How to provide a dialog to create JIRA issues

How to provide a dialog to create JIRA issues

Summary

This example shows how to use the Run macro from Run Self-Service Reports for Confluence and the CLI Macro from Run CLI Actions in Confluence to create a simple user dialog to create JIRA issues from Confluence. For example, this can be used to provide the ability for non-JIRA users to create issues in a controlled fashion. 

Steps

Step

Description

Configure a jira profile for the CLI Macro

This requires admin access to define the parameters for accessing JIRA. See: Get Started

Create a page


Insert a run macro 


Specify the Replace Field List parameter

Start with a simple example with just a summary and issue type

summary::Summary:text-required:100,type:Bug:Issue type:select::Bug::Improvement::Task::Support Request

Save macro


Insert a cli macro in the body of run macro


Specify the Profile parameter referencing the profile created in step 1


Save macro


Put the following in the body of the cli macro

*--action createIssue --type $type --summary "$summary" --project EXAMPLE*

Save the page


Press the run button

This will say that Summary is a required field. Fill in the summary and try again.

Example



Need support? Create a request with our support team.

Copyright © 2005 - 2025 Appfire | All rights reserved.