Report Builder: Installation on Jira Data Center (step-by-step guide)

Overview

Our guide lets you easily install Report Builder on your Jira Data Center. Find out what you need to start the installation and how to do it properly and in an easy way.

Required permissions

Firstly, for an installation of Report Builder on Jira Data Center, it’s necessary to:

  • have a Jira account with administrative rights,

  • and to have an Atlassian account.

Make sure if both requirements are met and get started with the installation.

Steps

Installation from Jira

1. Step: Log into Jira with your administration account. Navigate to the Jira Administration section in the top right corner and click on it. After that, choose Manage apps in the dropdown menu.

Jira Administration menu

 

2. Step: Look at the Atlassian Marketplace for Jira. Find the Report Builder using the search, and see the app in the search results. Now, you can click on its Free trial button.

Read the announcement about the Privacy policy and terms of use, and click Accept & install.

Atlassian Marketplace for Jira

 

Notice the app version number and whether the latest version of Report Builder for Data Center is compatible with your Jira version.

If there is no Report Builder in the search results, that means your Jira version is incompatible with any Report Builder versions.

 

3. Step: Generate the license key.

When the installation is finished, you will be redirected to My Atlassian to get the license key.

Use your Atlassian account for generating the key. Enter the name of your organization, activate the agreement checkbox, and click the Generate License button.

 

After the key pops up, you can copy it to the clipboard.

 

4. Step: Apply the license key.

Go back to the Atlassian Marketplace for Jira page. Find the Manage apps tab at the left top corner, click on it and see the user-installed apps list.

Find Report Builder in this list and click on it to see the app information. Now, you can paste the key which you copied before to the License key field.

You can use the Configure button in this section to start with the configuration of your app.

 

Congratulations! Report Builder is ready for work and displayed in your Jira.

Installation from the Atlassian Marketplace website

You can download Report Builder directly from the Atlassian Marketplace website.

1. Step: Open Atlassian Marketplace website https://marketplace.atlassian.com/ in your browser. Find Report Builder via search, open its page and choose Data Center in the dropdown menu:

 

2. Step: Click on the Try it free button, and you will be redirected to My Atlassian.

2.1. Use your Atlassian account for logging in. Enter the name of your organization, activate the agreement checkbox, and click the Generate License button. You will see the key and the Download button after doing so.

2.2. Copy the key to the clipboard and click on the Download button to download the Report Builder to your local system.

3. Step: When the download is finished, open Atlassian Marketplace for Jira/Manage apps and see the user-installed apps list. Find the Upload App button and upload the Report Builder file.

4. Step: Find the Report Builder in the user-installed apps list after it, click on it to see the app information, and paste the key which you copied before to the License key field.

Now, Report Builder is ready for work and displayed in your Jira.