Github JIRA Integration

[kshridvipa7878]

Hi Team,

I need to set up the GitHub for Jira app provided by Atlassian for Offcial. I have a couple of questions regarding this setup.

First, I have Jira admin access, but I do not have access to GitHub since it is managed by a different team. Is it possible to complete part of the installation from the Jira side and then have the GitHub admin handle the authorization on their end? Is there a way to share a link or trigger the authorization process for them?

Second, during installation, the app requests read and write access to repositories. Suppose a Jira user does not have direct access to a specific GitHub repository, but due to the write permissions granted by the app, they are still able to create a feature branch from Jira. How can this be restricted? The repository is private. Currently, I am using a GitHub organization trial, but the final implementation will be on GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

Thank you in advance.

Dvipa

[Tomislav Tobijas]

Hi @kshridvipa7878 ,

It kinda depends how you're connecting these two. Assuming we're talking about native integration, one of the first steps is to perform authorization > meaning, that would need to be done by GitHub admin.

Although... after reading the linked docs, it seems you don't necessarily need to be a GitHub admin and you can just share the request link:

1. If you don’t have the Connect button, you’ll need to request a GitHub organization owner to connect the organization for you.

   1. Select Send them a link and ask them to connect.

   2. Copy the message and URL from the Send a link to an organization owner dialog that opens and send them to the GitHub organization owner for approval.

All the connections we did were with admin account so I might have missed this 👀

As for the second part, once you create the connection, you can configure the part/permission when it comes to creating branches from Jira > read more here: Create a branch in GitHub based on user permissions 

Again, this all relies on the fact that we're talking about native integration. If you're using a Marketplace app/solution, then I'd recommend reaching out to their product/dev team directly.

Cheers,
Tobi