Configuring JIRA Integration in Eclipse

About this task

To establish a connection with a JIRA repository, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Open the Task Repositories view by navigating to Window > Show View > Other and selecting Tasks -> Task Repositories.

  2. Click the Add Task Repository icon located in the toolbar of the view.

  3. A wizard will appear for setting the repository properties. Choose JIRA (supports 8.0 and later) from the list of connectors and click Next.

  4. On the 'JIRA Repository Settings' screen, enter the URL of your JIRA instance as the 'Server' URL (e.g., http://jira.atlassian.com).

  5. Provide a label for the JIRA instance to be displayed in your Eclipse IDE.
  6. Next step is to create a Personal Access Token. When integrating Jira with Eclipse IDE, each user generates a Personal Access Token (PAT) for secure communication. This token acts as a passcode, allowing Eclipse to interact with Jira without users sharing their passwords. PATs enhance security by avoiding direct password sharing and enable specific permissions for Eclipse-Jira interaction, streamlining workflow management within individual user's development environments.

    Go to your user Profile in Jira. Click the Create Token button.

    The Create a personal access token dialog opens. Add a token name and expiry date to get the PAT after clicking the Create button.

    For more information on PAT, check out Jira documentation.

  7. Enter your token' for the JIRA authentication.
  8. Click the 'Validate Settings' button to verify the entered credentials.

  9. Select Finish to create the repository. You will then be prompted to create a query.
  10. Click 'Yes' to start creating a new query.

  11. Right click on the repository from the Tasks view, and select New Query from the context menu.

    This opens the Edit Query dialog.

  12. Enter a Query Title for your query and choose search parameters to define it.

    Users can also select custom queries from Use saved favorite filter from the repository radio button.

  13. Click the Finish button to add the query to your task list.
  14. The task list will be displayed in the upper right section of the workbench in the Java perspective. If it is not visible, go to Window > Show View > Other and select Tasks > Task List. The task list shows tasks that match the query, with blue arrow icons indicating tasks with incoming changes. Double-clicking a task will open the task editor, displaying attributes, description, comments, and allowing you to edit the issue.

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