Update old version to new version

[Oscar Hernandez]

I want to update my JIRA version to the lates one (7.9), actually I have JIRA version 7.0.2. and I already have all my configuration of tickets flow and attributes, etc. When this update had been done... will cause a problem with my configuration or any pulg-in I have? 

[Peter Bengov · Accepted solution]

Hi Oscar, 

JIRA upgrades usually don't change anything in the actual setting you have done on the service like screens, workflows, field configuration. If you are using the server version - changes to files you've done on your server would require a test and a migration. 

Moreover, if you are using some plugins for automating tasks or running some post functions, which stop working or change a bit, since the plugin might not be supported for the new version (for example, some Groovy functions can be out of date). So I would suggest performing some sanity testing, as there are several moving parts. 

From my experience, with a JIRA instance filled with scripts and plugins - this is usually not an issue.