In order to connect to a new Jira instance, navigate to the Jira page in the Myndbend Process Manager and click on the Add new Jira Connection:
On the next page, you will need to fill in the following data:
- Name - Name of the instance, in order for others to easily determine what is the instance in question
- Jira Site URL - URL of your Jira Cloud instance or the host domain/IP of your on-premises installation of Jira. If a port number is required to connect to your instance, follow the domain or IP with: and a port number within the 8000-65535 range.
- Alternate Site Url (optional) - URL that your end-users will use to access Jira if it is different from the Jira Site Url above. If this field is left empty, the Jira Site Url will be used.
- Username - Username (or email address) of the user with full administrator privileges
- Password / API Key - API Key associated with the Username above. Jira now has expiration dates associated with their API keys, so be sure to check this and possibly use our Ticket Scheduling to remind you to update the key before it expires!
Next see Configuring a Jira Connection!