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Visualize Jira Data in TIBCO Spotfire through ODBC
The ODBC standard has ubiquitous support and makes self-service business intelligence easy. Use the ODBC Driver to load Jira data into TIBCO Spotfire.
This article walks you through using the CData ODBC Driver for Jira in TIBCO Spotfire. You will use the data import wizard to connect to a DSN (data source name) for Salesforce and build on the sample visualizations to create a simple dashboard.
Connect to Jira as an ODBC Data Source
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
To connect to JIRA, provide the User and Password. Additionally, provide the Url; for example, https://yoursitename.atlassian.net.
When you configure the DSN, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.
About Jira Data Integration
CData simplifies access and integration of live Jira data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:
- Gain bi-directional access to their Jira objects like issues, projects, and workflows.
- Use SQL stored procedures to perform functional actions like changing issues status, creating custom fields, download or uploading an attachment, modifying or retrieving time tracking settings, and more.
- Authenticate securely using a variety of methods, including username and password, OAuth, personal access token, API token, Crowd or OKTA SSO, LDAP, and more.
Most users leverage CData solutions to integrate Jira data with their database or data warehouse, whether that's using CData Sync directly or relying on CData's compatibility with platforms like SSIS or Azure Data Factory. Others are looking to get analytics and reporting on live Jira data from preferred analytics tools like Tableau and Power BI.
Learn more about how customers are seamlessly connecting to their Jira data to solve business problems from our blog: Drivers in Focus: Collaboration Tools.
Getting Started
Create Visualizations of Jira Tables
Follow the steps below to connect to the DSN and create real-time data visualizations:
- Click Data -> Add Data ...
- Click Other -> Load data with ODBC, OLE DB, or ADO.NET data provider.
- In the Data Source Type menu, select ODBC Data Provider and click Configure.
- Select the DSN.
![]( "The DSN to connect to in the Add Data Tables wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)")
- Select the tables that you want to add to the dashboard. This example uses Issues. You can also specify an SQL query. The driver supports the standard SQL syntax.
![]( "Tables and columns selected in the tree or specified by an SQL query. (Salesforce is shown.)")
- If you want to work with the live data, click the Keep Data Table External option. This option enables your dashboards to reflect changes to the data in real time.
If you want to load the data into memory and process the data locally, click the Import Data Table option. This option is better for offline use or if a slow network connection is making your dashboard less interactive.
- After adding tables, the Recommended Visualizations wizard is displayed. When you select a table, Spotfire uses the column data types to detect number, time, and category columns. This example uses TimeSpent in the Numbers section and Summary in the Categories section.
![]( "Recommended visualizations for the imported data table. (Salesforce is shown.)")
After adding several visualizations in the Recommended Visualizations wizard, you can make other modifications to the dashboard. For example, you can zoom in on high probability opportunities by applying a filter on the page. To add a filter, click the Filter button. The available filters for each query are displayed in the Filters pane.
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Jira ODBC Driver
The Jira ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Jira project management data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.
Access Jira like you would a database - query Projects, Groups, Workflows, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
