Jira Connector for Talend Studio

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!

In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Jira data in Talend Studio without coding. We will use high-performance Jira Connector to easily connect to Jira and then access the data inside Talend Studio.

Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that!

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Create Data Source in ZappySys Data Gateway based on API Driver

  1. Download and install ODBC PowerPack.

  2. Search for gateway in start menu and Open ZappySys Data Gateway:
    Open ZappySys Data Gateway

  3. 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:
    ZappySys Data Gateway - Add User

  4. 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

    ZappySys Data Gateway - Add Data Source

  5. 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:

    JiraDSN
    Jira
    ODBC DSN Template Selection
  6. 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 how to get and use Jira credentials
    Firstly, login into your Atlassian account and then go to your Jira profile:

    1. Go to Profile > Security.
    2. Click Create and manage API tokens.
    3. Then click Create API token button and give your token a label.
    4. When window appears with new API token, copy and use it in this connection manager.
    5. 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
    ODBC DSN HTTP Connection Configuration
    Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
    Follow official Atlassian instructions on how to create a PAT (Personal Access Token) for JIRA

    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
    ODBC DSN HTTP Connection Configuration

    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:

    1. Go to Atlassian Developer area.
    2. Click Create and select OAuth 2.0 integration item to create an OAuth app:

      Create OAuth integration app in Atlassian
    3. Give your app a name, accept the terms and hit Create:

      Name OAuth app in Atlassian
    4. To enable permissions/scopes for your application, click Permissions tab, then hit Add button, and click Configure button, once it appears:

      Enable scopes in OAuth app in Atlassian
    5. Continue by hitting Edit Scopes button to assign scopes for the application:

      Edit scopes in OAuth app in Atlassian
    6. Select these scopes or all of them:

      Add Jira scopes in OAuth app in Atlassian
    7. Then click Authorization option on the left and click Add button:

      Add authorization in OAuth app in Atlassian
    8. Enter your own Callback URL (Redirect URL) or simply enter https://zappysys.com/oauth, if you don't have one:

      Set callback URL for OAuth app in Atlassian
    9. Then hit Settings option and copy Client ID and Secret into your favorite text editor (we will need them in the next step):

      Get Jira data via REST API and OAuth
    10. Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and in OAuth authentication set these parameters:

      • For ClientId parameter use Client ID value from the previous steps.
      • For ClientSecret parameter use Secret value from the previous steps.
      • For Scope parameter use the Scopes you set previously (specify them all here):
        • offline_access (a must)
        • read:jira-user
        • read:jira-work
        • write:jira-work
        • manage:jira-project
        • manage:jira-configuration
        NOTE: A full list of available scopes is available in Atlassian documentation.
      • For Subdomain parameter use your Atlassian subdomain value (e.g. mycompany, if full host name is mycompany.atlassian.net).
    11. Click Generate Token to generate tokens.
    12. Finally, select Organization Id from the drop down.
    13. That's it! You can now use Jira Connector!

    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])
    ODBC DSN Oauth Connection Configuration

  7. Once the data source connection has been configured, it's time to configure the SQL query. Select the Preview tab and then click Query Builder button to configure the SQL query:

    ZappySys API Driver - 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!
    JiraDSN
    Open Query Builder in API ODBC Driver to read and write data to REST API
  8. Start by selecting the Table or Endpoint you are interested in and then configure the parameters. This will generate a query that we will use in Talend Studio to retrieve data from Jira. Hit OK button to use this query in the next step.

    SELECT * FROM Issues
    Configure table/endpoint parameters in ODBC data source based on API Driver
    Some parameters configured in this window will be passed to the Jira API, e.g. filtering parameters. It means that filtering will be done on the server side (instead of the client side), enabling you to get only the meaningful data much faster.
  9. Now hit Preview Data button to preview the data using the generated SQL query. If you are satisfied with the result, use this query in Talend Studio:

    ZappySys API Driver - 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!
    JiraDSN
    SELECT * FROM Issues
    API ODBC Driver-based data source data preview
    You can also access data quickly from the tables dropdown by selecting <Select table>.
    A WHERE clause, LIMIT keyword will be performed on the client side, meaning that the whole result set will be retrieved from the Jira API first, and only then the filtering will be applied to the data. If possible, it is recommended to use parameters in Query Builder to filter the data on the server side (in Jira servers).
  10. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Read Jira data in Talend Studio

To read Jira data in Talend Studio, we'll need to complete several steps. Let's get through them all right away!

This article is compatible with Talend Open Studio (a free version, currently retired by Qlik). If you don't have it, you can still purchase a shareware version of Talend Studio from Qlik.

Create connection for input

  1. First of all, open Talend Studio
  2. Create a new connection: Creating a new connection in Talend Studio
  3. Select Microsoft SQL Server connection: Creating SQL Server connection in Talend Studio
  4. Name your connection: Naming a connection in Talend Studio
  5. Fill-in connection parameters and then click Test connection:
    JiraDSN
    Configuring the ZappySys Data Gateway connection in Talend Studio
  6. If the List of modules not installed for this operation window shows up, then download and install all of them: Configure the connection
    Review and accept all additional module license agreements during the process
  7. Finally, you should see a successful connection test result at the end: Connection test successful

Add input

  1. Once we have a connection to ZappySys Data Gateway created, we can proceed by creating a job: Create a job in Talend Studio
  2. Simply drag and drop ZappySys Data Gateway connection onto the job: Creating an input based on ZappySys Data Gateway connection
  3. Then create an input based on ZappySys Data Gateway connection: Creating an input based on ZappySys Data Gateway connection
  4. Continue by configuring a SQL query and click Guess schema button: Configuring a SQL query in Talend Studio
  5. Finish by configuring the schema, for example: Configuring a schema in Talend Studio

Add output

We are ready to add an output. From Palette drag and drop a tFileOutputDelimited output and connect it to the input: Connecting tFileOutputDelimited output in Talend Studio

Run the job

Finally, run the job and integrate your Jira data: Integrating Jira data in Talend Studio

Actions supported by Jira Connector

Learn how to perform common Jira actions directly in Talend Studio with these how-to guides:

Conclusion

In this article we showed you how to connect to Jira in Talend Studio and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort. It's worth noting that ZappySys API Driver allows you to connect not only to Jira, but to any Java application that supports JDBC (just use a different JDBC driver and configure it appropriately).

We encourage you to download Jira Connector for Talend Studio and see how easy it is to use it for yourself or your team.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact ZappySys support team. You can also open a live chat immediately by clicking on the chat icon below.

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