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Deep Linking to GitLens

NEW FEATURE

GitLens is a Visual Studio Code extension and supercharges GIt inside VS Code while helping users visualize code, explore Git repositories, use powerful compare commands and so much more.

Support for GitLens deep linking is now available in Git Integration for Jira app. Open repositories, commits, tags, and branches into GitLens using the relevant access locations in Jira.

 

Deep link access locations

The GitLens deep links are accessible on the following locations:

Jira issue – Git commits tab

Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Commits panel in the Git Commits tab

Jira issue Git developer panel – branches and tags lists

Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Branches list on the Jira issue Git development panel
Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Tags list on the Jira issue Git development panel

Repository browser – All repository table

Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Repository browser -- Repositories list

Repository browser – Browse page (latest commit)

Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Repository browser (Browse page)-- latest commit label link

Repository browser – Commits page

Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Repository browser -- Commits page

Repository browser – Compare page (commit view)

Shows the deeplink for GitLens in the Repository browser -- Compare page

Repository browser – Browse tab — Open into GitLens deeplink

Access the Open into GitLens button on the Repository browser -- Browse tab

Repository browser – Commits tab — Open into GitLens deeplink

Access the Open into GitLens button in the Repository browser -- Commits tab

Repository browser – Tags — Open into GitLens deeplink

Access the Open into GitLens button in the Repositry browser -- Tags dropdown

Jira issue Git Commits tab deeplinking panel

Use the deeplinking panel on the Jira issue Git Commits tab to download the GitLens extension.

Use the deeplinking panel on the Jira issue Git Commits tab to download the GitLens extension

Jira issue Git development sidebar deeplinking panel

Use the deeplinking panel on the Jira issue Git development sidebar to download the GitLens extension.

Use the deeplinking panel on the Jira issue Git development sidebar to download the GitLens extension

 

Profile settings

Individual Jira Data Center users can enable or disable the GitLens integration with Git Integration for Jira Data Center by visiting the Git Integration: User settings page.

  1. From the Jira menu, go your Jira Profile. The Summary page is displayed.

  2. Scroll down to Git Integration for Jira preferences section.


  3. Click the edit icon. The following dialog is displayed.

  4. Enable/disable the GitLens integration using the dropdown. Default setting is Enabled.


  5. Click Update to save the settings.

 

Administrator settings

The GitLens deeplinking feature is enabled by default in the General settings of Git Integration for Jira app.

Jira Data Center administrators can enable/disable this feature for all Jira users. All Jira Server users can enable the GitLens integration separately (see Profile settings)

Go to the Git Integration for Jira – General settings tab (sidebar).

Enable/disable this setting under GitLens integration section.

Access the GitLens integration option to enable/disable the feature in the General settings of the Git Integration for Jira app

GIT INTEGRATION: JIRA CLOUD COMING SOON

User settings is added to support non-admin users to be able to enable/disable this feature.

 

See more Git Integration for Jira app features

>> Deep Linking to the GitKraken Git client

Deep Linking into GitLens (this page)


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