Jira Administrator Interview Questions

1. What is Jira and what are its primary use cases?

2. What is a workflow in Jira? How do you create and modify them?
3. What can be referred to as an issue in Jira?
4. Which source control programs does Jira support integration with?
5. What are the benefits of using Jira?
6. Is it possible to access Jira Cloud via a mobile device? Can you disable Jira mobile for the
site?
7. Explain labeling in Jira. How does it help in issue tracking?
8. Explain Link in Jira.
9. Mention the types of reports generated in Jira.
10. What is Cloning an Issue in Jira?
11. What things are not included in a cloned issue in Jira?
12. What are the precautions to be taken while moving issues in Jira?
13. How is the security setting helpful in Jira?
14. Explain how you can share an issue with other users.
15. Explain how you can modify multiple bulk issues.
16. How can you disable mail notification for Bulk Operations?
17. What does an issue change history include?
18. What do the three colors indicate for tracking times or duration for an issue?
19. Mention some popular add-ons for Jira.
20. What are Schemes in Jira?
21. Is it possible to back up your Jira Cloud data? What kind of data can be backed up?
22. Mention some useful tips on Jira Workflow.
23. What are the limitations of editing an active workflow?
24. In Jira workflow, is it possible to transition an issue back to its previous status?
25. What is the role of Validators in Jira?
26. What is an event in Jira? How many types of events are there?
27. What is an Audit Log?
28. For an Agile project, how are user stories created in Jira?
29. Mention the difference between Bugzilla and Jira.
30. What are the different statuses, resolutions, and priorities in Jira?
31. What are different admin features in Jira?
32. What is the difference between system event and custom event?
33. Explain watch list in Jira.
34. Does Jira support exporting of search results? If yes, what formats are supported?
35. How are sub-tasks helpful? How many ways are there to create sub-tasks?
36. Does Jira support Git?
37. What is Jira Agile? What Agile methodologies does Jira support?
38. What is EPIC in Jira Agile?
39. Talk briefly on Reports in Jira.
40. Can you delete workflow steps while it is active?
41. Can you change step ID for active workflows?
42. An user has reported that he/she is not able to schedule an issue in Jira? What could be the
primary reason?
43. What is JQL? What is Quick Search in Jira? What is Basic Search in Jira?
44. What is the benefit of the "Move Issue" wizard in Jira?
45. Who is the reporter in Jira?
46. Can a leave request be logged in Jira?
47. "!", "!=", "!~" which of these is not a valid operator in JQL?
48. Is "changed" a valid operator in JQL?
49. Is it possible to import CSV in Jira to bulk create/edit issues?
50. Is it possible to choose the time grain while generating reports in Jira?
51. Can we save search queries in Jira?
52. Can Jira be used for Project management also?
53. How to migrate from Jira Server to Jira Cloud?
54. While importing Jira XML to Jira Instance with PostgreSQL following exception is thrown;
what is the reason?
55. Is it possible to search attachments in Jira using JQL?
56. In Jira, if you want to set precedence of operators i.e., you want JQL to follow your operators
in a particular order, what would you do?
57. If we remove parenthesis in this statement, then in what order would it be executed?
58. Does JQL use RESTful APIs?
59. Your project name is Pipeline and you want to see how many tasks were moved from
in-progress to completed by your team member, J.Smith. Write a query for this.
60. Have you used JQL Tricks? If the answer is yes, then ask them what it is.
61. While importing CSV, what role does the configuration file play?
62. What is the meaning of this query in Jira: `assignee IN membersof("CollaborationSquad")`?
63. In CSV, how do you specify data that is spread across multiple lines so that it gets imported
properly in Jira?
64. While importing in Jira from a CSV file, which 2 fields are most important or, in other words,
primary keys?
65. What is word stemming in JQL?
66. `lastLogin()` or `LastLogin()`, which one is the correct function in JQL?
67. Is this query valid: `project = TEST AND assignee in (currentuser())`?
68. What is the voting feature in Jira?
69. What is scoping in JQL [Jira Query Language]?
70. What are Project Shortcuts?
71. How can you add gadgets to the Jira Dashboard?
72. What is Jira Core?
73. What is Zephyr and Jira?
74. Which all deployment options are available for Jira software?
75. What is an issue collector?
76. How is time tracking made simple in Jira?
77. What are field configurations?
78. How does a service desk work in Jira?
79. How to delete a component in Jira?
80. Draw valid transition states in Jira.
81. Compare Jira with Trello.
82. Compare Jira Agile Scrum with Jira Agile Kanban.
83. What is plan mode in Agile?
84. What is work mode in Agile?
85. What are important precautions to be taken while creating sub-tasks?
86. What type of email servers are supported in Jira for mail admin feature?
87. What are Jira Components?
88. Mention what types of Post functions are carried out after the transition is executed.
89. Mention what can be configured for Jira project and issue type.
90. What are the most common errors in exporting configuration data in Jira?
91. While importing a configuration file, if we receive the following error: "Load failed for reason:
Missing a FieldLayoutItem for FieldLayout XXXX and field YYYY," what is the root cause?
92. During the import of configuration XML, if there is an error about orphan fields, what is the
best way to handle it?
93. What is not supported by the import and export plugin of Jira?
94. What global settings must be exactly the same between 2 instances of Jira while importing
and exporting?
95. How do you perform a health check on Jira Confluence?
96. If you automate certain tasks in Jira with the help of scripting, then they stop working in
different environments due to the change of IDs. What is a reliable solution to fix this problem?
97. What is the reason for this type of error and how to fix it: "The custom field 'XXXX' in the
backup project is used by issue types 'AAAA, BBBB' but the field with the same name in the
current Jira instance is not available to those issue types in this project"?
98. What actions are currently supported in the Jira advanced fields?
99. If you have retrieved the create meta or edit meta of your project and the field that you are
trying to analyze may not show up in the resulting JSON, what does it mean?
100. Explain the difference between Jira projects and boards.
101. How do you create and manage custom fields in Jira?
102. Describe the purpose and functionality of Jira schemes (Issue Type, Workflow, Permission,
Notification).
103. How do you manage user permissions and roles in Jira?
104. How do you configure and use Jira dashboards effectively?
105. Describe the process of setting up and managing Jira integrations (e.g., with Git,
Confluence).
106. How do you approach Jira performance optimization?
107. Explain how to set up and use Jira automation rules.
108. What strategies do you use for Jira data backup and disaster recovery?
109. How do you handle Jira upgrades and plugin management?
110. Describe your experience with Jira reporting and how you've used it to provide insights to
stakeholders.
111. What is the difference between a Jira group and a role?
112. How do you set up and manage Jira Service Management queues?
113. Explain the concept of Jira epics and how they differ from regular issues.
114. How do you configure and use Jira time tracking features?
115. Describe the process of setting up a Kanban board in Jira.
116. How do you manage and customize Jira issue types?
117. Explain the purpose and setup of Jira filters.
118. What are Jira gadgets and how do you use them effectively?
119. How do you configure email notifications in Jira?
120. Describe the process of creating and managing Jira project versions.
121. How do you set up and use Jira Service Management SLAs?
122. Explain the concept of Jira issue linking and its benefits.
123. How do you manage Jira licenses and users efficiently?
124. Describe the process of setting up a Scrum board in Jira.
125. What are Jira priorities and how do you customize them?
126. How do you configure and use Jira's agile reporting features?
127. Explain the concept of Jira project templates and when to use them.
128. How do you manage and resolve Jira plugin conflicts?
129. Describe the process of setting up and using Jira Portfolio (Advanced Roadmaps).
130. How do you configure and use Jira's workflow transitions effectively?
131. Explain the concept of Jira service desk portals and how to customize them.
132. How do you manage Jira data residency and compliance requirements?
133. Describe the process of setting up and using Jira release management features.
134. What are Jira screens and how do you customize them for different issue types?
135. How do you configure and use Jira's REST API for integrations?
136. Explain the concept of Jira project categories and their benefits.
137. How do you troubleshoot common Jira performance issues?
138. Describe the process of setting up and using Jira's mobile app features.