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⇱ Visualize Live Jira Data in Tableau

Visualize Live Jira Data in Tableau

👁 Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Use CData Tableau Connectors and Tableau Desktop to visualize live Jira data.

Tableau is a visual analytics platform transforming the way businesses use data to solve problems. When paired with the CData Tableau Connector for Jira, you can easily get access to live Jira data within Tableau. This article shows how to connect to Jira in Tableau and build a simple chart.

The CData Tableau Connectors enable high-speed access to live Jira data in Tableau. Once you install the connector, you simply authenticate with Jira and you can immediately start building responsive, dynamic visualizations and dashboards. By surfacing Jira data using native Tableau data types and handling complex filters, aggregations, & other operations automatically, CData Tableau Connectors grant seamless access to Jira data.

NOTE: The CData Tableau Connectors require Tableau 2020.3 or higher. If you are using an older version of Tableau, you will need to use the CData JDBC Driver. If you wish to connect to Jira data in Tableau Cloud, you will need to use CData Connect AI.

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 in Tableau

Open Tableau and click More under Connect -> To a Server. Select "Jira by CData," then configure the connection and click "Sign In."

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

👁 Configuring the Connector (Sage Intacct is shown)

Discover Schemas and Query Data

  1. Select CData from the Database pull-down menu.
  2. Select JIRA from the Schema pull-down menu.
  3. Drag the tables and views you wish to visualize onto the join area. You can include multiple tables. 👁 Selecting table(s)
  4. Select Update Now or Automatically Update. Update Now lets you preview the first 10,000 rows of the data source (or enter the number of rows you want to see in the Rows text box). Automatically Update automatically reflects the changes in the preview area.
  5. Click the tab for your worksheet. Columns are listed as Dimensions and Measures, depending on the data type. The CData Tableau Connector discovers data types automatically, allowing you to leverage the powerful data processing and visualization features of Tableau.
  6. Drag a field from the Dimensions or Measures area to Rows or Columns. Tableau creates column or row headers.
  7. Select one of the chart types from the Show Me tab. Tableau displays the chart type that you selected.
    8. 👁 Visualizing live Jira data

Using the CData Tableau Connector for Jira with Tableau, you can easily create robust visualizations and reports on Jira data. Download a free, 30-day trial and get started today.

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