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Summary

You can get Salesforce HTML formatted fields translated to Jira text area fields starting with release versions 2.36.17 of Connector for Salesforce and Jira.

Environment

  • Add on version 2.36.17 and above

Resolution

Prerequisites

  • Using Connector for Salesforce and Jira version 2.36.17 and above
  • Using a Salesforce field with Text Area (Rich) type
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  • Using Jira field with Paragraph type
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Steps:

  1. Set the renderer of this particular Jira field to Wiki Style Renderer
    1. First select the Field Configurations as illustrated below then navigate to Settings area. Click Issues.
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    2. Next set the renderer as shown below. Optionally, refer Atlassian’s guide on setting renderer for a particular field.

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  2. Finally, configure the field mapping as shown in the screenshot below. ((warning) Salesforce field with Text Area (Rich)  type will be labeled differently, as compared to the general Text Area type.)

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Note
titleKnown Limitations

List of common differences in the transition output between Salesforce’s HTML and Jira’s Wiki Markup:

  • Images are not rendered
  • Code blocks are not rendered