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This page will walk through how to integrate K with JIRA Issue Management.(JIRA Software or Jira Service Management)

  • Step 1) Set up your Jira Project to enable K integration

  • Step 2) Connect K to JIRA

  • Step 3) Create Access Key for Jira integration

  • Step 4) Synchronise JIRA updates with K through a WebHook

More than 1 Jira Project can be integrated to K by repeating this process for each project.

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You will need a Jira administrator access to complete the following steps

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Step 1) Set up your Jira Project to enable K integration

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  • Create a custom field to enable K to connect with

  • Obtain key Jira project details to help with setup the integration

Confirm the JIRA Project you want to use

  • Open the JIRA Project that you want to use manage data quality issues. This can be a project in Jira Software or Jira Service Management.

  • Click on Project Settings

  • In the URL field, copy down the Project ID for future use (e.g. the below 10203)

    • This information will help K locate the your JIRA Project

  • In the side panel under Issues, click on Types

  • Click on the Issue Type you will be managing your Data Issues, e.g. Bug or Task

  • In the URL field, copy down the Issue Type ID for future use (e.g. the below 10100)

    • This information will help K to configure the integration

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Create a

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custom field

  • Click on Project Settings

  • In the side panel under Issues, click on Fields

  • Click on the Edit Fields button

  • In the side panel, click on Custom Fields

  • Click on the Create Custom Field button, select Short Text (plain text only) option and click Next

  • Name the field K Integration

  • In the Description paste the following text: “Custom field that K will automatically populate with a URL to the linked K Issue Page”

  • Search for the new custom field you created and click on Contexts and default value

  • In the URL field, copy down the custom field ID name for future use (e.g. the below customFieldId=10353)

    • This information will help K locate the custom field in your JIRA Project

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    • Note: You currently need to copy the entire text string. We are working on simplifying this step and hope to improve the integration process soon.

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Make sure you’ve copied the Project ID, Issue Type ID and Custom Field

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Name for use in the next step. For example:

  • Project Name: Data Issue Management

  • Project ID: 10203

  • Issue Type: 10100

  • Field Name: customFieldID=10353

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Step 2) Connect K to JIRA

  • Select Platform Settings in the side bar

  • In the pop-out side panel, under Integrations click on Integrations

  • Click Issue Management

  • Click on the New Integration button and complete the fields in the New Integration Page

    • Integration Type: Select JIRA

    • Integration Name: Type the name that you want to call this integration e.g. JIRA Data Quality Issue Management

    • JIRA details:

      • JIRA URL: Type in the URL of your JIRA cloud

      • Project ID: Enter the project ID you copied in Step 1 (e.g. 10203)

      • Jira Type ID: Enter the Type ID you copied in Step 1 (e.g. 10100)

      • Custom Field ID: Enter the Custom Field ID Name you copied in Step 1 (e.g. customFieldID=10353)

    • Click Create

    • Click on the link to test your new integration to test the collection

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  • Copy the Source ID of the new Jira integration you just created. This will be used to create the WebHook in JIRA

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Make sure you’ve copied the Source ID. For example:

  • K Source ID: 1038

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Step 3) Create Access Key for Jira integration

  • Select Platform Settings in the side bar

  • In the pop-out side panel, under Integrations click on Access Keys

  • Click New Access Key

  • Follow the instructions to create a new access key

    • Select the new integration you want to connect

    • Enter a new access key name so that you can easily identify which JIRA project the access key relates to

    • Click Create Key

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  • Copy and save the Access Key to a secure location you can easily access for a later step

    • Note: Once you hit Close you will no longer be able to see the access key again. If you lose the access key you will need to regenerate the access key and update the Jira webhook.

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Make sure you’ve copied the Access Key. For example:

  • Access Key: 3b55f8c624a67c4997eed1a061dca537

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Step 4) Synchronise JIRA updates with K through a new WebHook

  • Access your JIRA System Settings and scroll down to the Advanced Settings to click on WebHooks

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  • Click Create a WebHook

  • Complete the fields to create a new WebHook

    • Create a Name so that you will be able to easily recognise the WebHook is for a K integration

    • Enter the URL using the following format

      • https://[K domain]/api/webhooks/[K Source ID]?api_key=[Access Key]

        • The K domain is your k instance URL

        • K Source ID was copied in Step 2

        • Access Key was copied in Step 3

        • Example URL: https://CompanyABC.kada.ai/api/webhooks/1038?api_key=3b55f8c624a67c4997eed1a061dca537

    • In the Issue Related Events section

      • Specify a JQL query to ensure that only the right issues are synchronised with K. We recommend including the Project name that was copied in Step 1

      • Under the Issue column, tick the created, updated and deleted box

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  • Click Create