How to connect to Jira Data with Squirrel SQL client

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

Connect to Jira data and execute queries in the Squirrel SQL Client.

The CData JDBC Driver for Jira enables you to execute queries to Jira data in tools like Squirrel SQL Client. In this article, you will create a JDBC data source for Jira data and execute queries.

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

Add the JDBC Driver for Jira

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR.

In Squirrel SQL, click Windows -> View Drivers.
Click the plus icon to open the Add Driver wizard.
In the Name box, enter a user-friendly name for the driver; for example, CData JDBC Driver for Jira.
In the Example URL box, enter jdbc:jira:
In the Extra Class Path tab, click Add.
In the file explorer dialog that opens, select the JAR file for the driver, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
Click List Drivers to populate the Class Name menu with the class name for the driver, cdata.jdbc.jira.JIRADriver.

👁 The definition for the JDBC data source. (Salesforce is shown.)

Define Connection Properties

Follow the steps below to save connection properties in the driver alias.

Click Windows -> View Aliases.
In the pane that lists the aliases, click the plus icon.
In the Add Alias wizard that opens, the following fields are required for the JDBC driver:
- Name: Enter a name for the alias; for example, CData Jira Source.
- Driver: Select the CData JDBC Driver for Jira.
- URL: Enter jdbc:jira:
👁 The alias definition, containing the connection parameters. (Salesforce is shown.)
If you want to define any additional properties, click Properties.
In the Driver properties tab of the dialog that appears, select the Use driver properties checkbox.
In the Specify column, select the checkboxes for the required connection properties.
To connect to JIRA, provide the User and Password. Additionally, provide the Url; for example, https://yoursitename.atlassian.net.

Below is a typical connection string:
```
jdbc:jira:User=admin;Password=123abc;Url=https://yoursitename.atlassian.net;
```
👁 Connection properties automatically detected by Squirrel SQL. (Salesforce is shown.)
In the dialog that appears after you click OK, click connect to test the connection.

Discover Schemas and Query Jira Data

After the metadata has loaded, a new tab for the Jira data source is displayed. On the Objects subtab, you can discover schema information, such as the available tables and views.

👁 Column metadata for a table. (Salesforce is shown.)

To view table data, select the table on the Objects tab. The table data is then loaded in a grid on the Content tab.

👁 Tables can be edited on the Content tab. (Salesforce is shown.)

To execute an SQL query, enter the query on the SQL tab and then click Run SQL (the runner icon). For example:

SELECT Projects.LeadName, Issues.Summary FROM Projects, Issues WHERE Projects.Id=Issues.ProjectId

👁 A query and the results. (Salesforce is shown.)

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