Weekly Roundup - 03/04/2026

Welcome to the Weekly Roundup! Here's what's been happening in the Atlassian ecosystem this week.

What's Been Happening

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Atlassian Community Articles/Announcements by Atlassian

• 🎨 Colour Enhancements Now Live in Jira Product Discovery!
  Published on February 27, 2026 at 7:36 AM PST by Kamila Czubaj
• Improved Jira Work Linking via Automation ⚡️
  Published on February 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM PST by Angela Hawkins
• Confluence + Rovo in March's “Skip the Blank Page” event. Earn badges and win swag!
  Published on February 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM PST by Mindy Park
• Default Experience: New Workflow Editor
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM PST by Swarna Mehta
• Smarter timelines in Jira: roll up dates, status, and more inline columns on Business projects
  Published on February 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM PST by Amy Cheong
• From Power Users to Empowered Teams: Discover What’s Next in AI Collaboration
  Published on February 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM PST by Katelyn Miner
• Deprecation of legacy workaround to export >10,000 work items
  Published on February 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM PST by Himanshu Singh
• FAQ & Reference Guide: Transitioning to the New Field Schemes
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM PST by Carol Low
• New 100% off discounts for nonprofits and social enterprises & how to get them
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM PST by Lauren Black
• Rovo at Work: a new digital series!
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST by Gunjan Sood
• Last Chance to Register: Atlassian Team on Tour Returns to Sydney
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 12:44 PM PST by Lauren Thomas
• Announcing authentication via API token for Atlassian Rovo MCP Server
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM PST by Dilip Venkatesh
• You can win TEAM26 Tickets, Atlassian Williams F1 Team Merch, AND MORE?!
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM PST by Phil Hyun
• Reporting on individual user time tracking in Jira
  Published on February 25, 2026 at 7:27 AM PST by Peggy Graham
• Do you work in Employee Relations or handle HR case management? We want to hear from you
  Published on February 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM PST by Rahil Hameed
• Preview Panels will soon replace the detail view in Jira’s Global Search and List views
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 3:33 PM PST by Amanda Sacks
• Join the Rovo skills for admins early access program to simplify admin tasks
  Published on February 23, 2026 at 4:19 PM PST by Vanessa Lee
• Get inspired by Rovo connectors for Data Center use cases
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 3:46 AM PST by Piotr Górecki
• 🚀 Startup Stories with Atlassian: How Pandium Grew from Idea to Scale Without Switching Tools
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM PST by Adam Gilleland
• Data Lake updates: Team types, Jira space management, and deprecated values
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM PST by Tina Ling
• Introducing new insights & charts for Focus areas
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 1:20 PM PST by Matt Tse
• Upcoming Live Events with Atlassian Experts - February 24, 2026
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 1:07 PM PST by Ariel Hascal Winston
• Join the Transition tooling EAP: a new tool to move from custom access → roles at scale
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM PST by Marie Casabonne
• 📣 Cloud-to-cloud data transfer for Jira Product Discovery spaces
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 2:54 AM PST by Olga Springer
• Announcing User Permissions for Rovo Agents: Custom Access, Your Way!
  Published on February 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM PST by Jensen Fleming
• Webinar Q&A: Rovo Dev Code Review
  Published on February 23, 2026 at 9:54 PM PST by Ash Moosa
• Announcing GA of New Relic MCP for Rovo Ops - Bring observability directly into Atlassian
  Published on February 23, 2026 at 11:13 PM PST by Dushyant Sharma
• Working in Employee Relations or Case Management? We want to hear from you
  Published on February 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM PST by Rahil Hameed

Atlassian Cloud Updates New This Week

• Jira Platform - Custom templates: Grant users permission to create spaces
  2026-03-02
• Bitbucket - Pipeline variables: Limits on count and size
  2026-03-02
• Confluence,Jira Platform - Synced blocks: Keep content consistent across Confluence and Jira
  2026-03-02
• Confluence - Block Menu: Effortless content transformation and organization
  2026-03-02
• Jira Product Discovery - Improved design of the Connections tab
  2026-03-02
• Confluence - Persistent toolbar for reactions and comments
  2026-03-02
• Jira Platform - See work relevant to you in your weekly recap email
  2026-03-02
• Focus - Custom fields: Date and Select Types
  2026-03-02
• Atlassian Administration - Guided migration from commercial cloud to Government Cloud
  2026-03-02
• Jira Platform - Invite teammates directly to a Board
  2026-03-02
• - Improved layout in the Rovo extension settings page
  2026-03-02
• - Advanced AQL filtering across schemas in Assets
  2026-03-02
• Atlassian Administration - Idle session duration and session expiration settings for Atlassian Government Cloud authentication policies
  2026-03-02
• Jira Platform,Jira Service Management - Adding work types: Changes to default behavior
  2026-03-02

Developer Changelog

• [Removed] Removal of Connect Inspector Service
  Published on February 28, 2026
• [Deprecation Notice] Removal of Public REST APIs to retrieve various Bitbucket artifacts for a user
  Published on February 27, 2026
• [Announcement] Community Licenses Renamed to Social Impact Licenses
  Published on February 26, 2026
• [Deprecation Notice] Brownout Notice: OAuth 1.0 and Implicit Grant Flows for Bitbucket Cloud
  Published on February 25, 2026
• [Announcement] New Data Center app submissions no longer accepted On Marketplace
  Published on February 25, 2026
• [Added] Now supporting advanced conditional logic in Forms API
  Published on February 23, 2026
• [Request for Comments (RFC)] RFC 128: Local development mocks for Forge Storage
  Published on February 23, 2026

Upcoming ACE Events

• RovoCon Toronto
  03-04-2026 at 2:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Toronto, ON (CA)
• AMA: Faster response times with Jira Service Management’s AI-powered knowledge base
  03-04-2026 at 1:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Jira Plans & Customer Service Management
  03-04-2026 at 5:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Lausanne, VD (CH)
• News from Atlas Camp
  03-04-2026 at 11:15 AM - ACE in-person event in Kochi (IN)
• The Toolbox: From "Hello World" to Useful App
  03-04-2026 at 5:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• The Atlassian Clinic - Main Clinic - LIVE!!
  03-04-2026 at 11:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Enhancing Confluence Security: Best Practices for Secret Management
  03-04-2026 at 12:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Confluence Content Health: Cleanup, Smart Organization & Admin Power Moves
  03-04-2026 at 5:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Rovo on Tour: Building Forge Agents #RoadToRovoCon
  03-04-2026 at 9:30 AM - ACE in-person event in Valencia, Valencia (ES)
• Teams & Organization Hierarchy in Jira
  03-04-2026 at 2:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• March Office Hours | Atlassian for Nonprofits
  03-05-2026 at 3:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• RovoCon Madrid [⬇️¡Reserva la fecha!⬇️]
  03-05-2026 at 8:30 AM - ACE in-person event in Madrid, Spain (ES)
• March Office Hours | Atlassian for Nonprofits
  03-05-2026 at 9:00 AM - ACE virtual event
• International Women Day Panel: How Might We Support Each Other Better?
  03-05-2026 at 7:30 AM - ACE in-person event in Brisbane (AU)
• RovoCon Austin!
  03-05-2026 at 2:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Austin, TX (US)
• 10th Budapest ACE - Tavaszi Atlassian Community Esemény
  03-05-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Budapest (HU)
• Jira Plans Deep Dive: Capacity Planning and Cross-Team Alignment
  03-05-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Python kao produžena ruka Atlassian admina
  03-05-2026 at 4:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Zagreb (HR)
• Office Hours: Opsgenie Migration to JSM or Compass Operations - First Thursday, 6PM EDT
  03-05-2026 at 11:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Work Smarter with Atlassian: A Step-by-Step Workshop to Building Your First Rovo Agent
  03-05-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Malmö, Skåne County (SE)
• S2026E02 - Women Shaping the Atlassian Ecosystem
  03-05-2026 at 4:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Warsaw, Poland (PL)
• March Office Hours | Atlassian for Nonprofits
  03-05-2026 at 11:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• The Cloud Leap: Migrating with Atlassian & Automating with AI
  03-06-2026 at 1:30 AM - ACE in-person event in San Francisco, CA (US)
• Creating Pages and Basic Editing | ACA-920 Confluence Essentials Study Session #2
  03-06-2026 at 2:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Presentación del Atlassian Community Events para la Comunidad en Español
  03-06-2026 at 6:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Atlassian Community Conclave 2025 – Driving Innovation & Collaboration
  03-07-2026 at 4:30 AM - ACE in-person event in Puducherry, PY (IN)
• ☕ International Women’s Day Special: Women in Tech – Coffee & Conversations
  03-08-2026 at 10:30 AM - *Atlassian Community Event in Indore, MP (IN)
• Configuring Jira Boards | Managing Jira Software Projects (ACP-620) Study Session #8
  03-09-2026 at 1:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• International Women's Day: Global Voices, Shared Journeys
  03-09-2026 at 1:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Certification Prep for Managing Jira Service Projects for Cloud | Study with Sajit #2
  03-09-2026 at 2:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Exploring Rovo: Agents and Automation Simplified
  03-10-2026 at 8:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Dinner & Rovo: Discussion & Networking at Emporio Brazilian Grill
  03-10-2026 at 11:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Houston, TX (US)
• ST. LOUIS | How to Simplify Your App Dev Workflows
  03-10-2026 at 10:30 PM - ACE in-person event in St. Louis, MO (US)
• Certification Studying Tips and Tricks
  03-10-2026 at 1:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Atlassian Community Lunch Meet-Up March!
  03-10-2026 at 4:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Chicago, IL (US)
• Office Hours: Opsgenie Migration to JSM or Compass Operations - Second Tuesday, 10AM Central European Time
  03-10-2026 at 9:00 AM - ACE virtual event
• 10. Debrecen ACE
  03-11-2026 at 5:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Debrecen (HU)
• Goals & Projects in the native Jira Goals App!
  03-11-2026 at 1:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Make strategy actionable - Teamwork Collection for leadership teams (AMER/EMEA)
  03-11-2026 at 3:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Jira: From Data Center to Cloud and Practical Tips for Project Managers
  03-11-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Riga (LV)
• #11 Atlassian Community Event in Poznań - High-performing team & EazyBI use case
  03-11-2026 at 4:45 PM - ACE in-person event in Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship (PL)
• Guida (quasi) seria alla sopravvivenza in smart working con Atlassian
  03-11-2026 at 6:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Rome, Lazio (IT)
• From Hunches to Evidence: Applying AI in Portfolio Management
  03-11-2026 at 6:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Oxford, England (GB)
• Make strategy actionable - Teamwork Collection for leadership teams (APAC)
  03-11-2026 at 4:00 AM - ACE virtual event
• AI productivity in 2026
  03-12-2026 at 5:45 PM - ACE in-person event in Salt Lake City, UT (US)
• Casos prácticos en la gestión de servicios
  03-12-2026 at 3:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• #78 ACE Tokyo Online MeetUp｜Rovo Dev 〜AIでソフトウェア開発ライフサイクルはどう変わるのか〜
  03-12-2026 at 10:00 AM - ACE virtual event
• Atlassian Community Zürich - Breakfast Edition
  03-12-2026 at 8:00 AM - ACE in-person event in Zürich, ZH (CH)
• DFW ACE Tech talk and networking evening
  03-12-2026 at 9:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Dallas, TX (US)
• Taking Back Control in Atlassian
  03-12-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Prague (CZ)
• NEW DATE!!! - Forge 101 for Atlassian Practitioners: Custom Fields, Macros and More
  03-12-2026 at 8:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Advanced Editing | ACA-920 Confluence Essentials Study Session #3
  03-13-2026 at 1:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Work Smarter in Jira: Edit Office Files Without Leaving Your Workflow
  03-13-2026 at 1:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Driving Team Efficiency and Unlocking Real Productivity with Loom.
  03-13-2026 at 11:30 AM - ACE virtual event
• RovoCon Orlando
  03-14-2026 at 12:30 PM - ACE in-person event in Orlando, FL (US)
• Jira Service Management: Unlock Service Management Beyond IT
  03-14-2026 at 5:00 AM - ACE in-person event in Chennai, TN (IN)
• Jira Boards Look/Feel & Estimations | Managing Jira Software Projects (ACP-620) Study Session #9
  03-16-2026 at 1:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Israel Atlassian community event at Evoke
  03-16-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Tel Aviv (IL)
• Finale - Opsgenius VS New JirAvengers* - Trivia championship Round 15, S4
  03-17-2026 at 2:30 PM - ACE virtual event
• Caring for Delivery: Lessons from Aesop’s Playbook
  03-17-2026 at 5:30 AM - ACE virtual event
• Your Next Colleague is Probably an AI Agent: Meet Rovo (feat. Sven Peters and Ed Letifov)
  03-17-2026 at 3:30 PM - Hybrid event in Bucharest, Bucharest (RO)
• Your Next Colleague is Probably an AI Agent: Meet Rovo (feat. Sven Peters)
  03-17-2026 at 4:30 PM - Hybrid event in Bucharest, Bucharest (RO)
• Streamline grant management with Jira, Confluence, and Loom (AMER/EMEA)
  03-18-2026 at 3:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Build Journeys in Jira Service Management
  03-18-2026 at 1:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• Turn AI from experiments into everyday impact
  03-18-2026 at 5:00 PM - ACE virtual event
• AI Powered JSM and Implementing Rovo the Right Way
  03-18-2026 at 9:30 PM - ACE in-person event in New York City, NY (US)
• AtlasCamp Nachlese und aktuelle Themen
  03-18-2026 at 4:00 PM - ACE in-person event in Reutlingen, BW (DE)