Chapter 4. Creating and configuring a Jira connection

Procedure

1. In Administration view, click Credentials.
2. Click Create new.

3. Enter the following information:

   • Name
   • Description (optional)

4. In the Type list, select Basic Auth (Jira) or Bearer Token (Jira):

   • If you selected Basic Auth (Jira), complete the following steps:

     1. In the Email field, enter your email.

     2. In the Token field, depending on the specific Jira configuration, enter either your token generated on the Jira site or your Jira login password.

        Note

        To obtain a Jira token, you need to log in to the Jira site.

     3. Click Save.

        The new credential appears on the Credentials page.

   • If you selected Bearer Token (Jira), complete the following steps:

     1. In the Token field, enter your token generated on the Jira site.

     2. Click Save.

        The new credential appears on the Credentials page.

5. Optional: To edit the credential, click Edit.

Procedure

1. In Administration view, under Issue Management, click Jira.
2. Click Create new.

3. In the New instance window, enter the following information:

   • Name of the instance
   • URL of the web interface of your Jira account
   • Select either the Jira Cloud or Jira Server/Data center instance type from the list

   • Select credentials from the list

     Note

     If you selected Jira Cloud as an instance type, only Basic Auth credentials are displayed in the list.

     If you selected Jira Server/Data center as an instance type, both Basic Auth and Token Bearer credentials are displayed.

     Choose the type that is appropriate for the particular configuration of your Jira server or data center.

4. By default, a connection cannot be established with a server with an invalid certificate. To override this restriction, enable the Enable insecure communication switch.

5. Click Create.

   The new connection instance appears on the Jira configuration page.