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Getting started with Sparkr, so your teams can innovate together in Jira, requires a few mandatory steps to ensure the necessary building blocks are configured in your instance. Specifically, Sparkr requires the following elements in your Jira instance:

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These are created for you through the “Get started” setup after installing Sparkr from the Atlassian Marketplace. If your teams are using traditional projects, then you’ll also need to manually create an issue type scheme and workflow, as Jira apps do not have access to these.

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Install

Sparkr can be installed from the Atlassian Marketplace by your Administrator via the Universal Plugin Manager (UPM). To find and install Saprkr Sparkr from the Marketplace:

  1. Navigate to the Altassian Marketplace by either:

    1. Using the side navigation bar in your Jira instance by choosing “Jira Settings” > “Apps” > “Find new apps”.

    2. Directly navigating to the Atlassian Marketplace.

  2. Find Sparkr by entering the string “Saprkr” in the “Filter apps” or “Search for apps” search box.

  3. Click the Sparkr app listing to view the details.

  4. Click the “Try app”, “Try it free” or “Subscribe now” buttons

  5. A confirmation message and details will appear when Sparkr is installed successfully.

For more information on finding and installing (or requesting as a non-administrator) marketplace apps, see Atlassian’s Documentation.

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Setup (“Get started”)

Once Sparkr is successfully installed an “Installed and ready to go!” dialogue window will be shown. In this window there will be the option to “Get started”, that will redirect you to Sparkr’s setup page.

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For troubleshooting this step please see our knowledge base or contact us through our customer portal.

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Create an issue type scheme

If you are using traditional Jira projects, then you will need to create an issue type scheme for projects that will use Sparkr.

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An alternate approach would be to add the Problem and Possibility issue types to an existing scheme that is applied to projects you would like to use with Sparkr.

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Create a workflow

If you are using traditional Jira projects, then it is recommended to create an innovation workflow that can be applied to projects that will use Sparkr. To create a workflow:

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Our recommended design-thinking innovation workflow for both Problems and Possibilities is as follows:

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Create a Workflow Scheme

If you are using traditional Jira projects, then it is recommended to create an innovation workflow scheme that can be applied to projects that will use Sparkr. To create a workflow scheme:

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