Jira custom addon apps

Jira custom addon apps add the data of a Jira app, for example, a checklist app, to the import of an existing Jira source application. eazyBI imports the app data together with the Jira work items (issues) into the Issues cube, so you can analyze it by Jira dimensions, such as Project, Sprint, Assignee, and Time.

How Jira custom addon apps work

A Jira custom addon app is a custom source app for a Jira app. In the Custom Source Apps tab and in the eazyBI Marketplace, these apps have the Jira label. They differ from other custom source apps in the following ways:

• You do not add the app as a new source application. You turn it on in the Add-ons tab of the import options of a Jira source application.
• The app uses the connection of the Jira source application, so you do not enter Jira credentials again. If the Jira app has its own API, the import options of the app ask for its connection details, such as an API token.
• The app data is imported into the Issues cube. The names of the app's dimensions, measures, and work item (issue) properties start with the app name or its prefix. For example, the Checklists by HeroCoders names start with HC.
• Some apps appear in the Add-ons tab only when the related Jira app is installed in the Jira site.

For Jira apps that eazyBI imports data from without a custom source app, see Data from Jira apps.

You install and build Jira custom addon apps the same way as other custom source apps. See Install and manage custom source apps and Build a custom source app with an AI coding agent. When you build an app, name the Jira app and where it stores its data in the prompt, and ask the agent to build a Jira addon.

Turn on a Jira custom addon app

After you install a Jira custom addon app, you turn it on in a Jira source application to start importing its data. An app installed into an account is available in all Jira source applications of that account, and an app installed for the site is available in all Jira source applications of the site.

Before you turn on the app, check the requirements in its README. For example, Checklists by HeroCoders reads the Checklist Text field, so turn on Sync checklists to Custom Fields in the Checklists for Jira global settings.

To turn on the app:

1. In the Source Data tab, open the Source Applications tab, and open the Import options of the Jira source application.
2. Open the Add-ons tab.
3. In the section of the app, select Import (app name) data, and set the import options of the app.
4. Click Import.

When the app is turned on, every import of the Jira source application imports the app data, including scheduled imports. After you turn on the app, the next import may import all Jira work items (issues) again, so it can take longer than usual.

A newly installed app is in the draft status, and it appears in the Add-ons tab only for the account owner and site admins. After a successful test import, enable the app for all users.

See also

• Custom source apps – what custom source apps are and when to use them.
• Install and manage custom source apps – install, enable, update, and disable custom source apps.
• eazyBI Marketplace – ready-made custom source apps, including Jira custom addon apps.
• Data from Jira apps – Jira apps that eazyBI imports data from without a custom source app.