Recap: Are you smarter than a Jira Admin? | Dec 2024 | Holidays special
On December 19th, we got an all star panel to run the end of the year 'Holiday special' #AYSTAJA event with @Joanna Thurmann and @Morbhen Rattray . Though @Andrew DeBell was on the flyer too, some scheduling conflicts caused him to miss. Hopefully, he'll join us in a future event.
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The participants took the game down to the wire and were competing for the following prizes, along with fame and glory:
Podium Prizes:
- 1st place - $100 Atlassian Community Gift Card
- 2nd place - $50 Atlassian Community Gift Card
- 3rd place - $25 Atlassian Community Gift Card
Top 10:
- 100% Free certification vouchers from Atlassian University
- Special digital badge + name in honor roll on online community
Without further ado, here is the podium and top 10!
If you are on the leaderboard, please comment from your "real" profile or link the same in the comment so that we can get you this awesome badge and your 100% free certification vouchers.
Don't forget to sign up for the next episode of #AYSTA which will be a special event in Jan. (shh!) !
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To assist you with your test prep, here are the questions and answers from this session for your studying pleasure!
Question 1) Project RUDOLF was created just now based on the Kanban company-managed project template. Which scheme is shared with other projects?
A) Notification Scheme
B) Workflow Scheme
C) Issue Type Screen Scheme
D) Issue Type Scheme
Reasoning:
A) Correct. When projects are created from the default Kanban company-managed project template, they are assigned shared schemes like the Default Notification Scheme.
B) Incorrect. The workflow scheme is unique to the project and not shared.
C) Incorrect. The issue type screen scheme is unique to the project and not shared.
D) Incorrect. The issue type scheme is unique to the project and not shared.
Question 2) Frosty needs a self-contained space and easy project config to get started quickly. His work is frozen in two-week increments. What project is best?
A) Company-managed Scrum
B) Company-managed Kanban
C) Team-managed Scrum
D) Team-managed Kanban
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. Company-managed projects have complex configurations and require Jira admin privileges.
B) Incorrect. Team-managed Scrum projects are best for sprint-based work.
C) Correct. A team-managed project offers easy configuration and a self-contained space, ideal for sprint-based work.
D) Incorrect. Scrum is more suited for Frosty’s sprint-based needs than Kanban.
Question 3) Santa owns an Atlassian organization with two sites: nice.atlassian.net : Jira; naughty.atlassian.net: Jira, Confluence. Which statement is definitely true?
A) Both sites have the same Jira admins.
B) Both sites have the same org admins.
C) Both sites have the same Jira users.
D) Both sites are on the same Jira pricing plans.
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. Jira admins can differ per site.
B) Correct. Org admins are assigned per organization, not per site.
C) Incorrect. User access can differ between sites.
D) Incorrect. Pricing plans for the same product can vary between sites.
Question 4) Gingerbread Man is a competent project admin but he is not yet a Jira admin. What might Gingy be able to do?
A) Add a new workflow
B) Add a new workflow rule
C) Add a new status
D) Add a new priority
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. Only Jira admins can add workflows.
B) Correct. The “Edit Workflows” permission allows adding rules to existing workflows.
C) Incorrect. New statuses can only be created by Jira admins.
D) Incorrect. Only Jira admins can modify priorities.
Question 5) Mrs. Claus cannot see Priority on her Christmas baking story. Which is NOT a possible root cause?
A) Field Configuration
B) Issue Layout
C) Screen Scheme
D) Field Context
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. The field could be hidden in the field configuration scheme.
B) Incorrect. The field might not be included in the issue layout.
C) Incorrect. The field might not appear on any screens in the screen scheme.
D) Correct. Field context doesn’t control visibility of system fields like Priority.
Question 6) The Grinch disabled some notifications in his personal settings. Which one will he definitely still receive?
A) When an issue is shared with him
B) When he is assigned to an issue
C) When an issue he is watching is updated
D) When he is mentioned on an issue
Reasoning:
A) Correct. Notifications for shared issues cannot be disabled.
B) Incorrect. Grinch can opt out of notifications for being assigned.
C) Incorrect. Notifications for watched issues can be disabled.
D) Incorrect. Notifications for mentions can also be disabled.
Question 7) The Project Lead was changed from "Prancer" to "Dasher" in a company-managed project. Which configuration is definitely not impacted by this change?
A) Permissions
B) Notifications
C) Issue Types
D) Components
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. “Project Lead” can be used in permission configurations.
B) Incorrect. “Project Lead” can be used in notification configurations.
C) Correct. Issue types do not depend on the Project Lead.
D) Incorrect. “Project Lead” can be the default assignee for components.
Question 8) Most reindeer can see most of Santa’s issues (in a company-managed project). But only Rudolph should see his worst issues. What must you configure?
A) Hidden Fields
B) Project Permissions
C) Global Permissions
D) Security Levels
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. Hiding a field through the field configuration makes it inaccessible to everyone. But here we need to hide the entire issue.
B) Incorrect. “Browse Projects” permission protects access to an entire project. Here, we only need to hide/protect some issues within that project.
C) Incorrect. Global permissions do not secure projects.
D) Correct. Issue-level security can hide individual issues within a project, such as Santa’s worst issues.
Question 9) Kevin is home alone. Again. He should be allowed to add comments and attachments in a team-managed project but not to assign issues. What does he need?
A) “Add Comments” permission in the scheme
B) “Create Attachment” permission in the scheme
C) Member Role in the Project
D) Viewer Role in the Project
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. This permission applies only to company-managed projects.
B) Incorrect. This permission applies only to company-managed projects.
C) Incorrect. The Member role in a team-managed project includes the ability to assign issues, which Kevin should not have.
D) Correct. The Viewer role in a team-managed project includes the ability to add comments and attachments but does not include the ability to assign issues.
Question 10) The abominable snowman uses versions to ship his snow cones. Which statement is true about versions in a company-managed project?
A) Versions have a mandatory release date.
B) Versions need to have unique names in a project.
C) Versions with unresolved issues cannot be released.
D) Unreleased versions cannot be archived.
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. The release date is optional.
B) Correct. Versions in the same project cannot have the same name.
C) Incorrect. Versions can be released with unresolved issues.
D) Incorrect. You can archive released or unreleased versions.
Question 11) John McClaine is a die-hard fan of company-managed projects. Right now, his project FIRE uses just one issue type. When must he add a second one?
A) To accommodate a new custom field called Weapons
B) To accommodate a new status named “Exploding”
C) To accommodate a new workflow titled “Get in. Get out. Nobody gets hurt”
D) To accommodate a new security level visible only to Bruce Willis
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. A new field can be added to the existing screen(s) of a single issue type.
B) Incorrect. A new status can be added to the existing workflow of a single issue type.
C) Correct. A new workflow must be mapped to a new/second issue type.
D) Incorrect. Issue-level security applies to the entire project, not per issue type.
Question 12) George Bailey has a Wonderful Life except when he wants to transition from Living to Dying on his board. What could be preventing his transition?
A) Board Admin Permissions
B) Global Permissions
C) Automation Rule
D) Workflow Condition
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. George doesn’t need to be a board admin to transition issues on a board.
B) Incorrect. Global permissions do not control workflow transitions.
C) Incorrect. Automation rules cannot prevent transitions; they can only trigger actions after transitions.
D) Correct. A workflow condition can block issues from being transitioned between statuses.
Question 13) An automation rule must assign issues to the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, & Future. It fails only when assigning to Past. What’s wrong?
A) Past lacks a project permission.
B) Past is already the Reporter.
C) Future is the Rule Actor.
D) Past disabled Assignee in personal settings.
Reasoning:
A) Correct. For issues to be assigned to Past, they must have the Assignable User permission.
B) Incorrect. Being the Reporter does not prevent assignment.
C) Incorrect. The Rule Actor must have permissions, but since Future can assign to others, this is not the issue.
D) Incorrect. Assignee settings cannot be disabled in personal settings.
Question 14) GOOD-1 epic contains good children’s stories. BAD-1 epic contains bad children’s stories. Help Belsnickel display the children linked to both epics.
A) linkedIssue in (GOOD-1, BAD-1)
B) parent in (GOOD-1, BAD-1)
C) parentEpic in (GOOD-1, BAD-1)
D) issue in linkedIssues(GOOD-1, BAD-1)
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. The linkedIssue function also returns the epics themselves.
B) Correct. The parent function returns just the children issues of those two epics.
C) Incorrect. The parentEpic function also returns the epics themselves.
D) Incorrect. The linkedIssues function is designed for linked issues, not children of epics.
Question 15) Scrooge needs to manage billing on his Jira site. What administrator privileges does he definitely need?
A) Product Admin Role for Jira Administration
B) Product Admin Role for Jira
C) Organization Admin Role
D) Administer Jira Global Permission
Reasoning:
A) Incorrect. Product admin role for Jira Administration does not include billing management.
B) Incorrect. The Product Admin role for Jira is not sufficient for billing management.
C) Correct. Organization Admin Role is required for billing and subscriptions.
D) Incorrect. Administer Jira Global Permission is unrelated to billing.
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