Connect action in Jira package

The Connect action establishes a secure connection to the Jira instance and creates an automation session. You can save this session in an appropriate variable and reuse the session variable for authentication context in downstream Jira actions.

Overview

The Connect action supports both API token authentication and OAuth-based authentication. You can also create a global session variable to pass the authentication context from a parent automation to child automation.

Settings

The following settings are available in Connect action:

Authentication mode
Specifies the authentication method to authenticate the session to the Jira instance. The available options are OAuth connection and API token.
OAuth2 connection
Specifies the OAuth connection that is already set up in the Control Room. Use the Pick button and follow the prompts in Pick an OAuth connection modal to select a valid OAuth connection.
API Token
Specifies the credentials for API Token-based authentication. This option requires the Jira instance URL, the email ID, and the Jira API token of the user who performs Jira CRUD operations.
Domain URL
Specifies the URL of the Jira instance to which Control Room must connect.
Email ID
Specifies the email ID of the user who performs the CRUD operations.
API Token
Specifies the Use one of the following options to choose the token:
  • Credential: Select the token saved in the Control Room Credential Vault.
  • Variable: Select the token saved as a credential variable.
  • Insecure string: Select the string variable that holds the token or enter the token directly in the text field. Entering the token as an insecure string exposes the credential in plain text.
Jira session
Specifies the session name that the Connect action creates after successful authentication to the Jira instance. The session name serves as the authentication context for the downstream actions. Use one of the following options to specify the session:
  • Local session: Specify the session name as text string directly or select a string variable that contains the text string. The Connect action sets Default as the session name when you add it.
  • Global session: Specify a global session variable that can be used in parent and child automations. You can specify the session name as text string directly or select a string variable that contains the text string.
  • Variable: Specify the Jira session variable. You can select an existing Jira session variable or create a new variable using the Create variable option.