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Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect Jira to your CData Connect Cloud account:

  1. Open the Connections page of the CData Connect Cloud dashboard.

  2. Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.

  3. Type Jira into the search field, then click the data source name.

  4. On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.

  5. Enter the URL to your Jira endpoint.

  6. Select the Authentication method, then proceed to the relevant section and follow those instructions.

Authentication Methods

OAuth

  1. Click Sign in to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the Jira sign-in page in a new tab.

  2. Log in to your Jira account and provide the requested permissions (if applicable).

  3. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Jira Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

APIToken

  1. Enter the Jira username for authentication in the User field.

  2. Enter the Jira API token for the username that you enter in the User field.

  3. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Jira Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

Basic

  1. Enter the Jira username for authentication in the User field.

  2. In the Password field, enter the user password.

  3. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Jira Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

Crowd

  1. Enter the Jira username for authentication in the User field.

  2. In the Password field, enter the user password.

  3. Enter the SSO Login URL associated with the Crowd account. You can find the IDP URL by navigating to your application > SSO > SSO information > Identity provider single sign-on URL.

  4. Enter the SSO Exchange URL used to exchange the SAML token for Jira cookies. This URL can have the following format: https://<authority of Jira instance>/plugins/servlet/samlsso.

  5. Enter the SSO App Name of the application.

  6. Enter the SSO App Password of the application.

  7. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Jira Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

OKTA

  1. Enter the Jira username for authentication in the User field.

  2. In the Password field, enter the user password.

  3. Set the SSO Login URL to the URL used by the SSO provider.

  4. Enter all relevant property-value pairs into the SSO Properties field with the format ssoproperty1=value1;ssoproperty2=value2;ssoproperty3=value3;. Make sure to separate all property-value pairs with semicolons.

  5. Enter the SSO Exchange URL used to exchange the SAML token for Jira cookies. This URL can have the following format: https://<authority of Jira instance>/plugins/servlet/samlsso.

  6. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Jira Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

LDAP

  1. Enter the Jira username for authentication in the User field.

  2. In the Password field, enter the user password.

  3. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Jira Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Connect Cloud and Jira, see this information page.