Data Sources

Discover ways to use external data in your Jira issues

Overview

Data Sources is an extension of the Bundled Fields feature. It allows you to import data from external sources (such as JSON files) to Jira and display it in issues as Bundled Fields subfields.

You can use Data Sources in two ways: as Autofill and for Synchronizing options.

Autofill

With Autofill you can display external data in two kinds of subfields:

• Text Field (single line)
• Text Field (multi-line)

Fields configured this way are always in sync with the data source, so any changes made to your external file will be reflected in issues.

Synchronize options

The Synchronize options feature allows for using objects from JSON collections as options in Jira select lists. Supported subfield type:

• Select list (single choice)

With this option you have more control over the synchronization that can be automatic, initited manually, or disabled entirely.

Next steps

• To configure a new data source, go to Adding Data Sources.
• To connect a data source to Bundled Fields’ subfields, see Connecting Data Sources.
• To change an existing data source, see Updating a data source.
• To use synchronized options, see Synchronizing options.
• For more information about Bundled Fields, see Bundled Fields Configuration.