Jira Connector for SSAS
In this article you will learn how to integrate Using Jira Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within SSAS. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that. The driver mentioned above is part of ODBC PowerPack which is a collection of high-performance Drivers for various API data source (i.e. REST API, JSON, XML, CSV, Amazon S3 and many more). Using familiar SQL query language you can make live connections and read/write data from API sources or JSON / XML / CSV Files inside SQL Server (T-SQL) or your favorite Reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Excel, MS Access), ETL Tools (i.e. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS). You can also call our drivers from programming languages such as JAVA, C#, Python, PowerShell etc. If you are new to ODBC and ZappySys ODBC PowerPack then check the following links to get started. |
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Create Data Source in ZappySys Data Gateway based on API Driver
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Download and install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.
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Search for gateway in start menu and Open ZappySys Data Gateway:
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Go to Users Tab to add our first Gateway user. Click Add; we will give it a name tdsuser and enter password you like to give. Check Admin option and click OK to save. We will use these details later when we create linked server:
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Now we are ready to add a data source. Click Add, give data source a name (Copy this name somewhere, we will need it later) and then select Native - ZappySys API Driver. Finally, click OK. And it will create the Data Set for it and open the ZS driver UI.
JiraDSN
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When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Jira" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Jira" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:
JiraDSNJira -
Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.
Steps to get 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:
JiraDSNJiraAPI Key based Authentication [Http]https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3Required Parameters Subdomain Fill in the parameter... Atlassian User Name (email) Fill in the parameter... API Key Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters CustomColumnsRegex Fill in the parameter... Steps to get 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.htmlFill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
JiraDSNJiraPersonal Access Token (PAT) Authentication [Http]https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3Required Parameters Subdomain Fill in the parameter... Token (PAT Bearer Token) Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters CustomColumnsRegex Fill in the parameter... OAuth App must be created in Atlassian Developer Console. It is found at https://developer.atlassian.com/console/myapps/ [API Help..]
Steps to get 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:
- offline_access (a must)
- read:jira-user
- read:jira-work
- write:jira-work
- manage:jira-project
- 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:
JiraDSNJiraOAuth (**Must change API Base URL to V3 OAuth**) [OAuth]https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3Required 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]) Fill in the parameter... -
Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
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Click OK to finish creating the data source.
Read Jira data in SSAS cube
With the data source created in the Data Gateway (previous step), we're now ready to read Jira data in an SSAS cube. Before we dive in, open Visual Studio and create a new Analysis Services project. Then, you're all set!
Create data source based on ZappySys Data Gateway
Let's start by creating a data source for a cube, based on the Data Gateway's data source we created earlier. So, what are we waiting for? Let's do it!
- Create a new data source:
- Once a window opens, select Create a data source based on an existing or new connection option and click New...:
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Here things become a little complicated, but do not despair, it's only for a little while.
Just perform these little steps:
- Select Native OLE DB\SQL Server Native Client 11.0 as provider.
- Enter your Server name (or IP address) and Port, separated by a comma.
- Select SQL Server Authentication option for authentication.
- Input User name which has admin permissions in the ZappySys Data Gateway.
- In Database name field enter the same data source name you use in the ZappySys Data Gateway.
- Hopefully, our hard work is done, when we Test Connection.
JiraDSNJiraDSNIf SQL Server Native Client 11.0 is not listed as Native OLE DB provider, try using these:- Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
- Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
- Indeed, life is easy again:
Add data source view
We have data source in place, it's now time to add a data source view. Let's not waste a single second and get on to it!
- Start by right-clicking on Data Source Views and then choosing New Data Source View...:
- Select the previously created data source and click Next:
- Ignore the Name Matching window and click Next.
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Add the tables you will use in your SSAS cube:
For cube dimensions, consider creating a Virtual Table in the Data Gateway's data source. Use the
DISTINCT
keyword in theSELECT
statement to get unique values from the facts table, like this:SELECT DISTINCT Country FROM Customers
For demonstration purposes we are using sample tables which may not be available in Jira. - Review your data source view and click Finish:
- Add the missing table relationships and you're done!
Create cube
We have a data source view ready to be used by our cube. Let's create one!
- Start by right-clicking on Cubes and selecting New Cube... menu item:
- Select tables you will use for the measures:
- And then select the measures themselves:
- Don't stop and select the dimensions too:
- Move along and click Finish before the final steps:
- Review your cube before processing it:
- It's time for the grand finale! Hit Process... to create the cube:
- A splendid success!
Execute MDX query
The cube is created and processed. It's time to reap what we sow! Just execute an MDX query and get Jira data in your SSAS cube:
Advanced topics
Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver
You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.
Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
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Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
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Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders] @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>' AS SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver
ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.
If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.
Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
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Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
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And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.
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Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
SELECT "ShipCountry", "OrderID", "CustomerID", "EmployeeID", "OrderDate", "RequiredDate", "ShippedDate", "ShipVia", "Freight", "ShipName", "ShipAddress", "ShipCity", "ShipRegion", "ShipPostalCode" FROM "Orders" Where "ShipCountry"='USA'
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Actions supported by Jira Connector
Jira Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description |
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Jira Connector Examples for SSAS Connection
This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.
List issues [Read more...]
Lists all issues
SELECT * FROM Issues
List a single issue by Id [Read more...]
select * from Issues Where Id=10001
List a single issue by Key [Read more...]
List a single issue by Key or Numeric Id.
SELECT * FROM Issues WITH(Key='CS-1')
List multiple issues by Id or Key [Read more...]
List multiple issues by comma separated Key(s) or Numeric Id(s).
SELECT * FROM Issues WITH(Key='CS-1, CS-2, 10003, 10004')
List all issues for a specific project [Read more...]
List all issues for a specified project code.
SELECT * FROM Issues WITH(Project='CS')
Search issues using Advanced JQL query expression [Read more...]
List issues using JQL query expression
SELECT * FROM Issues WITH (Jql='status IN (Done, Closed) AND created > -5d' )
/*
Useful links:
https://support.atlassian.com/jira-work-management/docs/jql-fields/
https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/jql/tutorials#advanced-search
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/jira/jql-the-most-flexible-way-to-search-jira-14
Other Possible JQL expressions:
Ids (IN): key IN(10001, 10002, 10003);
Keys (IN): key IN(CS-1, CS-2, CS-3);
Projects (IN): project IN(PROJ1, PROJ2, PROJ3);
Status (EQUAL): status='Done';
Date (Expression 1): created >=-5d;
Date (Expression 2): created >=startOfMonth() AND created <=now();
Date (Expression 3): created >=startOfYear() AND created <=startOfDay();
Date (Static): created >= 2008/12/31;
Date (Static with time): created >= 2008/12/31 23:59;
Project and Status (AND + IN): project=CS AND status NOT IN ('Done', 'Open', 'Closed');
Assignee and Created Date: assignee is NOT EMPTY and created < -1d;
Text (Contains - Fuzzy): Summary ~ 'some words' OR description ~ 'some words';
Text (Contains - Fuzzy Wildcard): Summary ~ 'some*' OR description ~ 'some*';
Text (Contains - Exact): Summary ~ '\"exact words\"' OR description ~ '\"exact words\"';
Text (Does Not Contain - Fuzzy): Summary !~ 'some words' OR description !~ 'some words';
Empty OR Null: fixVersion is empty OR fixVersion is null;
Is Not Empty OR Is Not Null: fixVersion is not empty OR fixVersion is not null;
WAS Operator (previous value): status WAS "Resolved" BY (jsmith,srogen) BEFORE "2019/02/02";
WAS IN Operator: status WAS IN ("Resolved", "In Progress");
WAS NOT IN Operator: status WAS NOT IN ("Resolved", "In Progress");
WAS + BY + DURING (date range): status WAS "Resolved" BY (jsmith,srogen) DURING("2019/02/02", "2020/02/02");
CHANGED operator: assignee CHANGED;
CHANGED operator (multiple): status CHANGED FROM "In Progress" TO "Open"
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INSERT Issue [Read more...]
Inserts a single issue to a particular project
INSERT INTO Issues(ProjectKey, IssueTypeName, Summary, Description)
VALUES('SMP', 'Task', 'My ticket inserted through the API', 'A description about an issue')
WITH (Output=1)
UPDATE Issue [Read more...]
Updates an issue
UPDATE Issues
SET Summary = 'This is my summary'
,Description = 'Lot''s of stuff to describe'
,Labels = '[ "bugfix" ]'
,DueDate = '2029-10-10'
--WHERE Id=1234
--WHERE Id='ISSKEY'
WITH (
IssueIdOrKey='ISSKEY', --or use Id in where clause
Output=1,
NotifyUsers=0,
OverrideScreenSecurity=0,
OverrideEditableFlag=0,
ContinueOn404Error=0
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UPDATE multiple Issues matching with JQL search query [Read more...]
Updates multiple issues which match with certain condition (JQL). Adding Where 1=1 or some other WHERE condition invokes Lookup endpoint (refer to other example to learn about JQL - see Search issues using Advanced JQL query expression)
UPDATE Issues
SET Summary = 'This is done on <<fun_now>>'
Where 1=1
WITH (jql='status=done' , ContinueOn404Error=0)
--WITH (jql='key in(10001, 10002, 10003)' , ContinueOn404Error=0)
--WITH (jql='key in(CS-1, CS-2, CS-3)', ContinueOn404Error=0)
DELETE Issue [Read more...]
Deletes a single issue
DELETE FROM Issues
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020', OUTPUT=1, ContinueOn404Error=0)
DELETE multiple Issues matching with JQL search query [Read more...]
Delete multiple issues which match with certain condition (JQL). Adding Where 1=1 or some other WHERE condition invokes Lookup endpoint (refer to other example to learn about JQL - see Search issues using Advanced JQL query expression)
DELETE FROM Issues
Where 1=1
WITH (jql='status=done' , ContinueOn404Error=0)
--WITH (jql='key in(10001, 10002, 10003)' , ContinueOn404Error=0)
--WITH (jql='key in(CS-1, CS-2, CS-3)', ContinueOn404Error=0)
List comments for all issues [Read more...]
List comments for all issues
SELECT * FROM Comments
List comments for a specific issue Issue Key or Id [Read more...]
List comments for a specific issue
SELECT * FROM Comments Where IssueId=10003 --OR WITH(Key='10003')
List comments for a specific issue by Key [Read more...]
List comments for a specific issue by key
SELECT * FROM Comments WITH(Key='CS-1')
List comments for issues (search by JQL) [Read more...]
List all comments for issues returned from a JQL search expression (refer to previous example to learn about JQL - see Search issues using Advanced JQL query expression)
SELECT * FROM Comments WITH (Jql='status IN (Done, Closed) AND created > -5d' )
List fields [Read more...]
Lists all fields that are used and available in issue entity
SELECT * FROM Fields
List projects [Read more...]
Lists all available projects
SELECT * FROM Projects
List worklog entries for a specific issue by Id or Key [Read more...]
List all worklog entries for a specific issue
SELECT * FROM Worklogs Where IssueId=10003 --WITH(Key='10003')
List worklogs for issues (search by JQL) [Read more...]
List all worklogs (time entries) for issues returned from a JQL search expression (refer to previous example to learn about JQL - see Search issues using Advanced JQL query expression)
SELECT * FROM Worklogs WITH (Jql='status IN (Done, Closed) AND created > -5d' )
INSERT Project [Read more...]
Inserts a single project
INSERT INTO Projects(ProjectKey, Name, ProjectTypeKey, LeadAccountId, AssigneeType)
VALUES ('TEST', 'Test Project', 'software', '70122:XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-c5da8c98b9e2', 'PROJECT_LEAD)
WITH (Output=1)')
UPDATE Project [Read more...]
Updates a single project
UPDATE Projects
SET Name = 'My Test Kanban Project'
,ProjectCategoryId = 1
WITH (ProjectIdOrKey = 'MYPRJCT', Output=1, ContinueOn404Error=0)
DELETE Project [Read more...]
Deletes a single project
DELETE FROM Projects
WITH (ProjectIdOrKey = '10020', Output=1, ContinueOn404Error=0)
List users [Read more...]
Lists all available users
SELECT * FROM Users
INSERT User [Read more...]
Inserts a single user
INSERT INTO Users(EmailAddress, DisplayName, Name, Password)
VALUES ('my@user.com', 'John Doe', 'John', 'xhedkspstdadaothoua')
WITH (OUTPUT=1)
DELETE User [Read more...]
Deletes a single user
DELETE FROM Users
WITH (OUTPUT=1, accountId = '547059:136095a0-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-3e4c66f26551', ContinueOn404Error=0)
List worklogs [Read more...]
Lists all worklogs from all issues
SELECT * FROM Worklogs
INSERT Worklog [Read more...]
Inserts a single worklog to a particular issue
INSERT INTO Worklogs(TimeSpentInSeconds, Comment, StartedAt)
VALUES(7200,'My Comment!','2020-02-23T16:20:30.123+0000')
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='ISSKEY-1', OUTPUT=1)
UPDATE Worklog [Read more...]
Updates a worklog
UPDATE Worklogs
SET TimeSpentInSeconds = 28800
,Comment='My Comment!'
,StartedAt='2020-01-23T16:20:30.123+0000'
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='MTK-1', WorklogId='123465', OUTPUT=1, ContinueOn404Error=0)
DELETE Worklog [Read more...]
Deletes a single worklog of an issue
DELETE FROM Worklogs
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020', WorklogId='123465', OUTPUT=1, ContinueOn404Error=0)
Conclusion
In this article we discussed how to connect to Jira in SSAS and integrate data without any coding. Click here to Download Jira Connector for SSAS and try yourself see how easy it is. If you still have any question(s) then ask here or simply click on live chat icon below and ask our expert (see bottom-right corner of this page).
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