how to find which JIRA projects are using which plugins?

[Sandhya]

Hi All,

we would like to find the paid plugins which are being used by projects.

Please let us know if there is any way to find this.

With that regard, does anybody know how to track where (which project/workflow/filter) a plugin is being used?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There is no way to do this en-masse, you have to look at what each plugin provides, then track that down.  Many plugins won't even have a clear link to a specific project either.

• If a plugin provides workflow functions (conditions, validators etc), then to find out what projects use it, you will need to search the xml for every workflow to see where they might be called, then look at the workflow schemes to see what workflows are used by what projects.
• If a plugin provides a custom field, look at the field for the list of projects it might be used in.  Bear in mind the default is "global", so all projects could be using it and now you have to check what screens it is on and where they are used, and the field configurations
• If a plugin provides a gadget, you will need to look at all the config of any usage of that gadget and track it back to a project (usually "it uses a filter than includes project x")
• If a plugin provides a report, then you will have to trap and read access logs to find out who is running it, then track them to the projects they might be using
• if, if, if...

You basically have three options

• Months of analysis
• Ask your people
• Turn off an app and see who screams at you

I strongly recommend the middle option on that list (backed up with a threat of the third if no-one talks to you)

[Thorsten Letschert _Decadis AG_]

Hi @Sandhya ,

While the comprehensive list of Nic applies, you could check out an app supported approach using Admin Toolbox for Jira and its built-in Workflow Report to get statistics on the 3rd party app usage within your workflows.

Cheers
Thorsten

[Skander Ayari]

Hi All,

any updates on how to check the Plugin Usage in Jira Cloud ?

Cheers

Skander

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

The answers for 2019 still stand!

Although I'd add another to @Thorsten Letschert _Decadis AG_ 's list from then - Adaptavist's Microscope is designed for Cloud migrations and helping admins housekeep, but it lists all the app usage it possibly can.