Capture for JIRA Upgrade Guide

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Last updated: Oct 06, 2015 by Former user (Deleted)
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Upgrades for Capture for JIRA involve two components:

  • Upgrading on the JIRA server
  • Upgrading the client browser extension

1. Upgrading Capture for JIRA on your JIRA server

  1. In JIRA, go to "Administration", then "Plugins" to open the Universal Plugin Manager.
  2. Go to the "Manage Existing" tab in the Universal Plugin Manager (if not already there), and search for the 'Capture for JIRA' plugin entry.
  3. Click 'Upgrade' button. A confirmation message and the plugin details will display, if it is installed successfully.
  4. Re-indexing JIRA after installing Capture for JIRA is recommended.
For a more detailed explanation on how to upgrade plugins, please read Updating add-ons.

2. Upgrading Capture for JIRA on client browsers

The browser upgrade process varies depending on whether the upgrade is a major or minor upgrade. Major upgrades occur when a major version of Capture for JIRA is released, and the new version of the Capture for JIRA server plugin is not compatible with prior versions of the browser extensions. Major upgrades require a re-installation of Capture for JIRA browser extensions. Minor upgrades occur when a minor version of Capture for JIRA is released. Minor upgrades do not require a complete reinstallation.


Firefox

Major Upgrade

  1. Download the new Capture for JIRA for Firefox from JIRA. In JIRA, go to the "Get JIRA Capture Extension" page in the "Test Sessions" drop down. 
  2. Click "Download JIRA Capture for Firefox". 
  3. Click "Allow" then wait for the extension to download.
  4. Click "Install Now" when prompted. 
  5. Click "Restart Now".

Minor Upgrade
Depending on your settings for automatic updates to extensions, Firefox may automatically update Capture for JIRA's extension to the latest once it is made available. Alternatively, you can force Firefox to check for an update for Firefox. To do this:

  1. Go to Firefox Preferences.
  2. On the general tab, click 'Manage Add-ons'.
  3. At the top right of the Add-ons manager, click on the cog drop down, then 'Check for Updates'.
  4. Available updates to Capture for JIRA for Firefox will be downloaded, and follow Firefox prompts to restart Firefox.


Chrome

Major Upgrade

  1. Download the new Capture for JIRA for Chrome from JIRA. In JIRA, go to the "Get JIRA Capture Extension" page in "Test Sessions" drop down. 
  2. Click "Download JIRA Capture for Chrome".
  3. Follow these instructions: Installing the Capture for JIRA extension in Chrome

Minor Upgrade
Chrome will automatically update Capture for JIRA's extension to the latest once it is made available. Alternatively, you can force Chrome to check for an update of Capture for JIRA for Chrome. To do this:

  1. Click on the spanner in the top right of Chrome.
  2. Go to 'Tools' -> 'Extensions'.
  3. In Chrome's extension manager, click on 'Developer mode' at the top right of the screen.
  4. Click 'Update Extensions now'.


Safari

Major Upgrade

  1. Download the new Capture for JIRA for Safari from JIRA. In JIRA, go to the "Get JIRA Capture Extension" page in the "Test Sessions" drop down. 
  2. Click "Download JIRA Capture for Safari".
  3. Double-click "JIRA Capture-latest.safariextz" in the Downloads dialog. 
  4. When prompted, "Install" Capture for JIRA.

Minor Upgrade
Depending on your settings for automatic updates to extensions, Safari may automatically update Capture for JIRA's extension to the latest once it is made available. If automatic update is switched off, you can find Capture for JIRA updates manually:

  1. Go to Safari Preferences.
  2. Go to the 'Extensions' tab.
  3. Click on 'Updates' at the bottom left hand corner of the dialog.
  4. Click 'Update' for Capture for JIRA.


Internet
Explorer

Major and Minor Upgrades

  1. If you are installing JIRA Capture 1.3.2 (now Capture for JIRA) or earlier, un-install the previous version of JIRA Capture by going to the 'Control Panel' -> 'Add/Remove Programs' in Windows. This step is no longer required from JIRA Capture 1.4 onwards.
  2. Download the latest Capture for JIRA for Internet Explorer by going to your user drop down in JIRA, then 'Get JIRA Capture'.
  3. Ensure Internet Explorer has been shut down.
  4. Install Capture for JIRA by executing the downloaded file.
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