After working with Jira for a year as an admin, I felt compelled to create a single clear (as clear as possible) diagram of how Jira schemes fit together. I showed it to a couple of colleagues, and they thought it might be worthwhile sharing. So here's my 2/26/2018 version (it keeps getting tweaked). Hope someone else finds it beneficial. (You'll have to download it to see it clearly.)
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