Write data to Jira using SSIS (Import data)

In this section we will learn how to configure and use Jira Connector in the API Destination to write data to Jira.

Video tutorial

This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.

How to download SSIS PowerPack for Jira integration in SSIS
How to configure connection for Jira
How to write or lookup data to Jira
Features about SSIS API Destination
Using Jira Connector in SSIS

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Step-by-step instructions

In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure Jira in the API Source to POST data to the Jira.

Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.
From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
Select New Connection to create a new connection:

API Destination - Jira

Jira Connector can be used to integrate Jira and your defined data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Issues, Users, Worklogs, Comments just in a few clicks!
Use a preinstalled Jira Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Jira Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:

Jira

Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.

API Key based Authentication [Http]

Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
Firstly, login into your Atlassian account and then go to your Jira profile:

Go to Profile > Security.
Click Create and manage API tokens.
Then click Create API token button and give your token a label.
When window appears with new API token, copy and use it in this connection manager.
That's it!

Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

JiraDSN

Jira

API Key based Authentication [Http]

https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3

Required Parameters
Subdomain	Fill-in the parameter...
Atlassian User Name (email)	Fill-in the parameter...
API Key	Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
CustomColumnsRegex

Personal Access Token (PAT) Authentication [Http]

Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
Copy below URL and open in browser to see instructions about creating PAT (Personal Access Token) to access JIRA data using API.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/enterprise/using-personal-access-tokens-1026032365.html

Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

JiraDSN

Jira

Personal Access Token (PAT) Authentication [Http]

https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3

Required Parameters
Subdomain	Fill-in the parameter...
Token (PAT Bearer Token)	Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
CustomColumnsRegex

OAuth (Must change API Base URL to V3 OAuth) [OAuth]

OAuth App must be created in Atlassian Developer Console. It is found at https://developer.atlassian.com/console/myapps/ [API reference]

Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
Firstly, login into your Atlassian account and then create Jira application:

Go to Atlassian Developer area.
Click Create app and select OAuth 2.0 (3LO) integration app to create an OAuth app.
Give your app a name, accept the terms and hit Create.
Then hit App details panel and copy paste Client ID and Secret into the API Connection Manager configuration grid into the proper places.
Then go back and click Permissions panel to enable permissions/scopes for your application. You can enable them all.
Go back again to application settings and click Authorization panel.
Click Configure button and in Callback URL enter your own Callback URL or simply enter https://zappysys.com/oauth if you don't have one.
Use this same Callback URL (Return URL) in a API Connection Manager configuration grid.
In API Connection Manager enter one or more of these scopes (read more about available scopes) into Scopes property:
1. offline_access (a must)
2. read:jira-user
3. read:jira-work
4. write:jira-work
5. manage:jira-project
6. manage:jira-configuration
Also configure your company's Subdomain in the properties grid.
Click Generate Token to generate tokens.
That's it!

Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

JiraDSN

Jira

OAuth (**Must change API Base URL to V3 OAuth**) [OAuth]

https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3

Required Parameters
ClientId	Fill-in the parameter...
ClientSecret	Fill-in the parameter...
Scope	Fill-in the parameter...
ReturnUrl	Fill-in the parameter...
Organization Id (Select after clicking [Generate Token])	Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
Custom Columns for output (Select after clicking [Generate Token])

Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.

API Destination - Jira

Jira Connector can be used to integrate Jira and your defined data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Issues, Users, Worklogs, Comments just in a few clicks!
Finally, map the desired columns:

API Destination - Jira

Jira Connector can be used to integrate Jira and your defined data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Issues, Users, Worklogs, Comments just in a few clicks!
That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Jira API call using ZappySys Jira Connector