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Folio Configuration

Configuring a Folio

  • Only the owner and administrators of a Folio have the rights to actually modify any of its configuration fields.
  • To ensure consistency of data for various users, all calculated numbers are produced using the Folio’s owner’s visibility on scope.
  • To maintain consistency with JIRA permissions, Budgets will not show you issues you don't have the right to see. This applies to all Budgets features, including Scope Inspector, Issue Costs Report, and Staff Members Assignations.

There are two ways to access the configuration page of a Folio. If you are currently inside a Folio, open the Folio drop-down menu at the top right of the page, next to the Folio's main navigation bar and then click the Configure item.


The second way to access the configuration page is from the Manage Portfolios page (Tempo > Portfolios > More... ). Locate the Folio you want to configure in the list of all available Folios. Then hover the mouse at the right end of the Folio's row, a Cog menu will appear (see figure). Click the Cog icon, and then select Configure.


General Information

From the Folio Configuration screen, you can edit a Folio's general information such as its name, description, timeframe, folio custom fields, etc. To edit general information, first click the General item in the navigation bar on the left. This brings up the General information in the main part of the screen. Click on the field values (in bold) to edit them.

Folio Name

Name of the Folio. The maximum length of the Folio is 255 characters.

Associated board

This field is only available if you have JIRA Agile 6.1.1 or higher installed and fully lincensed, and Temp Folio is connected with JIRA Agile. You must be logged in with a user who can see at least one JIRA Agile Board in order to associate a Folio with an Agile Board.

JIRA Agile Board (Scrum or Kanban) that is associated to the Folio. When a Folio is associated with a Board, many of its configuration settings are driven by the Board's configuration and thus cannot be edited directly in Folio. They must be edited through the Board's configuration screen instead. Configuration fields that become driven and/or initialized by the Board are the following :

  • The query of the saved filter defining the scope of the Folio is synchronized with the board's saved filter query. This means that any change to the Folio's filter query will have no effect. You must edit the Board's filter in order to modify the Folio's scope.
  • The Earn Value Field is initially set to the Estimation field defined by the Board. This can be overriden in Folio.
  • The Earned Issues statuses are synchronized with the last column mapping of the Board. They must be edited through the Board's configuration.
  • The Hours per Day are synchronized with the Board's Hours per day. They must be edited through the Board's configuration.
  • The Working Days are synchronized with the Board's Week days. They must be edited through the Board's configuration.
  • The Non-Working Dates are synchronized with the Board's Non-Working Dates. They must be edited through the Board's configuration.

Owner

Owner of the board. The owner, along with Administrators named by the Owner are the only JIRA users who can edit the Folio and see the wage information it contains.

Changing the Owner of a Folio does not automatically give appropriate rights on the Folio's saved filter to the new Owner. Therefore, you must make sure to give the proper saved filter rights to the new owner (refer to the Sharing a filter section of the JIRA saved filters documentation). Changing the Owner also prevents you to make further changes, so you should consider adding yourself as an Administrator prior to changing the Owner if you intend to continue editing the Folio afterwards.


Start date

Date from which expenses and revenues defined in the folio are taken into account. This is normally the date at which the staff members are planned to start working on the scope of the Folio. Must be before the end date

End date

Date until which expenses and revenues defined in the folio are taken into account. This is the planned end date of the project and is critical since it defines the pace of progress that the staff members should maintain to successfully complete the Folio's scope. Must be after the start date

Folio custom fields

If you defined Folio custom fields in the Global configuration they will be displayed below the Folio Status like sample fields Country and Department in screenshot above. Note that you can add new custom fields by clicking on the add more folio fields link


Note that all these fields can be edited directly within the folio's overview screen


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