Add a button instead of dropdown list in jira scrum board

jianrong wang

I try to add a button at the top right corner of the Jira board using the following config:

`"location": "jira.agile.board.tools"`

However, it seems like I can only add dropdown list. Does Jira not support button for a plugin? Sounds a bit strange to me.

In the Boards documentation, it says: "You can add a drop-down menu or button to a board, next to the Boards menu."

 

Stephen Sifers

Hello Jianrong and welcome to the Community,

I read through the Jira modules documentation for plugins and found the following stated:

Location-based modules

These modules provide content in a specific location in the Jira Cloud UI, as defined in your app descriptor. Within the Atlassian developer community, these module types are commonly referred to as web fragments. They include:

• Web item: displays a link or button. These can be used to target (open) other modules like pages or dialogs
• Web section: provides a location to group several web items together
• Web panel: display content in a specific context with Jira Cloud (like in a panel on the issue view page)

Available locations for location-based modules

Locations for web items, web sections, and web panels are available across Jira Cloud. Consult the linked pages below for a comprehensive list of locations available on each page in Jira Cloud. There may be more valid locations that aren’t documented below, but we don’t guarantee that we support them.

• Issue view
• Project sidebar
• Jira administration (global settings)
• User profile menu
• Jira home container (global navigation)
• Jira project settings
• Jira Software boards

 Source document: About Jira modules

This would leave me to understand that button are available within Plugin creation.

Something to be aware of is this is a support community and not often browsed by developers. We want to ensure you get the responses and answers you need so we would suggest you check out the Developer Community. The Developer Community may have more available resources to answer or address your developer questions.

Regards,
Stephen Sifers