Manage Jira Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Jira seamlessly integrates Jira data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Jira data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Jira in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Jira Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Jira data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   To connect to JIRA, provide the User and Password. Additionally, provide the Url; for example, https://yoursitename.atlassian.net.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Jira JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.jira.jar

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:jira:User=admin;Password=123abc;Url=https://yoursitename.atlassian.net;
6. Finish the wizard to connect to Jira data. Jira entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Jira data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Jira API.