Configuration
The configuration dialog provided by The Connector allows for customization of a number of different parameters. You access these setting from the toolbar option "Configure".
JIRA Connectivity
This screen allows configuration of the endpoint to connect to JIRA. It can be an IP address or a domain address, depending on how you have configured your installation of JIRA.
The Connector does support communications over SSL. Simply provide the prefix of "https://" in the JIRA address field.
Advanced Configuration
The Advanced Configuration button under the JIRA Address allows The Connector to work over proxy servers and authenticated HTTP. To enable this functionality, press the button and configure the information that is requested.
The Proxy Server settings allow you to specify the proxy server and port and then any authentication that your proxy server requires.
The HTTP Authentication tab allows you to specify the username and password that your web server requires.
JIRA Communication Settings
Use custom date format mapping – This option will allow you to map a date format string to a custom format. Use this function if you are running different languages between Microsoft Windows and Atlassian JIRA. Example: If you are running a non-English version of Microsoft Windows and an English version of JIRA, the date formats do not translate correctly. Using this function will allow you to correct the translation.
Use optimized issue and project browsing – Using this option will replace the standard web service calls provided by JIRA with the custom calls developed for The Connector. Using these calls will increase the speed of the service calls to JIRA, especially in the cases where you have large numbers of projects and/or users in JIRA.
NOTE: This option requires the installation of Ecliptic Technologies extended web services for JIRA. See the section Enabling JIRA Web Services found on page 4 of this manual.
Use extended web services – This function will use the extended web services to calculate the percentage complete of a Microsoft Project tasks based on the worklogs. With this option disabled, The Connector will use the mappings configured under the “Mappings” tab of the configuration dialog.
NOTE: This option requires the installation of Ecliptic Technologies extended web services for JIRA. See the section Enabling JIRA Web Services found on page 4 of this manual.