Upgrade to Jira Data Center 10.X – Impact Assessment and Recommendations

[Natali]

Hello everyone,
We are currently using Jira Data Center version 9.12.12.
We are planning to upgrade to version 10.X, and I understand that a Java upgrade is required as part of this process.

Will this affect the scripts we have in ScriptRunner?
What about Jira Automations?
Also, we have a custom plugin developed in-house that is written in Java at its core — is there a chance this plugin might break after the upgrade?

In addition, I’d appreciate a recommendation on which version is considered the most stable and reliable.

I’d be grateful for any advice based on your experience.

Best regards,
Natali

[Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Natali ,

I performed some upgrades from jira 9.12.X to jira 10.X. Here my recommendations

• Upgrade to jira 10.3.8 (it's the latest and stable LTS version)
• ScriptRunner - you need to check your scripts in order to verify that its code is still working
• Automation should not be impacted
• Custom Plugins - There are a lot of changes in jira 10 so, for sure, those plugins will be impacted

My suggestion is to try first the upgrade in a dev environment first and tests all customizations.

Hope this helps,

Fabio

[Natali]

Hi @Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_ 

Thank you very much for your response — it was very helpful!

Best regards,
Natali

[Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_]

you're welcome @Natali