Establishing a Connection
Configure a Connection Profile
From the CData ribbon, click Get Data and select From Jira Assets connection/s to launch the CData Query window. To setup a new connection, you will have to click the New Jira Assets Connection button. Here you can set the connection settings, test the connection, and save the connection profile.
Connecting and Authenticating to Jira Assets
Jira Assets supports connecting and authenticating via the APIToken.To generate an API token:
- Log in to your Atlassian account.
- Navigate to Security > Create and manage API Token > Create API Token.
After you have generated the API token, set these parameters:
- AuthScheme: APIToken.
- User: The login of the authenticating user.
- APIToken: The API token you just generated.
Connection Properties
The Connection properties describe the various options that can be used to establish a connection.
Managing Connections
After successfully authenticating to Jira Assets you will be able to customize the data you are importing. To learn more about this, see Managing Connections.
See Also
- Querying Data: Use the data selection wizard to pull data into a spreadsheet. You can also configure scheduled data refresh here.
- Using the Excel Add-In: Find other ways to interact with Jira Assets data, such as using the available CData Excel Functions.