Possible to create functionality in Confluence that searches through Jira issues n returns jira data

Question

Hello,

I am creating a project/product update/overview confluence page and want to provide the most flexibility for users as possible. I have two questions:

1. Is it possible to create a search functionality on a Confluence page that allows a user to search for Jira issues and return pre-determined data points on said issues?

2. If the above is possible, could one of those returned data points be the comment history on the story/task?

Thank you,

Nick

Petter Gonçalves · Answer

Hello Nicholas,

Thank you for your answer.

Actually, you can search JIRA application for specific Keywords or Keys similar to JIRA search with the macro I mentioned:

Can you please better specify to us if you need something different from it?

Digging a little bit further on this, I found out that our current implementation of Application Links does not allow for embedding of comments from JIRA issues on pages of Confluence Cloud.

That being said, we have a feature request to implement it:

ability to view JIRA comments in Confluence

Nicholas Hubbuch · Answer

Petterson,

Thank you for your quick response; however, I do not see a way to allow users to dynamically search for Jira issues via keywords, keys, other attributes (similar to Jira search). I also see now way to populate story comments on the confluence page.

Your link definitely illustrates how to utilize predetermined search criteria to populate a dynamic list of Jira tasks, but I was hoping to have a search bar within the Confluence page that allowed the Confluence user to determine the search criteria (and ultimately the search results).

Thank you,

Nick

Petter Gonçalves · Answer

Hello Nicholas,

You can use the JIRA Macro functionality to search JIRA issues as you need. Refer to the documentation below:

- JIRA Issues Macro