This page last changed on Oct 15, 2008 by smaddox.

The Atlassian IntelliJ Connector allows you to monitor, add and update JIRA issues in your integrated development environment.

This page tells you how to create a changelist based on a JIRA issue, from within IntelliJ IDEA. For more about interacting with your issues within your IDE, refer to Using JIRA in the IntelliJ Connector.

A changelist, or change set, is a collection of code changes committed at the same time. You may want to create a changelist in your IDE, based on the issue key and description from JIRA. This eases working on several issues simultaneously — you can drag and drop files you have modified from one changelists to another, and commit the whole changelist in one operation. The commit dialogue's comment box will be pre-populated with the name of the changelist.

To create a changelist from an existing JIRA issue:

  1. Select your JIRA server from the dropdown list in the connector tool bar. (See screenshot of connector window below.)
  2. Use the filter and search functions to find your issue. (See Filtering the List of JIRA Issues in IntelliJ IDEA.)
  3. Right-click the issue in the list and select 'Create ChangeList'.
  4. A dialogue box appears, as pictured below. Enter any additional information required.
  5. Click the 'Create' button.


Screenshot: JIRA tab of the connector window




Screenshot: Creating a changelist from a JIRA issue key



Screenshot: Changelists defined from the JIRA issue keys


RELATED TOPICS

Using JIRA in the IntelliJ Connector
Configuring the IntelliJ Connector
User Guide for the Atlassian IntelliJ Connector

Refer to the JIRA documentation for more information about JIRA issue tracking.


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