move and/or configure the existing portlets on the default dashboard, please see the instructions on using the configuration interface of a dashboard.
If you wish to add portlets to the default dashboard, please see the instructions on adding a portlet to a dashboard.

Note

JIRA's default dashboard is limited to only one dashboard page. However, users can add multiple pages to their own dashboards if they wish.