Azure DevOps for Jira
Azure DevOps for Jira
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Get started for Jira administrators

Get started guide for Azure DevOps for Jira for Jira administrators

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This is the guide for the Azure DevOps for Jira application that brings development information from Microsoft Azure DevOps to Atlassian Jira Cloud.

For On-Premise Azure DevOps support, check out Azure DevOps On-Premises (Server) for Jira

If you are looking for Jira Data Center and Azure DevOps integration, check out Jigit.

Please make sure your organization permits OAuth for APIs.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/change-application-access-policies?view=azure-devops

If you are not a Jira administrator, you need to pass this guide to the Jira administrator and follow the Get Started guide for the end-user.

Getting the personal access token from Azure DevOps

You can follow how to create a Personal Access Token in Microsoft Azure DevOps.

Frequently asked security questions

Frequently asked security questions

Connect Azure DevOps to Jira

Short video demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TIi6xcrfU&ab_channel=MoveWorkForward

Here's a quick guide to integrating Microsoft Azure DevOps with Atlassian Jira.

  1. Go to the Explore More Apps section, and install the Azure DevOps For Jira app.

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  1. Move to the Azure DevOps For Jira app and click on Configure.

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  2. Click on Integrate With Azure DevOps.

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  3. Select the hosting type and put the generated Personal Access Token (PAT).

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  4. Additionally, you need to provide the organization name if you use a token with access to one particular Azure DevOps organization (not for all accessible organizations).

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  5. Specify the token expiration date (to get notified about token expiry) and integration name. Click on Save.

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  6. Check ‘Connect all Azure DevOps projects automatically’ if you wish to automatically connect associated Azure DevOps projects.

    Select which organisations to include.

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    All associated projects will then automatically connect.

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  7. Alternatively, once the integration is saved, proceed to the Azure DevOps project connection.

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  8. Click on image-20240814-144523.png to select the Azure DevOps organization and the project to pull the data from (you can do this operation multiple times - once for each Azure DevOps project).

    If the token is for all accessible orgs:

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    If the token is for one org:

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How to integrate Azure DevOps and Confluence?

Check out the Azure DevOps Confluence Connector Atlassian Marketplace application.


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