How to send the board action to a field in Salesforce using API

Question

Hello, I'm new to the Jira platform and I want to know if it's possible to get or send the status from the board and send it to a field in salesforce?

* Is necessary to use code in Jira? if that is so, where I can see the proper documentation? and also where I can code in Jira in order to get that task complete to make a connection from Jira to salesforce?

I have already completed the task to make the connection from salesforce to Jira to create the issue, but now, How can I make bidirectional?

Chun Wye Ng -ServiceRocket- · Answer

Hi @Gerson Baires

Good day, this is Danny from ServiceRocket.

Regarding your question, there are many third party tools that can be utilized to acheive your use-case. Mostly follows the logic of translating the value from Jira to Salesforce and vice versa, depending on your synchronization direction.

Our Connector for Salesforce & Jira also allows for this feature of updating Statuses.

* Jira to Salesforce: No code implementation via Mappings. Once the Jira Status is updated, it can be synced to Salesforce.
* Salesforce to Jira: No code implementation via Mappings, Jira Custom Field & Jira Automation. Upon a Salesforce Status change, it triggers the Automation to update the Jira Status.

Hope this helps!

If you have any further questions regarding your our product, feel free to reach out to us via our Support Portal or Drift chat.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Danny
ServiceRocket Apps Support

Neha Jain_2omllf · Answer

To get started with coding in Jira, you can refer to the official Jira Developer documentation. It provides comprehensive guides, tutorials, and examples to help you understand the Jira API and build custom integrations.

Here are a few resources to get you started:

Jira Developer Documentation: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/

In your code, you'll need to fetch the status from the Jira board using the Jira API and then send it to a field in Salesforce using the Salesforce API. The specific implementation will depend on your requirements and the programming language you choose to work with.

If you prefer a no-code solution, as mentioned earlier, you can explore third-party tools like ZigiOps or Exalate. These tools provide pre-built integrations between Jira and Salesforce, allowing you to set up bi-directional synchronization without writing custom code.

Diana_Architect_ZigiWave · Answer

@Gerson Baires hi there and welcome to the Jira community! You can make it bi-directional. If you're open to the idea of using an external tool (if not using one already), check out ZigiOps. It's a no-code tool that connects Salesforce and Jira bi-directionally. It reads the schema dynamically and can transfer any field (custom or default).

It also keeps the two systems up-to-date in real-time. It allows customization so you can define which data to be sent from Jira to Salesforce and vice-versa - you have full control over the population of the fields. Check it out and if you want to see how it can handle your use case - feel free to book a demo.

Regards, Diana (ZigiWave)