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   Change Freeze                        Plug in availability                       Personal Confluence spaces


Update from Technology - Transition to Jira and Confluence Cloud

In December we announced our plans to migrate UKHSA Jair and Confluence to Cloud.  Activities are currently underway and  are currently on track for go-live in March 2025.


CHANGE FREEZE - from DATE to Go-Live

To ensure the stability and reliability of our Jira and Confluence environments during this critical pre-migration period, we are implementing a Change Freeze from [Start Date] until we Go-Live.

Why is this necessary?

The change freeze is being introduced to minimise risks and prevent migration issues. By temporarily halting updates, we aim to avoid introducing changes that could unintentionally affect system performance or availability. 

What does this mean for you?

With effect from DATE

(tick) There is no change to the availability of Jira and Confluence and you can continue to use both tools.  The Digital Tools Team will be able to fulfil new basic project requests without the Xray Test Management app and basic new Confluence spaces.


(error) The Digital Tools team will be unable to fulfil requests for new configuration items such as

  • New custom fields
  • New workflows, issue types or any other new configuration schemes
  • New Automations
  • New plug in requests
  • New scripts using Scriptrunner 
  • New projects using Xray Test Management app
 

 

Exceptions:

Exceptions:

Any business critical or emergency changes required to address incidents impacting system availability or performance will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.


What happens after the freeze?

Once the freeze ends, normal change management processes will resume.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us 

Plug ins 

Some Marketplace Apps which provide additional functionality may not currently be available. We have chosen not to pay to renew the licences because the Cloud version provides an in-built improved tool which will provide the same/better functionality. These include:

  • Easy Agile - Team Rhythm
  • Email This Issue

Personal Confluence Spaces

Personal Confluence Spaces will not migrate. If you have a current active personal Confluence Space, you will receive an email from the project team shortly with more details of action you need to take


Project Timeline

                                            Volunteer for UAT here


Stay Informed

  • Consider supporting with UAT (Jan 2025) and becoming a volunteer to help us test the new system and report any issues – volunteer here
  • You will experience some visual and functional differences between the current version and the cloud version - check out the familiarisation videos here
  • Check out the Comms Hub for more information
  • Consider joining the Microsoft Teams Atlassian User Community
  • Regular updates will be provided here – we will let you know when there is a new update via ‘banner’ on Jira/Confluence
  • If you have any questions, please use this form or check out the FAQs
  • If you have any concerns or need support, please reach out to the UKHSA Atlassian Project Team



                                                                                             



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