The project browser is the interface that most users will use with Jira. It acts as the home page of the project, providing useful information (such as recent activities in the project) reports, and information from other connected systems, such as source control and continuous integration. The actual project browser interface depends on the project type, so it will vary from project to project. For example, the Scrum software development project will display the issue backlog or an agile board as its default view, as shown in the following screenshot:
For business projects such as general task management, the project browser will display an activity stream showing the latest updates in the project, as shown in the following screenshot:
To access the Project Browser interface, simply select the project from the Projects drop-down or the project list via the View All Projects option. A business project's project browser contains the following tabs, listed here along with their descriptions:
| Project Browser tab | Description |
| Summary | This displays a quick overview of the project. It comes in two views: an activity view and a statistics view. |
| Issues | This displays a breakdown of issues in the project grouped by attributes, such as priority and status. |
| Reports | This contains a number of built-in and custom reports that you can generate based on the issues in the project. The types of report available will vary depending on the project type. |
| Versions | This displays the summary of the versions of the project. This tab is only available when versions are configured. |
| Components | This displays a summary of components and their related issues. This tab is only available when components are configured for the project. |
| Project Shortcuts | This lets you add custom links that will act as bookmarks to provide more information on the project. |
We will look at some of these tabs in greater detail in the next sections.