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Due to this, from R4J version 4.4.4+, the coverage has been restricted to require more than 30% free needed memory to avoid any unwanted effect to a Jira instance.
Solution
Upgrade to R4J 4.7.1 or higher.
From R4J 4.7.1, Administrators can configure the Minimum free needed memory to process coverage view. See Configuration page for full explanation.
This value is variable between Jira instances due to limiting factors, such as, environment configurations, other plugins installed, etc. Analysis and trials need to be done by the Jira Administrator to determine the most suitable value for this configuration.
Workaround(s)
As a Non-administrator User, you may try the following solutions:
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Increase Java Heap Size Limit
Jira Reference: Increasing Jira application memory
Force Garbage Collection
In your Jira instance, go to Administration > System > System info > Java VM Memory Statistics
Click "Force garbage collection" under Java VM Memory statistics. This will only cleanup unused memory in JVM and no data will be lost.
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Solution
From R4J 4.7.1, Administrators can configure the Minimum free needed memory to process coverage view. See Configuration page for full explanation.
This value is variable between Jira instances due to limiting factors, such as, environment configurations, other plugins installed, etc. Analysis and trials need to be done by the Jira Administrator to determine the most suitable value for this configuration.
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