Update old version to new version

Oscar Hernandez

I want to update my JIRA version to the lates one (7.9), actually I have JIRA version 7.0.2. and I already have all my configuration of tickets flow and attributes, etc. When this update had been done... will cause a problem with my configuration or any pulg-in I have? 

Peter Bengov

Hi Oscar, 

JIRA upgrades usually don't change anything in the actual setting you have done on the service like screens, workflows, field configuration. If you are using the server version - changes to files you've done on your server would require a test and a migration. 

Moreover, if you are using some plugins for automating tasks or running some post functions, which stop working or change a bit, since the plugin might not be supported for the new version (for example, some Groovy functions can be out of date). So I would suggest performing some sanity testing, as there are several moving parts. 

From my experience, with a JIRA instance filled with scripts and plugins - this is usually not an issue.