How to add or modify JSP with JIRA 7

[Vincent Thoulé]

Before JIRA 7, it was possible to add or modify JSP in JIRA Install folder.

The JSP was recompiled by Tomcat as Class into <tomcat-install>\work\Catalina\localhost_\org\apache\jsp.

Now with JIRA 7, the installation comes with all JSP files already compiled into atlassian-jira\WEB-INF\classes\jsp?

The provides JSP files are present but never more accessed.

• If we add a new JSP, it is never compiled,
• If we modify an existing JSP, it is never recompiled,
• if we suppress a JSP, it is also never recompiled and make fails the page access.

Is there an option into JIRA or Tomcat in order to retrieve the same behavior as previous versions ?

Thanks

Vincent

[Alexandru Luchian Constantinescu]

How to do this in Jira 7:
Inside JIRA_HOME/WEB-INF/web.xml, remove the servlet and servlet-mapping for the jsp you want to edit.

Detailed example for login.jsp (it works the same for any other jsp):
1. Inside JIRA_HOME/WEB-INF/web.xml remove/comment

<servlet>
	<servlet-name>jsp.login_jsp</servlet-name>
	<servlet-class>jsp.login_jsp</servlet-class>
</servlet>

and

<servlet-mapping>
	<servlet-name>jsp.login_jsp</servlet-name>
	<url-pattern>/login.jsp</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

2. Edit JIRA_HOME/login.jsp (same approach as for Jira 6)
3. Restart Tomcat (this is because web.xml was changed)

[Alex Sergeev]

Just want to mention that an another pre-compiled jsp may

<%@ include file="the_tweaked_jsp_page.jsp" %>

the tweaked one. And so it should be also commented/deleted as in example above to make it work.

[Scott Dudley [Inactive]]

If you arrived here trying to edit the global headers in JIRA, my comment on another JIRA doc page may be useful.

[ANKITA BARBI]

Hi Alex,

In JIRA 7 , how do I add new jsp files. Please guide me. Its little urgent. Your help is highly appreciated

[Huseyin Buyukozdogan]

Your solution doesn't work on production server.

How to force jsp redeploy on production server?

Thanks

[Basavaraj Nesargi]

You can do it by modifying jspweb.xml , comment out 

<servlet>

    <servlet-name>jsp.login_jsp</servlet-name>

    <servlet-class>jsp.login_jsp</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

    <servlet-name>jsp.login_jsp</servlet-name>

    <url-pattern>/login.jsp</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

[rTrack Support]

I have tried the same the sever not getting started . Is there any other alternatives for modifying the login pages and atlassian logo

[Dieter Greiner]

@Alexandru Luchian Constantinescu thank you!

[Alexandru Luchian Constantinescu]

@Dieter Greiner, my answer below might help you.

[Azfar Masut]

A feature request on a documentation for this to guide users have been created here :

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-59587

Do cast a vote and leave a comment on the ticket to emphasize the importance of this request to your side. 

[Dieter Greiner]

we have a lot of customized JSPs as well. How can we compile them for JIRA 7 ?