Configuration guides

Configuration guides

How to create a grid

You can add a grid directly in the grid administration page or create a custom field of type Grid Custom Field. This article describes how to create a grid.

Grid types

Learn about the various grid types in Table Grid Next Generation

  • Grid fieldDetails about the Grid Custom Field configuration.
  • Driving TablesCreate tables with data that is not connected to any issues. Use the driving table as a data source for your grid.
  • View Fields

Grid default value

You can pre-populate the grid with static data. This article provides details on how to add default data to the grid.

Grid field context

One grid can have different configurations for each project. You can add a new context to the Grid custom field for various issues types in a particular context. 

General settings

 The grid configuration includes general settings tab. It helps you to customize the grid's general appearance and preview changes on the go.

Column types

Detailed description of the available column types. Check what columns you can use in a grid.

Column configuration

This guide will help you to configure a column. Let's start with adding a column to your grid.  

Connecting an external data source

Connect the grid to a REST or an SQL data source.

Date/Time format rules

You can use any of the available types to specify a format of the date displayed in Date, Time and DateTime column type.

Grid configuration export/import

You can download the configuration of your grid as a .json file and then import it to another grid. It helps you to migrate grid configuration from one Jira to another and allows our support team to troubleshoot your problem faster.

Predefined date and time presets based on locale

Table Grid for Jira Server / Datacenter provides a set of date and time presets for Date, DateTime and Time column types. These presets are based on locale.

Jira values placeholders

Get data from Jira objects and use them to populate the grid.

Column values placeholders

Create dependent columns like cascading select lists in a grid using column values placeholders.

How to format text in text area column?

Format the text in a grid using wiki makup.

Number + Currency Formatting