Overview
| Jira Field Mapping | A Jira Field Mapping guide that shows what data is used in Parallax and where it can be found in Jira. |
| Connecting Existing Jira Project | How to connect an existing Jira project to a Parallax Service Offering. This follows the pattern of connecting an existing timesheet project. |
| Provision of a New Jira Project | How to create a new Jira project. This follows the pattern of creating a new timesheet project. |
Connecting to Jira
For detailed instructions on how to connect your Jira on the Settings > Integrations page, check out the Jira section of this article.
Jira Field Mapping
Connect Existing Jira Project
- Click "Connect Existing" in the Jira section.
- After clicking "Connect Existing", you have the option to enter the Jira Project ID or select from a list of your Jira projects in a typeahead search.
- Next, select the Ignored Statuses, Issue Types (story, bug, enhancement, etc) and their respective Effort Fields, and the Effort Amount. Effort Fields are custom fields that you are using to track effort in points or hours in Jira.
- Click "Sync & Save" to connect. Once connected, you'll see the Workspace, Project Name, and Effort Completion, and you'll be able to Sync your data.
Provision of a New Jira Project
- Click "Provision New" in the Jira section.
- After clicking "Provision New", select Project Type and Template. If you select the "Team Managed" Project Type, you'll need to also enter the Access Level. Click "Next" to keep moving.
- Select your Ignored Statuses and the Issue Types you'd like pulled into Parallax with their respective Effort Fields.
- Click "Sync & Save" to connect. Once connected, you'll see the Workspace, Project Name, and Effort Completion, and you'll be able to Sync your data.
Click on "About Configuration" to learn more about how we set up this integration.
Disconnecting from Jira will put effort tracking on hold. It will not remove any effort tracked to date.
Click the "Velocity Report" button to see the effort-to-hours burn up against the backlog and estimate at complete.
Check out our article about the project's Velocity Report page in Insights. Get to the velocity report through any active project detail page via the "Velocity Report" button.
Projects must have a PM tool integration connected to see project management-related insights.
How to connect and authenticate your integration within settings/integrations.
Read the project Management FAQ to learn more about how the PM integration handles your data.
Learn more about the Insights Velocity Report.