How to automate update and close jira tickets with Azure DevOps

[Richard Heijder]

Hi,

How can we use the API from the atlassian suite (jira) to automate Azure Pipelines when doing a pull request.

We can use JiraPS in Azure DevOps Pipelines but it keeps failing.

Script example:

- task: PowerShell@2

  displayName: 'jira powershell'

  inputs:

    targetType: 'inline'

    script: |

      # Write your PowerShell commands here.

      Install-Module -Name JiraPS -Scope CurrentUser -Force -Verbose

      Import-Module -Name JiraPS -Force -Verbose

      Set-JiraConfigServer 'https://anwb.atlassian.net'

      New-JiraSession -Credential "rheijder@anwb.nl"

#      Connect-JiraServer -ServerUrl "https://anwb.atlassian.net" -Username "rheijder@anwb.nl" -Token $(token)

#      Get-Help about_JiraPS

#      Import-Module -Name JiraPS -Verbose

#      set-jiraissue -Issue "cpe-612" -AddComment "blahviadevops"

Anyone suggestions?

Regards,

Richard

[John Price]

I don't have access to ADO to test at the moment, but here's one way that avoids fooling with scripting & 3rd party libraries:

1) On the Jira side, set up a Jira Automation rule at the project or global level. Use 

When: Incoming Webhook
Then: Add Comment To Issue 

with smart values something like:

Pull request [{{webhookData.pullRequest.title}}]({{webhookData.pullRequest.url}}) has 
been created in Azure DevOps.

and copy the generated webhook URL to the clipboard.

2) On the ADO side, set up a Service Hook with event "pull request created" and paste the URL you copied from the Jira side.

You just need to decide where the issue key will be in ADO (branch name, PR title, whatever) and configured the Jira side "When" to collect the issue key(s) as needed from the payload: 

[John Price]

Also: you can obviously close issues or take other actions too. And you may want to add the free https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1232793/azure-devops-for-jira-official?hosting=cloud&tab=overview  app to make your integration tighter.