Connect to Jira Assets Data in RazorSQL

The CData JDBC Driver for Jira Assets enables standards-based access from third-party tools, from wizards in IDEs to data management and analysis tools. This article shows how to connect to Jira Assets using wizards in RazorSQL.

Create a JDBC Data Source for Jira Assets Data

1. Open the RazorSQL application and, in the Connections menu, select Add Connection Profile -> Other -> JDBC.
2. In the Connection Wizard that appears, set the following properties:
   • Driver Location: Set this property to the path to the lib subfolder in the installation directory.
   • Driver Class: Set the driver class to cdata.jdbc.jiraassets.JiraAssetsDriver.
   • Username: Enter the username. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)
   • Password: Enter the password. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)

   • JDBC URL: Enter connection parameters. The JDBC URL begins with jdbc:jiraassets: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     Jira Assets supports connecting and authenticating via the APIToken.

     To generate an API token:

     1. Log in to your Atlassian account.
     2. Navigate to Security < Create and manage API Token < Create API Token.

     Atlassian generates and then displays the API token.

     After you have generated the API token, set these parameters:

     • AuthScheme: APIToken.
     • User: The login of the authenticating user.
     • APIToken: The API token you just generated.

     You are now ready to connect and authenticate to Jira Assets.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Jira Assets JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.jiraassets.jar
     

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
     

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:jiraassets:User=MyUser;APIToken=myApiToken;Url=https://yoursitename.atlassian.net

Query Jira Assets Data and Select Tables

After establishing a connection, the wizard will close and the connection will be available in the connections panel. You can then query the tables.