BugDigger for JIRA User Guide

BugDigger helps you create consistent and useful bug reports at the push of a button, automatically extending your issue reports with contextual information such as:

  • screen shot of the webpage
  • the current URL
  • recently visited pages on the web site
  • browser details and operating system version

In addition, BugDigger includes image annotation editor that you can use to edit any image attached to a JIRA issue. All file uploads are handled automatically.

or watch it on YouTube (length: 2:50)

Assuming you already have BugDigger plugin for JIRA installed and running, the rest of this page explains how to setup the browser add-on.

Setting up BugDigger browser add-on

1. Install browser add-on

To get started, download and install BugDigger browser add-on. (Add-on installation generally requires browser restart so you may want to bookmark or print this page before proceeding.)

After installing the BugDigger add-on, a bug reporting button appears in your browser’s toolbar.

In Internet Explorer:In Firefox:

Clicking the bug reporting button at this point would take you to the My BugDigger service instead to JIRA. We’ll change that in the next step.

2. Connect browser add-on with your JIRA

In Firefox and Internet Explorer open BugDigger menu from your browser’s toolbar and select “BugDigger Servers”:

In Google Chrome access BugDigger Servers opening Options from the Chrome’s Extensions Manager page.

Specify URL to your JIRA server, optionally provide a descriptive name, click the Add button and close clicking OK:

With multiple BugDigger servers defined, click on the bug reporting button will show the menu where you can select the destination issue tracker for your bug report. (If you do not intend to use My BugDigger service, feel free to remove it from the list of servers as that will save you an additional click.)

Now you’re ready! Click the bug reporting button at any time, on any web site – BugDigger automatically captures screenshot and other details of the web page you were on and takes you straight to your JIRA. You can attach the collected information while on an issue view page or in a form (JIRA 4.2 or better required).

If you didn’t see it already, check out the video above demonstrating BugDigger use with JIRA.