JiraCreate

This activity allows a user to create a new Jira ticket.

Configuration

The Configuration tab has the following fields that identify which Jira connection to use and the type of object to create.

Field Description
Connection Name The connection name to use when accessing Jira.

If you have created multiple Jira connections, select the one you want to use from the drop down menu for this field.

Object Name Select the Jira object you want to use for this activity from the drop-down list.
Project Key Select the Jira project you want to use from the drop-down list.
Issue Type Select the Jira issue type you want to use from the drop-down list.
Note: The issue types that appear in the drop-down are specific to the selected project key.

Input

You have the option to either enter the input manually or map the input to the output from a preceding activity, provided that the preceding activity has an output. The input tree displayed for this activity depends on the connection name, project key, and issue type that you selected in the Configuration tab. Refer to the "Using the Mapper" section in the TIBCO Flogo® Enterprise User's Guide for details on how to use the mapper.
Note:
  • The dropdown field values are case-sensitive.
  • User picker fields will accept username (for example, "jdoe") but not display name, for example ("Jane Doe")
  • Project picker fields will accept project key (for example, "ACME") but not project name (for example, "ACME-JIRA Connectors")
  • The Jira attributes IssueLinks and TimeTracking are not supported.
  • The following Jira standard fields are not supported:
    • Linked Issues
    • Time Tracking
    • Attachment
    • Sprint

    The Jira custom fields of type 'Select List (cascading)' is not supported.

  • Standard fields will be displayed with display names, whereas custom fields will be displayed as DisplayName_customfieldID.
  • The following table describes Jira Datatypes and corresponding Flogo DataTypes:
    Jira DataType Flogo DataType
    number number

    string

    option

    user

    date

    datetime

    project

    priority

    any

    group

    version

    issuelink

    		string

    array of version

    array of user

    array of component

    array of group

    array of option

    array of string

    		array of string

Output

This tab displays the activity output schema in a tree format structure. The schema varies according to the connection name, project key, and issue type that you selected in the Configuration tab. The elements that you see in the schema can be mapped as input to the activities which follow this activity in the flow.
Note:
  • Standard fields will be displayed with display names, whereas custom fields will be displayed as DisplayName_customfieldID.
  • Output schema includes additional field 'Key' which will hold the value of newly created ticket.
  • Output result is returned in ascending order.

Iterator

If you would like this activity to iterate multiple times within the flow, enter an expression that evaluates to the iteration details. If you leave this tab blank, the activity will be executed only once. Refer to the "Using the Iterator in an Activity" topic in the Flogo® Enterprise documentation.

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