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Please leave Fix Version/s empty when creating the issue – it should not be tagged until an issue is closed, and then, it is tagged by the committer closing it to indicate the earliest version(s) the fix went into. Instead of Fix Version/s, use Target Version/s to request which versions the new issue's patch should go into. (Target Version/s was added to the Create Issue form in November 2015. You can add target versions to issues created before that with the Edit button, which is in the upper left corner.)
Consider using bi-directional links when referring to other tickets. It is very common and convenient to refer to other tickets by adding the HIVE-XXXXX pattern in summary, description, and comments. The pattern allows someone to navigate quickly to an older JIRA from the current one but not the other way around. Ideally, along with the mention (HIVE-XXXXX) pattern, it helps to add an explicit link (relates to, causes, depends upon, etc.) so that the relationship between tickets is visible from both ends.
When in doubt about how to fill in the Create Issue form, take a look at what was done for other issues. Here are several Hive JIRA issues that you can use as examples:
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