Jira Data Center

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Creating a Jira Data Center connection

• Username & Password
• API Token

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Using Username and Password

• A Data Center Host URL
• A Username
• A Password

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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 Jira Data Center 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 Data Center Host URL
   • The Username
   • The Password
6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.

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Using API Token

• A Data Center Host URL
• An API Token

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Obtaining the credentials

1. Navigate to your Jira Data Center instance
2. On the top right side, click on your profile picture and click Profile
3. On the left side, click Personal Access Tokens
4. On the top right side, click Create Token
5. Fill in the parameters and click Create
6. Copy your API token

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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 Jira Data Center 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 API Token as the method to create the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
   • The Data Center Host URL
   • The API Token
6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.