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Use CData JDBC drivers with the Informatica Cloud Secure Agent to access live Jira data from Informatica Cloud.
Informatica Cloud allows you to perform extract, transform, and load (ETL) tasks in the cloud. With the Cloud Secure Agent and the CData JDBC Driver for Jira, you get live access to Jira data, directly within Informatica Cloud. In this article, we will walk through downloading and registering the Cloud Secure Agent, connecting to Jira through the JDBC Driver and generating a mapping that can be used in any Informatica Cloud process.
About Jira Data Integration
CData simplifies access and integration of live Jira data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:
- Gain bi-directional access to their Jira objects like issues, projects, and workflows.
- Use SQL stored procedures to perform functional actions like changing issues status, creating custom fields, download or uploading an attachment, modifying or retrieving time tracking settings, and more.
- Authenticate securely using a variety of methods, including username and password, OAuth, personal access token, API token, Crowd or OKTA SSO, LDAP, and more.
Most users leverage CData solutions to integrate Jira data with their database or data warehouse, whether that's using CData Sync directly or relying on CData's compatibility with platforms like SSIS or Azure Data Factory. Others are looking to get analytics and reporting on live Jira data from preferred analytics tools like Tableau and Power BI.
Learn more about how customers are seamlessly connecting to their Jira data to solve business problems from our blog: Drivers in Focus: Collaboration Tools.
Getting Started
Informatica Cloud Secure Agent
To work with the Jira data through the JDBC Driver, install the Cloud Secure Agent.
- Navigate to the Administrator page in Informatica Cloud
- Select the Runtime Environments tab
- Click "Download Secure Agent"
- Make note of the Install Token
- Run the installer on the client machine and register the Cloud Secure Agent with your username and install token
NOTE: It may take some time for all of the Cloud Secure Agent services to get up and running.
Connecting to the Jira JDBC Driver
With the Cloud Secure Agent installed and running, you are ready to connect to Jira through the JDBC Driver.
Adding the JDBC Driver to the Secure Agent Machine
- Navigate to the following directory on the Secure Agent machine:
%Secure Agent installation directory%/ext/connectors/thirdparty/
- Create a folder and add the driver JAR file (cdata.jdbc.jira.jar) based on the type of mapping that you want to configure.
For mappings, create the following folder and add the driver JAR file:
informatica.jdbc_v2/common
For mappings in advanced mode, also create the following folder and add the driver JAR file:
informatica.jdbc_v2/spark
- Restart the Secure Agent.
Connecting to Jira in Informatica Cloud
After installing the driver JAR file, you are ready to configure your connection to Jira in Informatica Cloud. Start by clicking the Connections tab and clicking New Connection. Fill in the following properties for the connection:- Connection Name: Name your connection (i.e.: CData Jira Connection)
- Type: Select "JDBC_V2"
- Runtime Environment: Select the runtime environment where you installed the Secure Agent
- JDBC Driver Class Name: The name of the JDBC driver class: cdata.jdbc.jira.JIRADriver
- JDBC Connection URL: Set this to the JDBC URL for Jira. Your URL will look similar to the following:
jdbc:jira:User=admin;Password=123abc;Url=https://yoursitename.atlassian.net;
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.
- Username: Set this to the username for Jira
- Password: Set this to the password for Jira

Create a Mapping for Jira Data
With the connection to Jira configured, we can now access Jira data in any Informatica process. The steps below walk through creating a mapping for Jira to another data target.
- Navigate to the Data Integration page
- Click New.. and select Mapping from the Mappings tab
- Click the Source Object and in the Source tab, select the Connection and set the Source Type
- Click "Select" to choose the table to map
- In the Fields tab, select the fields from the Jira table to map
- Click the Target object and configure the Target source, table and fields. In the Field Mapping tab, map the source fields to the target fields.
With the mapping configured, you are ready to start integrating live Jira data with any of the supported connections in Informatica Cloud. Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Jira and start working with your live Jira data in Informatica Cloud today.