Jira Software

Jira Integration Guide

Introduction

Jira is a popular project management tool that helps teams plan, track, and manage their work. It can be integrated with a variety of other tools to streamline workflows and improve efficiency. This guide will walk you through the steps required to integrate Jira with Perimeters.

Available Features

• Misconfiguration Rules

• Identity Rules

• User Inventory

• User Status

• Third Party Application Rules

• Third Party Application Inventory

Prerequisites

• A Jira Software Standard subscription or higher.

• A Jira account user with the following required privileges and an API token for Jira Software must be created by this account user.

Follow these steps to generate the API token:

1. Login using the account that was assigned the required scopes

2. Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

3. Click "Create API token"

4. Add a label and hit create

5. Hit "Copy" to copy the generated API Token

Required Privileges

Scope	Use
read:jira-work	Read Jira project [Meta Data] and issue [Meta Data]

Onboarding Jira in your Perimeters account

1. Go to "Integrations" -> Select "Jira" -> Click "+ Add" -> Click "+ Start Integration".

2. "Namespace" - Fill in the domain name for your Jira instance. For example, if your Jira domain name is "perimeters.atlassian.net" you would enter "perimeters" in this field.

3. "Email" - Provide the Email address of the user used to create the API token.

4. “API Token” - Copy the API token you previously created from your Jira Profile page and paste it here.

5. Click "Finish" to complete the onboarding process.

Once you have completed these steps, Jira should be successfully integrated with your Perimeters account.