JIRA - Add dropdown menu item in top navigation

[Parag Bhole]

Hi,

I am trying to add a dropdown menu button using atlassian connect framework for ondemand on the similar guidelines given at https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/Adding+Menu+Items+to+JIRAbut using json.

Descriptor json file is as below -

{

	"key": "amoeboids-test",

	"name": "test",

	"description": "Test addon",

	"baseUrl": "${localBaseUrl}",

	"vendor": 

	{

		"name": "Amoeboids Technologies",

		"url": "https://www.amoeboids.com"

	},

	"links": 

	{

		"documentation": "https://www.amoeboids.com/",

		"self": "${localBaseUrl}/atlassian-connect.json"

	},

	"authentication": 

	{

		"type": "jwt"

	},

	"lifecycle": 

	{

		"installed": "/installed",

		"uninstalled": "/uninstalled"

	},

	"scopes": 

	[

		"READ",

		"WRITE"

	],

	"modules": 

	{

		"webSections": 

		[

			{

				"location": "system.top.navigation.bar/main-menu-item",

				"key": "menu-section",

				"name": 

				{

					"value": "Menu Section"

				}

			}

		],

		"generalPages": 

		[

			{

				"url": "/mainmenu",

				"key": "main-menu-item",

				"name": 

				{

					"value": "Main Menu"

				},

				"location": "system.top.navigation.bar"

			},



			{

				"url": "/firstItem",

				"key": "first-item",

				"name": 

				{

					"value": "First Link"

				},

				"location": "system.top.navigation.bar/main-menu-item/menu-section"

			},

			{

				"url": "/secondItem",

				"key": "second-item",

				"name": 

				{

					"value": "Second Link"

				},

				"location": "system.top.navigation.bar/main-menu-item/menu-section"

			}

		]

	}

}

To visualize the requirement please see the image below -

Can some one please suggest solution or point out to any documentation to achieve this?

[seb · Accepted solution]

Hi Parag,

Sorry - we didn't see this as we watch the "atlassian-connect" tag. There are two problems with your descriptor:

1. You cannot use a general page as a container for a menu. You will need to use a web-item for the dashboard header and then general page modules for the links within.

2. The location for the menu items should be main-menu-item/menu-section (leave off the system.top.navigation.bar section)

There is an example here:

https://bitbucket.org/atlassianlabs/atlassian-connect-jira-example/src/e119a1ddb395c24faacaedbda1005cd17bb80cc9/atlassian-connect.json?at=master

[Parag Bhole]

Hi Seb,

Thanks for reply. I tried the example you have pointed out, as it is, but it is also not showing dropdown as expected, it shows only main menu button with no dropdown icon and hence other links never visible.

Is it possible the dev version I am testing with have some issue? I am using 6.3-OD-07-013 version (build number 6327) with java 1.7.0_45

Thanks,

Parag

[seb]

Which version of Connect are you running? You'll need 1.1.0-rc3 or later.

[Derek Williams]

Thank you Seb! -- worked like a charm.

[Parag Bhole]

Thank you Seb, it was version issue, now its working.

There is still an issue that we cant add menu items without webSection name which is mandatory as well as blank value is also not allowed for name's value attribute. So its required to have webSection header even when we dont need it.

If you know any solution for that please let me know or else we can live with this for now.

[seb]

That is possible - please create an issue at http://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/ACand we can schedule it!

[Parag Bhole]

Added an issue https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/AC-1272

[Parag Bhole]

anyone from atlassian team who can guide?