ACP-100 study guide
ACP-100 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Jira Administrator for Cloud certification (ACP-100) is a professional credential for people who run Jira Cloud day to day: configuring projects, shaping permissions, designing issue types and screens, building workflows, and keeping automation and notifications sane. It suits administrators, technical project managers, and consultants who already work in Jira Cloud and want independent validation of their configuration judgment rather than product trivia. The ACP-100 study guide has 7 sections and about 1,931 words.
01Application and Project Configuration
Project configuration starts with the project type: company-managed (classic) projects use shared schemes, while team-managed (next-gen) projects keep configuration local to the project. Know the scheme chain: an issue type scheme maps issue types to a project, a workflow scheme maps issue types to workflows, a field configuration scheme maps issue types to field configurations, and a screen scheme maps operations (create, view, edit) to screens.
305 words, about 2 min02User Management, Groups, and Permissions
Understand the difference between users, groups, and project roles. Users are accounts; groups are global collections used for global permissions and license management; project roles are per-project and are the recommended way to grant project permissions.
282 words, about 1 min03Issue Types, Fields, Screens, and Schemes
Fields have a type (text, select, user picker, date) and a context that determines which projects and issue types see them and what options apply. A field configuration controls whether a field is required, optional, or hidden, and its description.
310 words, about 2 min04Workflows, Transitions, Conditions, Validators, and Post Functions
A workflow is a set of statuses connected by transitions. Each transition can have a condition (who may execute it), a validator (input must satisfy a rule before it proceeds), and post functions (actions after success, such as setting a field or firing an event).
282 words, about 1 min05Jira Automation and Notification Schemes
Automation rules have a trigger (e.g., issue created, field changed, scheduled), optional conditions (JQL or field checks), and actions (edit issue, transition, comment, send email, webhook). Rules can be global or project-scoped, and they run with the permissions of the rule actor.
244 words, about 1 min06Dashboards, Filters, and Reporting
Filters are saved JQL queries; they can be shared with users, groups, or projects, and shared filters can power dashboards and gadgets. Dashboards are collections of gadgets (filter results, pie chart, created vs.
266 words, about 1 min07Integrations, Apps, and Data Migration
Integrations include REST APIs, webhooks, and marketplace apps. Apps can add fields, workflows, and automation; they are managed by administrators and may require licensing.
242 words, about 1 min