ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer conversations through natural language processing. ChatGPT's developer mode, available to Plus and Pro subscribers, provides full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for connecting to external data sources and tools.
CData Connect AI offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for connecting to Jira data. The CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server enables secure communication between ChatGPT and Jira. This allows you to ask questions and take actions on your Jira data using ChatGPT, all without the need for data replication to a natively supported database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to Jira. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested Jira data.
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
Step 1: Configure Jira Connectivity for ChatGPT
Connectivity to Jira from ChatGPT is made possible through CData Connect AI Remote MCP. To interact with Jira data from ChatGPT, we start by creating and configuring a Jira connection in CData Connect AI.
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Log into your Connect AI account, click Sources, and then click Add Connection.
👁 Adding a Connection
- Select "Jira" from the Add Connection panel.
👁 Selecting a data source
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Jira.
To connect to JIRA, provide the User and Password. Additionally, provide the Url; for example, https://yoursitename.atlassian.net.
👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
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Click Save & Test
With the connection configured, we are ready to connect to Jira data from ChatGPT.
Step 2: Connect ChatGPT to CData Connect AI
Follow these steps to add a CData Connect AI connection in ChatGPT:
- Sign in to ChatGPT with a Plus or Pro subscription.
- Navigate to Apps from the left panel.
- Select the CData Connect AI app from the list.
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👁 Search for CData Connect AI
- Click Connect to authenticate to your Connect AI account.
👁 Click Connect to authenticate
- Click Sign in with CData Connect AI to add Connect AI to your ChatGPT account.
👁 Sign in with CData Connect AI
- After successful authorization, you will be redirected back to ChatGPT.
- Click Start Chat to start a new conversation in ChatGPT with Connect AI connected at the background.
👁 Start Chat
Step 3: Explore Live Jira Data with ChatGPT
- Start a new conversation in ChatGPT.
- Connect AI should ideally be automatically enabled in the chat. If not, navigate to -> More -> CData Connect AI, under the chatbox, to enable the connector from the dropdown
👁 Enable CData Connect AI in the chat
- You can now start exploring your data with natural language prompts. ChatGPT will use the Connect AI MCP server to query your live Jira data. Example prompts:
- "Show me all customers from the last 30 days"
- "What are my top performing products?"
- "Analyze sales trends for this quarter"
- "List all active projects and their current status"
Refer to CData prompt library for more prompt ideas.
👁 Using natural language to explore your Jira data (Salesforce used here).
- Permit ChatGPT to access your Jira data. Click Query Data to continue, or Deny to refuse.
👁 Give permissions to ChatGPT.
- ChatGPT translates your natural language queries into SQL and execute them against your Jira data through the Connect AI MCP server.
👁 ChatGPT shows the desired results from your Jira data based on the prompts
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