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⇱ Query Jira Data in DataGrip

Query Jira Data in DataGrip

👁 Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Create a Data Source for Jira in DataGrip and use SQL to query live Jira data.

DataGrip is a database IDE that allows SQL developers to query, create, and manage databases. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Jira, DataGrip can work with live Jira data. This article shows how to establish a connection to Jira data in DataGrip.

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


Create a New Driver Definition for Jira

The steps below describe how to create a new Data Source in DataGrip for Jira.

  1. In DataGrip, click File -> New > Project and name the project 👁 Creating a new DataGrip project.
  2. In the Database Explorer, click the plus icon () and select Driver. 👁 Adding a new Driver.
  3. In the Driver tab:
    • Set Name to a user-friendly name (e.g. "CData Jira Driver")
    • Set Driver Files to the appropriate JAR file. To add the file, click the plus (), select "Add Files," navigate to the "lib" folder in the driver's installation directory and select the JAR file (e.g. cdata.jdbc.jira.jar).
    • Set Class to cdata.jdbc.jira.JIRA.jar
  4. Click "Apply" then "OK" to save the Connection 👁 A configured Driver (Salesforce is shown).

Configure a Connection to Jira

  1. Once the connection is saved, click the plus (), then "Data Source" then "CData Jira Driver" to create a new Jira Data Source.
  2. In the new window, configure the connection to Jira with a JDBC URL.

    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.

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

    👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
  3. Set URL to the connection string, e.g., 
    jdbc:jira:User=admin;Password=123abc;Url=https://yoursitename.atlassian.net;
  4. Click "Apply" and "OK" to save the connection string 👁 A configured Data Source (Salesforce is shown).

At this point, you will see the data source in the Data Explorer.

Execute SQL Queries Against Jira

To browse through the Jira entities (available as tables) accessible through the JDBC Driver, expand the Data Source.

👁 Exploring the data (Salesforce is shown.)

To execute queries, right click on any table and select "New" -> "Query Console."

👁 Opening a new Query Console.

In the Console, write the SQL query you wish to execute. For example: 

SELECT Projects.LeadName, Issues.Summary FROM Projects, Issues WHERE Projects.Id=Issues.ProjectId
👁 Querying with SQL (Salesforce is shown.)

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Jira and start working with your live Jira data in DataGrip. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.

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