Hi, I am brand new to JSM and really need help in setting up my IT Service Management help desk.
I have only installed the software and had a look around, but I am afraid to dig in as I have no idea what I am doing. Can anyone help me?
Gareth, thank you very much for this. I really appreciate it.
Hey @Kevin Tunstill ,
I am attaching a useful link Get started with Jira Service Management for admins that will help you in setup your JSM project.
Does anyone know how to integrate Jira with Azure AD or 365 so that users can be added without manual input?
It's not something I've dealt with yet as we use JSM for external facing clients, but when we researched it ourselves it appears you'll need Atlassian Access subscriptions too. They cost around $4 per user per month so it can get quite pricey quite quickly.
You can have a play around with pricing here: https://www.atlassian.com/software/access/pricing
Your other options are to import all users into JSM using a CSV list, although this would obviously not have the benefits of linking directly to AD, it would just speed up the manual user creation.
If truth be told, the user management in Jira is pretty poor. You can create organisations and customers but it's a slow process. I would also expect to be able to hold more info under organisations than you can. Simple things are missing, like a way to store customer addresses or phone numbers under that org. I wasn't expecting a full CRM system, but at least to be able to store key info about accounts would be nice.
Don't get me wrong, JSM is a solid tool. And even with some of it's limitations it still won out for us due to flexibility and cost. Some things just need a bit more thought than you'd have hoped to need to put in though.
Don't be afraid, the sooner you start digging in the sooner you become a pro.
I would suggest to start from a template, check how things are organized there, start using it and remove what is not needed step by step. After getting some experience you may create a blank project from scratch and move all requests from old project to new one.
I wish I had read the Get Started Doc before poking around for Jira Service Management. See the link Jira Service Management
I would suggest spinning up an instance and then using the guide to get started.
I just started digging in. I do lots of searches for "Atlassian JSM xxxxx" on how to do stuff. There's the support, Community, and jira sites for looking up KB articles, community help and existing bugs. Good luck!
Take advantage of the Sample ITSM project! I still keep it around for reference, but it's hidden from users and hidden in the portal.
It's been a few months since your original post. How's it going @Kevin Tunstill ?
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