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  1. Jira
  • Shorter Loop Help Center
  • Gettting Started
    • How to Get Started With Shorter Loop Easily? Shorter Loop User Onboarding Guide
  • Capabilites
    • Beyond the Double Diamond: The Ultimate End-to-End Product Management Framework with Shorter Loop
    • Discover
      • How to start with Product Discovery?
      • Product Vision
        • How do I access the Product Vision Canvas in Shorter Loop?
        • How do I create and manage personas directly from the Product Vision Canvas?
        • What are the key components of an effective Product Vision Canvas?
        • What are Connected Canvases and how do they work in Shorter Loop?
        • How do I unlink target groups from personas, and what are the implications?
        • How does the AI-powered content generation work in the Product Vision Canvas?
        • How do I define the 'Product' section of the Product Vision Canvas?
        • How do I set effective 'Business Objectives' in the Product Vision Canvas?
        • How should I structure my Vision Statement for maximum impact?
        • How do I collaborate effectively with my team using the Product Vision Canvas?
        • How do I measure the success and impact of my Product Vision Canvas?
        • How can I use colors to highlight and organize cards in the Product Vision Canvas?
      • User Persona
        • How do I access and navigate the User Persona Canvas in Shorter Loop?
        • How do I create a new User Persona from scratch?
        • How do I add and customize demographic fields for my persona?
        • What is the recommended sequence for completing persona key elements?
        • How do I create Value Propositions that address my persona's needs?
        • How do I upload attachments and research files to generate automated insights?
        • How do I share and export User Personas with my team?
        • How to create strategic opportunities from my User Persona insights?
        • How do I effectively name and organize User Personas?
      • Business Model
        • How do I access and start creating my Business Model Canvas in Shorter Loop?
        • Can I collaborate with my team on the same Business Model Canvas?
        • How does the Business Model Canvas integrate with other Shorter Loop discovery tools?
        • What's the difference between the Canvas, Notes, and Experiments tabs in the Business Model section?
        • How do I use the "+ ADD" buttons effectively to build comprehensive business model sections
        • Can I export or share my Business Model Canvas with investors and stakeholders?
        • How does Shorter Loop's Business Model Canvas help me identify new revenue opportunities?
        • What makes Shorter Loop's Business Model Canvas different from free alternatives like Strategyzer?
        • How do I connect my User Persona Canvas with the Business Model Canvas?
      • Feedback Manager
        • How do I access the Feedback Manager in Shorter Loop?
        • What is Shorter Loop's Ideas & Issues system and how does it organize feedback?
        • What does the main Feedback Manager dashboard show me?
        • How do I turn ideas and issues into actionable work items?
        • How do I disconnect or unlink work items from ideas?
        • What information can I see in the work item quick view?
        • How do I filter and sort ideas and issues?
        • How do I create new ideas and issues?
        • How does voting work in the Feedback Manager?
        • What makes Shorter Loop's connected canvas approach unique?
        • How do I manage categories and organize feedback effectively?
        • What are Collections and how do they help organize feedback?
        • How does AI-powered collection generation work?
        • How do I create custom collections manually?
        • What can I do within a collection page?
        • How do I publish and manage collection visibility?
        • How does the AI summarization feature work?
        • How do I create opportunities from collection insights?
        • How does the "Identify more opportunities" feature work?
        • What types of opportunities does the AI identify?
        • How do I convert AI-identified opportunities into actionable work item?
        • How does opportunity status tracking work in Shorter Loop?
        • How does the "Connect to work item" feature integrate with product backlogs?
        • What makes Shorter Loop's opportunity identification unique?
        • How do I manage settings for my Feedback Portal, including custom domains and categories?
        • How do I control and customize the status of Ideas and Issues in Shorter Loop?
        • How can I import existing feedback and invite users to the Feedback Portal?
        • How do I manage and utilize User Segments in Shorter Loop?
        • How to Integrate Slack with Shorter Loop?
        • How do I manage my Shorter Loop profile, connect Slack, and view my voting activity?
        • Can I be a member of multiple Feedback Manager portals with on email address?
    • Strategize
      • Objectives
        • How do I define an experiment's hypothesis and success criteria?
        • How do I set up and track Key Results (OKRs) for an Objective?
        • How do I access the Product Strategy board to get started?
        • How do I navigate between my Objectives, Opportunities, Solutions, and Experiments?
        • What are the different ways I can view and edit the details of a strategic item?
        • How do I create my first Objective?
        • How do I set the strategic "Alignment" to show an Objective's priority?
        • How do I assign Owners and Teams to ensure accountability?
        • What are "Themes" and how can I use them to organize my strategy?
        • How can I add attachments or web links for more context?
        • How do I link an Opportunity to an Objective?
        • How can I see all the work (Opportunities, Solutions, etc.) related to one Objective?
        • What is the Opportunities Map and how do I use it to visualize my strategy?
        • How can I view and manage all experiments related to an objective?
        • How do I update the status of an experiment?
        • How can I see key details like budget and due date on an experiment card?
        • How can I visually track the progress of all work related to an Objective?
        • How can my team collaborate and discuss a specific Objective?
        • How can I use the "Notes" tab for documentation?
        • How can I filter my Strategy Board to find specific items?
        • How can I see the financial upside of an Opportunity?
        • What do the "Spread" and "Intensity" metrics on an Opportunity mean?
        • How do I share or delete a strategic item?
        • How do I use Storymaps and connect my strategy to my roadmap?
  • Product Integrations
    • Jira
      • Set up 2-way Jira Sync with Shorter Loop for Epics, Features, and Stories
      • Why is Shorter Loop a more comprehensive product management solution than Jira?
      • Can feedback be linked to the original Sprint ticket from which the idea was generated?
      • Is there a way to bucketize items by status, like in progress, testing, etc.?
      • How to reopen closed work items and tickets in Shorter Loop and Jira integration?
      • If I have editor access in Shorter Loop but not in JIRA, can I still access or make changes in JIRA through Shorter Loop?
      • If I have access to JIRA but not Shorter Loop, and make changes in JIRA, will it reflect in Shorter Loop?
      • Shouldn't we categorize an issue into development only after linking it to JIRA?
      • So, if we raise an issue in Shorter Loop, will it go and become a ticket in JIRA?
      • Is it possible to see the Jira status of the work item in Shorter Loop?
      • Does the change in status in Shorter Loop make the changes in Jira?
      • How to fix Jira API token authentication issues in Shorter Loop integration?
      • Does Shorter Loop provide nesting like Jira?
      • Is there a visual way to see parent-child work items (like nesting in Jira) at once in Shorter Loop (like a board)?
      • Does Shorter Loop provide freedom to create multiple levels of hierarchy (nesting) in Product Backlog?
      • What’s the difference between nesting in Jira and Shorter Loop?
      • What changes appear in Jira if you delete any work item from Shorter Loop’s Backlog?
  • Using Shorter Loop
    • How to Create a Strategy Board in Shorter Loop?
    • How to Create a Roadmap in Shorter Loop?
    • Does Shorter Loop Support Other weight-based prioritization methods, such as customizing the weights other than effort/value, spread intensity, RICE, etc.?
    • Does Shorter Loop provide migration assistance?
    • How to apply Filters on the Roadmap?
    • How to Save or Share a Roadmap in one Click?
    • How to Build a Product Backlog?
    • Persona Canvas: Understand Your Target Users
    • How to create a Prioritization Matrix? - Shorter Loop
    • How to create a User Story Map? - Shorter Loop
    • How to Create a Document in Shorter Loop? - Shorter Loop
    • How to Collaborate on Digital Whiteboard?
    • How to Use Idea Manager in an End-to-End Product Journey?
    • How to view the version history?
    • How to Share or Delete the particular Whiteboard?
    • How to start with Product Discovery? - Shorter Loop
  • Account Settings
    • Billing & plan management
      • How to Upgrade Your Trial to an Active Plan
      • Can I change my subscription plan after the trial?
      • What happens to my product discovery data during plan changes?
      • How does seat billing work for teams?
      • Can I pause my Shorter Loop subscription?
      • What are the feature limits and restrictions for each plan?
      • How to Upgrade to a Paid Plan? - Shorter Loop
      • How to Upgrade to a Paid Plan?
    • Profile Management
      • Subscription
        • How to access Subscription Settings in Shorter Loop dashboard?
        • What information is displayed in the Subscription Summary section?
        • How to add new products to your Shorter Loop subscription?
        • How to manage users and assign roles in your Shorter Loop subscription?
        • How to view and manage your subscription plan details?
        • How to manage AI & Storage in your Shorter Loop subscription?
        • What user roles are available in Shorter Loop and what are their permissions?
        • How to change your subscription name and logo in Shorter Loop?
        • What user roles are available in Shorter Loop and what are their permissions?
        • How to update payment methods and view billing history in Shorter Loop?
        • How to upgrade or downgrade your Shorter Loop subscription plan?
        • How to remove or deactivate users from your Shorter Loop subscription?
        • What happens when you reach your AI & Storage limit in Shorter Loop?
        • What are the image requirements for profile photos in Subscription Settings?
      • Product
        • How to access Product Settings and manage product-specific configurations?
        • What information is displayed in the Product Summary section?
        • How to manage users and assign roles within a specific product?
        • How does product-level AI & Storage management work compared to subscription-level?
        • What happens when you invite new members to a product vs the subscription?
      • Team
        • How to access and navigate to team management in Shorter Loop?
        • How to create and manage teams within a product?
        • How to manage team members and assign roles within a specific team?
        • How to invite new members to a team and manage bulk operations?
        • How to delete teams and understand the impact on work items?
      • User
        • How to edit and update your user profile settings in Shorter Loop?
        • How to change your email address in Shorter Loop account settings?
        • What is the difference between Display Name and Full Name in Shorter Loop profile settings?
        • How to change your password in Shorter Loop dashboard after login?
        • How to upload and change your profile picture in Shorter Loop?
    • Team Management
      • Adding New Members to Your Shorter Loop
      • What are the different user roles in Shorter Loop and what permissions does each role have?
      • How do I invite new members to my Shorter Loop account?
      • How do I change a team member's role or permissions?
      • How do I add members to specific products in my subscription?
      • How do I manage team members within a specific team?
      • How do I view and manage all members in my account?
      • What's the difference between subscription-level and product-level member access?
      • How do I deactivate or reactivate team members?
      • Can the same person have different roles in different products or teams?
      • What happens when I invite someone who's already in my subscription to a new product or team?
      • Can a subscription member be part of multiple Shorter Loop subscriptions?
  1. Jira

Is it possible to see the Jira status of the work item in Shorter Loop?

Yes, Shorter Loop provides seamless integration with Jira, allowing you to view real-time Jira status directly within your Shorter Loop product backlog. This integration ensures your product strategy and development work stay perfectly aligned.
Backlog:
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Quick View:
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Detail page:
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Prerequisites#

Before viewing Jira status, ensure you have:
Completed Jira Integration: Set up the connection between Shorter Loop and your Jira instance
Project Access: Appropriate permissions in both Shorter Loop and Jira
Connected Projects: Linked your Shorter Loop products to relevant Jira projects

Step-by-Step Guide to View Jira Status#

Step 1: Access Product Integrations#

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Navigation:
Open the side menu in your Shorter Loop dashboard
Select "Product Integrations" tab
View all connected Jira projects in one centralized location

Step 2: Connect and Sync Jira Projects#

Project Connection Process:
Select Target Project: Choose the Jira project you want to work with
Pull Work Items: Import items from Jira into your Shorter Loop baclog, which happens automatically when the integration is done.
Default View: Product Backlog displays Jira IDs for all imported work items
Visual Identification:
Each work item shows its Jira ID in the default Product Backlog view
Clear mapping between Shorter Loop items and Jira tickets
Real-time synchronization of status updates

Step 3: View Detailed Jira Status#

Method 1: Side-View Access
1.
Click Shorter Loop Key: Select the work item's unique identifier
2.
Side Panel Opens: Detailed work item information appears
3.
Jira Status Display: Current Jira status and ID prominently shown
Method 2: Expanded Work Item View
1.
Expand Work Item: Click the expand icon in the top-right corner of the work item
2.
Full Details View: Complete work item information with integrated Jira data
3.
Status Visibility: Jira status clearly displayed alongside other work item details

Jira Status Integration Benefits#

Real-Time Synchronization#

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Key Advantages:
Live Status Updates: See current Jira status without switching platforms
Unified Workflow: Manage product discovery and development in one place
Enhanced Product Metrics: Track development progress alongside product insights
Improved Team Alignment: Keep product and development teams synchronized

Status Information Available#

Comprehensive Jira Data:
Current Status: In Progress, Done, To Do, etc.
Jira ID: Direct link to original Jira ticket
Status History: Track status changes over time
Assignment Details: See who's working on each item

Troubleshooting Common Issues#

If Jira Status Isn't Visible:
1.
Check Integration: Verify Jira connection is active
2.
Refresh Sync: Manually trigger synchronization if needed
3.
Permission Verification: Ensure proper access rights in both systems
4.
Project Mapping: Confirm correct project connections
For Integration Support:
Review integration documentation
Contact support for connection issues
Verify Jira API permissions
This seamless integration ensures your Shorter Loop account provides complete visibility into both strategic product decisions and development progress, keeping your entire product strategy aligned and informed.
Modified at 2025-06-24 10:18:41
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