Jira - Usage

To use the Jira plug-in, the plug-in must be loaded and an instance created before you can configure the plug-in integration. You define configuration properties in the user interface or in a JSON file.

Integration type

The Jira plug-in supports scheduled events integration which are listed in the following table.

Name	Description
SyncJiraDataEvent	Synchronize data from a Jira server.

Integration

There are two methods to integrate the plug-in:

Using the user interface
Using a JSON file

The tables in the Configuration properties topic describe the properties used to define the integration.

Using the user interface

From the Plugins page, click Settings > Integrations > Plugins.
Under the Action column for the plug-in, click Add Integration.
On the Add Integration page enter values for the fields used to configure the integration and define communication.
Click Save.

Using a JSON file

The JSON file contains the information for creating a value stream. Within the JSON file is a section for integrations. It is in this section that plug-in properties can be defined.

From a value stream page, download the value stream map. The value stream map is a JSON file used to define integrations.
Edit the JSON file to include the plug-in configuration properties.
Save and upload the JSON file. This replaces the current JSON file with the new content.
View the new integration on the Integrations page.

Configuration properties

The following tables describe the properties used to configure the integration. Each table contains the field name when using the user interface and the property name when using a JSON file.

The General Configuration Properties table describes configuration properties used by all plug-in integrations.
The Jira Configuration Properties table describes the configuration properties that define the connection and communications with the Jira server. When using the JSON method to integrate the plug-in these properties are coded within the properties configuration property.

General Configuration table

Name	Description	Required
image	The version of the plug-in that you want to use. To view available versions, see the UrbanCode DockerHub. If a value is not specified, the latest version is used.	No
name	An assigned name to the value stream.	Yes
loggingLevel	The level of Log4j messages to log. Valid values are: all, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, off, and trace. The default is info.	No
properties	List of plug-in configuration properties used to connect and communicate with the Jira server. Enclose the properties within braces.	Yes
tenant_id	The name of the tenant.	Yes
type	Unique identifier assigned to the plug-in. The value for the Jira plug-in is `ucv-ext-jira`	Yes

Jira Configuration Properties table

Name	Type	Description	Required	Property Name
Access Token	String	The access token for oauth authentication with the Jira server.If supplied, Personal access token, Username and Password will be ignored.	No	access_token
Access Token Secret	String	The access token secret for oauth authentication with the Jira server.	No	access_token_secret
Consumer Key	String	The consumer key for oauth authentication with the Jira server.If supplied, Personal access token, Username and Password will be ignored.	No	consumer_key
Consumer Secret	String	The consumer secret for oauth authentication with the Jira server.If supplied, Personal access token, Username and Password will be ignored.	No	consumer_key_secret
Password	Secure	CPassword to authenticate with the Jira. If supplied, Personal access token will be ignored.\n NOTE: For Jira cloud version the Access Token should be entered in the Password field.	No	password
Project Keys (Comma separated)	Array	A list of Jira Project Keys separated by commas. Example: PROJ1, PROJ2’.	Yes	jiraProjects
Jira JQL	String	Any valid JQL Query. JQL Query has higher priority than Project Keys . If JQL Query is added , Project Keys will not work .	No	jiraJql
Proxy Server	String	The URL of the proxy server including the port number.	No	proxyServer
Proxy User Name	String	The user name used to authenticate with the proxy server.	No	proxyUsername
Proxy Password	String	The password used to authenticate with the proxy server.	No	proxyPassword
URL	String	The base URL of the Jira server.	Yes	baseUrl
User Name	String	The user name used to authenticate with the Jira server.If supplied, Personal access token will be ignored.\n NOTE: For Jira Cloud version, the User Name should be entered in the UserName field.	No	username
Personal Access Token	Secure	Personal Access Token to authenticate with the Jira server. If supplied, Username and Password will be ignored.\n NOTE: For Jira cloud version provide username and password.\n For Jira server provide personal access token.	No	pat
Request Timeout	String	Timeout (in seconds) to apply to each request to the Jira server. Range is 10 to 150 seconds	No	requestTimeout
Custom Field Mapping	Multiline	Map Jira fields to the fields expected by this server as a Name Value pair, eg: “Epic Link”: “Epic field in Jira”, “Sprint”: “Sprint field in Jira”, “Story Points”: “Story field in Jira”.	No	fieldMapping

Example

The following example can be used as a template to include the Jira plug-in integration into the JSON file. Copy and paste the template into the JSON file and make the appropriate changes.

"integrations": [ {
"type": "ucv-ext-jira",
"tenant_id": "*tenantid*",
"name": "Jira_Plugin ",
"properties": {
    "baseUrl": "*jira_server_url*",
    "username": "*jira_server_user_name*",
    "password": "*jira_server_password*",
    "consumer_key": null,
    "consumer_secret": null,
    "access_token": null,
    "access_token_secret": null,
    "jiraJql":"*project in ("John-Project")*",
    "proxyServer": "*proxy_server_url*",
    "proxyUsername": "*proxy_server_user_name*",
    "proxyPassword": "*proxy_server_password*"
    }
} ]

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