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⇱ Use the CData ODBC Driver for Jira in Microsoft Power Query

Use the CData ODBC Driver for Jira in Microsoft Power Query

👁 Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
You can use the CData Jira ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Jira data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Jira enables you to link to Jira data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Jira data into Microsoft Power Query.

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


Connect to Jira as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

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

Import Jira Data

Follow the steps below to import Jira data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: 
    Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData JIRA Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example: 

     SELECT Projects.LeadName, Issues.Summary FROM Projects, Issues WHERE Projects.Id=Issues.ProjectId
    👁 The ODBC connection string and SELECT query. (Salesforce is shown.)

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.

    👁 Tables loaded in Power Query. (Salesforce is shown.)

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Jira ODBC Driver

The Jira ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Jira project management data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Jira like you would a database - query Projects, Groups, Workflows, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.