Concept Relates To
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Application Type
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Jira (Jira Work Management and Jira Software), Jira Service Management, Jira Core
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Deployment Type
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Jira Cloud, Jira Server, Jira Data Center
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What is shown?
Many uses for the term “components” in the Atlassian ecosystem.
Visit:
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Jira Components: Jira > Project > Project settings > Components
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Compass Components: Compass > Components
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Automation Components: Jira > System > Global automation OR Jira > Project > Project settings > Automation
What can we learn?
Atlassian is improving and standardizing terminology across their products. In May 2024, Atlassian announced that Jira Software and Jira Work Management are combined under the brand name Jira. In March 2025, Atlassian renamed Atlassian University to Atlassian Learning. Additionally, the online Atlassian Community is now called Atlassian Community Forums. Both can be accessed from: community.atlassian.com. Also in 2025, “work” is the new collective term for issues tracked in Jira Cloud (only) and “apps” is replacing the term “products.”
There’s one more term that often creates confusion however, and it’s “components.”
Components in Jira
Jira projects have components which provide categorization and auto-assignment capabilities for Jira work items.
Components in Compass
Atlassian has another product called Compass, that integrates with Jira, which also has components. Those components generally represent pieces of software, like microservices, libraries, or applications.
Components in Jira automation rules
Finally, different parts of automation rules like triggers, conditions, and actions, are also referred to as components.
Next time you use the word “component” be sure to clarify which type you’re talking about!
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