Atlassian Certified Professional - Jira Administration for Cloud (ACP-120)

In Jira Cloud, what is the difference between a group and a project role?

• AGroups are project-scoped while project roles are global
• BGroups are managed at the organization/site level and project roles are scoped to a speci…
• CGroups can only contain managed accounts; project roles can contain unmanaged accounts
• DThere is no difference; the terms are interchangeable

A Jira Cloud admin needs to grant the same permission scheme to 50 projects but have different sets of users be 'Administrators' in each project. Which approach scales best?

• ACreate 50 different permission schemes
• BUse a project role like 'Administrators' in the permission scheme and populate role membe…
• CAdd every user to the jira-administrators group
• DGrant the Browse Projects global permission

What does an issue security scheme control in Jira Cloud?

• AWhich projects a user can browse
• BWhich users can view individual issues with a given security level
• CWhich transitions a user can perform
• DWhich fields appear on the create screen

Which Atlassian product subscription is required to enforce SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning across managed accounts?

• AJira Cloud Premium
• BConfluence Cloud Premium
• CAtlassian Guard (formerly Atlassian Access)
• DJira Service Management Standard

A user is in the jira-software-users group and a custom 'Contractors' group. The permission scheme grants 'Edit Issues' to jira-software-users but the project's 'Contractors' role lacks Edit Issues. Can the user edit issues?

• ANo, because the Contractors role does not grant it
• BYes, because permissions are additive across all sources
• COnly if they are also a project admin
• DOnly if the issue security level allows it

What is a 'managed account' in an Atlassian organization?

• AAn account whose email domain has been claimed by the organization, allowing centralized…
• BAny account with a paid product license
• CAn account created via SCIM only
• DAn account with the Site Admin role

Which global permission lets a user view all projects regardless of project-level permissions?

• ABrowse Projects
• BJira System Administrators
• CBrowse Users and Groups
• DManage Group Filter Subscriptions

In a permission scheme, which permission must be granted before a user can be selected as an issue's Assignee?

• AEdit Issues
• BAssignable User
• CAssign Issues
• DSchedule Issues

Which authentication policy setting helps protect against an external IdP outage?

• AEnforce single sign-on for all users
• BRequire two-step verification
• CAllow users to log in with their Atlassian password as a fallback
• DSet idle session duration to 1 hour

What does SCIM provisioning enable in Atlassian Cloud?

• ASingle sign-on without password
• BAutomatic user and group provisioning/deprovisioning from the identity provider
• CEncrypted communication between Jira and external apps
• DMobile device management

In Jira Cloud, what is the key difference between a company-managed and a team-managed project?

• ACompany-managed projects are paid; team-managed projects are free
• BTeam-managed projects use shared admin schemes; company-managed do not
• CCompany-managed projects use shared schemes administered centrally; team-managed projects…
• DTeam-managed projects cannot use Scrum boards

A team needs to share a single workflow across 10 projects with the ability to update it in one place. Which project type is required?

• ATeam-managed
• BCompany-managed
• CService project
• DSoftware project

What is the purpose of a project component?

• ATo group projects on the dashboard
• BTo subdivide a project into logical buckets (e.g., subsystems) and assign default leads/a…
• CTo define which issue types are available
• DTo restrict permission scheme application

What is the difference between an unreleased and released version (fixVersion) in Jira Cloud?

• AUnreleased versions cannot be selected on issues
• BReleased versions are read-only on existing issues but no longer appear in the picker for…
• CReleased versions are deleted automatically
• DThere is no functional difference

How do you change the default assignee of a project to the component lead instead of the project lead?

• AEdit the project's permission scheme
• BIn project settings, change Default Assignee to 'Component Lead' (or set it per component)
• CChange the global automation rule
• DModify the workflow's create transition

Which template is used to create a project for tracking customer-facing IT support requests with SLAs and a customer portal?

• AScrum
• BKanban
• CIT Service Management (Jira Service Management)
• DBug tracking

A project key was set to 'TEST' but the team wants 'PROD'. What happens to existing issues if the key is renamed?

• AExisting issues keep the old key forever
• BExisting issue keys are updated to the new prefix and old keys become aliases
• CAll existing issues are deleted
• DRenaming is not allowed

What is a project category used for in Jira Cloud?

• ATo control issue creation permissions
• BTo group projects for organizational and reporting purposes
• CTo define mandatory custom fields
• DTo limit storage quota

How does a project lead differ from a project administrator?

• AA project lead is the default assignee fallback and may be auto-watched on creation; a pr…
• BThey are identical
• CA project lead can edit schemes; a project administrator cannot
• DOnly project leads can resolve issues

In a company-managed project, who can normally change the workflow assigned to an issue type?

• AAny project administrator
• BAny user
• CA Jira admin (or someone with Administer Jira global permission)
• DOnly the project lead

What does an issue type scheme determine?

• AThe set of available issue types and their order in a project
• BWhich workflow is used
• CWhich fields are required
• DWhich users can create issues

What is the difference between a custom field's global context and a project-specific context?

• AA global context applies to all projects and issue types; a project-specific context limi…
• BGlobal context overrides project context
• CProject context cannot have default values
• DThere is no difference for select-list fields

To make a custom field required only on the Resolve transition, you should configure it where?

• AThe field configuration
• BA workflow validator on the Resolve transition
• CAn automation rule
• DThe screen scheme

Which scheme determines which screen is shown on the Create, Edit, and View operations for an issue type?

• AIssue type scheme
• BField configuration scheme
• CIssue type screen scheme
• DPermission scheme

Which of the following is a system field, not a custom field?

• AStory Points
• BSprint
• CPriority
• DEpic Link

How can you make a single field appear on the Create screen but be hidden on the View screen?

• AAdd a workflow condition
• BUse a screen scheme that maps Create to a screen containing the field and View to a scree…
• CSet the field as 'Hidden' in field configuration
• DUse issue security

What is the maximum number of options that can be added to a 'Select List (single choice)' custom field in Jira Cloud?

• A10
• B100
• CUnlimited (large limit), but very long lists harm UX
• D50

A custom field is locked - you cannot edit its options. What is the most likely cause?

• AIt is a 'locked' system custom field used by an app or Jira itself (e.g., Sprint, Epic Li…
• BYour user lacks Browse Project permission
• CThe field has too many options
• DYou are in a team-managed project

What is the correct order in which a field's value is determined when an issue is created with the field on the Create screen?

• AWorkflow post functions run first
• BUser input on the Create screen, then any post-function defaults that override on the Cre…
• CField configuration default always wins
• DAutomation rule sets the value before screen submission

Which Jira Cloud feature lets you define the default sort order of a custom select-list's options?

• AField configuration
• BField context options ordering (drag-and-drop in the custom field's Edit Options page)
• CScreen tab order
• DIssue type scheme

Which workflow element runs after a transition completes, often used to update fields or fire webhooks?

• ACondition
• BValidator
• CPost function
• DTrigger

A workflow shows the 'Resolve' button to anyone, but only Developers should be able to use it. Which workflow element should you add?

• AA post function 'Update Field'
• BA condition restricting the transition to the Developers role
• CA validator on the In Progress status
• DAn automation rule

What does a workflow validator do?

• AHides the transition if criteria are not met
• BChecks input/state at transition time and blocks the transition with an error if criteria…
• CRuns after the transition completes
• DSchedules the transition for later

What is the maximum number of statuses an issue can have in a single Jira Cloud workflow?

• A6
• B50
• CEffectively unlimited (Jira does not enforce a small limit, but very large workflows hurt…
• D12

Which Jira automation trigger fires whenever a specified field value changes on an issue?

• AIssue Created
• BField Value Changed
• CScheduled
• DManual Trigger

What is a 'smart value' in Jira automation?

• AA premium feature requiring Jira Premium
• BA placeholder like {{issue.key}} that resolves to runtime data
• CA type of custom field
• DAn app from the Marketplace

What is the difference between a project-scope and a global-scope automation rule?

• AProject-scope can have triggers; global-scope cannot
• BProject-scope runs on issues in one project; global-scope runs on issues across all (or s…
• CGlobal-scope rules cost extra
• DThere is no difference

What does the 'Branch rule' action in Jira automation do?

• APauses the rule until a transition occurs
• BSwitches execution context to related issues (e.g., subtasks, linked issues, epic stories)
• CCreates a Git branch
• DSplits an issue into multiple issues