Power BI Jira Connector app permissions

This page contains information about the permissions required for the Power BI Jira Connector application and clarifies the app-specific security and compliance statements displayed on Atlassian Marketplace.

Power BI Jira Connector - Permissions for Jira

The Power BI Jira Connector app requires the following Jira permissions.

• READ

  • Only reads the Jira data.

  • To use the app, you need the minimum Jira Project “Browse” permission.

• ACT_AS_USER

  • Refresh the data in Power BI Desktop using scheduled refreshes, even when the user is offline.

• ADMIN

  • Jira Administrator privileges are required to manage the Power BI Jira Connector App Settings.

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Power BI Desktop: The actions performed on data in Power BI Desktop do not impact the Jira data.

• After importing the Jira data to Power BI Desktop, you have the flexibility to:

  • Modify the data in the Power BI Desktop

  • Delete the data in the Power BI Desktop.

• Power BI Desktop does not write the data back to Jira.

• During the subsequent data refresh, the connector fetches the fresh Jira data to Power BI Desktop.

Security and compliance statements

Since the Power BI Jira Connector application requires ADMIN permissions to manage App Settings, the marketplace template displays the following security and compliance statements by default.

However, not all the permission statements are applicable to the Power BI Jira Connector app.

The Jira permission required is as mentioned in the Power BI Jira Connector - Permissions for Jira section of this page.

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