Creating an Atlassian Crowd connection

Using Username & Password

To create the connection you need:

  • An API Address
  • An Application Name
  • A Password

Obtaining the credentials

  1. In the upper-right corner of any page on Crowd, click Applications. crowd main page
  2. Select your required application. crowd application page
  3. Locate your credentials in the form:
    • Application name: Copy the text from the Name field.
    • Password: Find this in the Password field (visible when changing the password). crowd application page

Creating your connection

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Atlassian Crowd icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Select Username & Password as the method to create the connection.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • The API Address
    • The Application Name
    • The Password
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.