Jira: assign an existing git branch to an issue

Question

In JIRA connected with STASH you can create a feature branch for an issue using the button \'create branch\'. (That is nice to track the commits in this issue.)

If a dev

Answer 1

I just tested the theory that having the Jira ID in the branch name creates an automatic link.
It does.

To see the effect, you have to push a commit. Then the branch will show up in the Jira. The branch shows up in Jira, but to get an individual commit to show up in Jira I have to refer to the Jira ID in the commit message.