How to Query Jira Assets Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Jira Assets to query Jira Assets data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Jira Assets data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Jira Assets Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

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.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Jira Assets data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

👁 Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Jira Assets from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Jira Assets database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Jira Assets data.

Connect to Jira Assets through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Jira Assets).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Jira Assets Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Jira Assets).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Jira Assets data, like SELECT * FROM `CData JiraAssets Sys`.Objects;

With access to live Jira Assets data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Jira Assets, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Jira Assets and the CData SQL Gateway.