Document jira link creation and persistent content.
overview/contributing/jira_tickets.rst
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o Added a howto for attaching URLs to a jira ticket.
o Note jenkins jobs disappear due to aging, suggest including a {gerrit,github} url as well.
[HOWTO: test]
% git clone ssh://gerrit.opencord.org:29418/voltha-docs.git
% cd voltha-docs
% git review -d I6582baab45ebafc37324cddd5afd5f8331e0c6d1
% make reload
% make lint
% make test
Change-Id: I6582baab45ebafc37324cddd5afd5f8331e0c6d1
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 965c65d..a86d0e4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.12.20
+2.12.21
diff --git a/overview/contributing/jira_tickets.rst b/overview/contributing/jira_tickets.rst
index 1f372d7..2140a5b 100644
--- a/overview/contributing/jira_tickets.rst
+++ b/overview/contributing/jira_tickets.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,45 @@
- While viewing a jira ticket, the 'More' navigation pulldown menu at the top
is useful for creating sub tickets or creating links to external resources.
+
+Suggestions: Additional ticket documentation
+--------------------------------------------
+
+.. list-table:: Persistent resources for reproduction
+ :widths: 20,80
+ :header-rows: 1
+
+ * - Resource
+ - Notes
+ * - `VOL-5214 <https://jira.opencord.org/browse/VOL-5214>`__
+ - Jira ticket
+ * - `jenkins <https://jenkins.opencord.org/view/VOLTHA-2.X-Tests/job/periodic-voltha-etcd-test/>`_
+ - Capture job URLs to document errors and log messages.
+ * - `gerrit:34854 <https://gerrit.opencord.org/c/ci-management/+/34854>`_
+ - Capture gerrit patch URLs for state and job reconstruction.
+
+- NOTE: Jenkins logs become unavailable due to aging
+
+ - Jenkins job logs become inaccessible over time after growing old or
+ due to volume job runs. To avoid lost problem reproduction steps always
+ include a gerrit patch link which can be used to reproduce state or job
+ results when original job logs disappear.
+
+- Document as links VS textual comments.
+
+ - Visit jira `VOL-5214 <https://jira.opencord.org/browse/VOL-5214>`__
+ - Select [M]ore from the menu above Description and Details.
+ - Select [L]ink
+ - Select Web Link in the left margin
+ - Paste a gerrit or jenkins URL into the URL text box.
+ - Enter a summry in the link text box -- job number or gerrit ID.
+ - Click the [Link] butotn.
+
+- Example `VOL-5009 <https://jira.opencord.org/browse/VOL-5009>`_
+
+ - Items added as linked URLs will appear in the "Issue Links" section
+ beneath the description where they are easily found.
+
See Also
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