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Glossary

TermDefinition
Pulse ScoreA health score from 0 to 100 summarising the condition of a section, item, or overall Jira environment.
GradeA letter rating (A–F) based on the Pulse Score.
FindingA detected issue, risk, or cleanup opportunity.
Clean SignalA passed check showing that Pulse AI did not detect a specific risk.
OrphanedObject has no active usage or reference - no projects assigned, no schemes referencing it, or no workflow usage.
UnusedObject has zero usage - unused priorities, resolutions, fields, or config objects with no assigned usage.
StaleObject or issue has not been used or updated recently. Common thresholds: 90+ days for backlog/projects/fields/filters; 14+ days for stalled in-progress issues.
Stale BacklogFor projects: stale issues ÷ total issues > 30%.
DormantUser: active account with last activity older than 90 days.
InactiveUser: active === false. Project: activity older than threshold or all issues inactive.
BloatedScreen: available field count exceeds 50.
DuplicateSame name or same signature exists more than once.
Widely SharedObject used across many projects or schemes beyond a threshold, increasing blast radius if changed.
Missing DefaultScheme has no default issue type, security level, or workflow depending on section.
No CategoryStatus has no valid category assigned.
No Security LevelsIssue security scheme has zero levels defined.
Publicly SharedFilter share permissions include public or global access.
Risky DeletionCustom field is stale or unused but still appears on screens - cleanup may break users.
GuardProtected or system-managed object; should not be treated as a normal cleanup target (e.g., Default Permission Scheme, system groups).