How do i add message to login screen of service desk of Jira e.g. do not use domain

[Pareshkumar Gandhi]

How do i add message to login screen of service desk of Jira e.g. do not use domain

[Tiago Comasseto · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This is not a simple configuration and it depends on editing files inside the .obr file, compress everything again and reinstall the plugin.

ATTENTION: If you decide to proceed with this customization anyway, make sure to create a backup of your instance and, if possible, test it first in a development instance.

That said, you'll need to do the following:

1. Extract the content of the Service Desk installation file (.obr), you may need a tool like 7-zip;
2. Extract the content of the .jar file insie the obr file;
3. Navigate to the subfolder i18n and edit the file sd-i18n.properties;
4. Inside this file you can edit the text beside the Username and password fields of the login screen by editing the value of the lines:

   cv.login.pub.signup.title=
       cv.login.pub.signup.desc=

5. Compress everything again, keeping the same folder structure and file extension;
6. Navigate to JIRA Administration > Manage Add-ons and upload the modified .obr file.

Cheers

[Pareshkumar Gandhi]

where i can find this .obr file (location)

[Tiago Comasseto]

Hi, this is the file you download from https://marketplace.atlassian.com

[Pareshkumar Gandhi]

Sorry as I'm asking basic question...

what is the file name that I have to search on marketplace.

I have already Jira Service Desk installed on my jira instance. Shall I look for that file under Find new addons or I have to download it from marketplace and then upload it under manage add-ons?

[Tiago Comasseto]

Hi, you can download the latest version of the Service Desk plugin (.obr) from this link: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/download/plugins/com.atlassian.servicedesk/version/102010

Cheers

[Hossam Khalil]

Hey Tiago,

I tried this for JSD 3.5 and jira 7.XX , and it did not work. I think since JSD became an applicaiton and not a plugin, this recepie seems not to work.

Any ideas for how to do this with the new JIRA 7.XX Platform...?

THanks

Hossam

[Steve Eubanks]

This is a cross-post from the official request ticket (JSDSERVER-330).  I know this is an old thread, but it frustrates the heck out of me that this functionality is still not fulfilled. 

Adding instruction text to the login screen is such a basic function that it is mind-boggling that Atlassian does not allow us to do this.  I am not interested in hacking the jar file to make a change that I'm going to lose with every version update.

This one obstacle is preventing me from releasing Service Desk into production after months of configuration and testing.  I just can't release a product that causes my users to be confused and frustrated at their first interaction.

[David A]

You're completly right, +1 frustrated more

[Jeff Maciorowski]

This is way too complex for a feature that should be on the portal screen in the admin. Please add a feature to allow us to add content or instructions here. Just like the announcement area for the portal at least.

[Björn Frauen]

In order to edit the texts on the servicedesk login screen the following has worked for me:

1. Do the regular installation of the JIRA servicedesk plugin via the UPM with the odr download file.
2. Navigate to \Application Data\JIRA\plugins\installed-plugins (or  home\plugins\installed-plugins)
3. Find the original jira-servicedesk-1.2.1.jar
4. Open it with a bundle software i.e. 7zip without unbundling the bundle.
5. Navigate to \i18n\sd-i18n.properties within the bundle.
6. Open sd-i18n.properties - here you can find the texts of the login screen and you can simply change them.

Best regards
Björn

[Hossam Khalil]

hey guys, i tried this for JSD 3.5 and jira 7.XX , and it did not work. I think since JSD became an applicaiton and not a plugin, this recepie seems not to work.

Any ideas for how to do this with the new JIRA 7.XX platfomr...?

THanks

Hossam

[shihab]

Please watch and vote for this feature request: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSD-330

We don't recommend updating the translation keys manually as this is a fragile approach. If you do need to use this approach to urgently change the text, please keep in mind that you will need to update the text every time you upgrade JIRA Service Desk.

[Björn Frauen]

Hi @Tiago Comasseto,

thanks for your usefull reply! I made the changes to the files in the obr and the jar but now I'm unable to bundle everything back again to a obr file.

How can I create such a obr-file?

Cheers, Björn

[Tiago Comasseto]

Hi, the obr file is basically just a compressed file. When I tested this customization I just opened it with 7-zip and then pulled out the jar file within the obr, edited the jar and put the jar back replacing the original. Cheers

[Cortland Bolles]

For a somewhat less manual option that you don't have to repeat for every release, if you have access directly to the database jira runs on, you can install the Jira InProduct Translation plugin, then manually add entries to the AO_23011C_TRANSLATIONS_ENTITY table:

ID KEY                        LOCALE TRANSLATION
1  cv.login.pub.signup.title  en_US  <text>
2  cv.login.pub.signup.desc   en_US  <text>
4  cv.login.signup.not.public en_US  <text>

From then on you'll get the translations on the login screen and won't have to change the obr file for every release.

[Network Support]

SDJIRA Test Modifying Login Page on Customer Portal
installed add on
edited database
restarted service
enabled translations on my profile

I don't see any updated text on the service desk customer or agent login pages.

I can see the database entries I made in the add-on's configuration interface.

[Deb Martinez]

Pareshkumar,

After you already have it installed, you can find it here:

home>\plugins\installed-plugins

Unpack jira-servicedesk-1.2.1.jar

\i18n\sd-i18n.properties