Overview & Getting Started
NSYS Requirements for Jira is a requirements management plugin built natively on Atlassian Forge. It brings a DOORS NG-style requirements management workflow directly into Jira, without external servers, data egress, or complex integrations. All data is stored within your Atlassian environment.
Key Concepts
Concept | Description |
|---|---|
Folder | Organizational container. Folders can nest inside other folders. |
Specification | A Jira issue that acts as a requirements document. Contains an ordered, hierarchical list of requirements. |
Requirement | A Jira issue linked into a specification at a specific position and hierarchy level. |
Artifact Type | A category of requirement (e.g. "Functional Requirement", "Safety Requirement") with its own set of custom attributes. |
Attribute | A custom field mapped to a Jira field. Values are stored directly on the Jira issue. |
Installation
Go to Atlassian Marketplace and search for NSYS Requirements for Jira
Click Get it now and select your Jira Cloud site
Once installed, navigate to Apps → NSYS Requirements for Jira from the top navigation
First-Time Setup Checklist
Before using the plugin on a project:
[ ] Open Settings and configure the specification issue type
[ ] Configure the requirement issue type and create at least one artifact type
[ ] Add attributes to each artifact type and map them to Jira fields
[ ] (Optional) Configure review settings if using the reviews workflow
[ ] Create your first folder and specification