Assets custom fields for issues

In eazyBI, Assets data can be imported into eazyBI in two ways: Assets data structure as a separate data source or part of the Jira data source as Assets custom fields. 

This page describes how to import Assets objects as Jira issue custom fields.

Jira Cloud access

In Jira Cloud, eazyBI uses the "Jira Service Management Assets" REST API for data import. Currently, it only supports authentication using the Atlassian user email and API token. Specify the "Jira Service Management Assets" REST API user email and API token granting eazyBI access to Assets data during import.

In the Jira Source application, the option to add the user email and API token will be available if you have at least one "Assets objects" type custom field in Jira:

Asset custom fields

You can see and select the Assets custom fields in the Jira source application "Add-ons" tab [1].

The Assets field "Affected services" could be used in Jira Service Management application. This field is listed among Jira Service Management custom fields in the "General" tab [3] and does not require a User API token for import.

Assets custom field attributes

eazyBI supports Assets custom field attribute import as properties for Assets custom field dimensions. Please specify the attribute name and data type for any attribute you would like to import into the Jira issue cube in advanced settings for these custom fields:

# parameter name for eazyBI version 6.6
[jira.customfield_NNNNN]
insight_object_attributes = [
  {name = "Attribute name 1", data_type = "string"},
  {name = "Attribute name 2", data_type = "date"},
  {name = "Attribute name 3", data_type = "boolean", true="Yes", false="No"}
]

# parameter name starting eazyBI version 7.0
[jira.customfield_NNNNN]
assets_object_attributes = [
  {name = "Attribute name 1", data_type = "string"},
  {name = "Attribute name 2", data_type = "date"},
  {name = "Attribute name 3", data_type = "boolean", true="Yes", false="No"}
]

Update the definition using Assets custom field ID instead of NNNNN, and attribute names case sensitive with their respective data types string, text, integer, decimal, date, datetime, boolean. Specify only attributes you will use for reports. You can add more attributes to the definition at any time if needed. Add the updated custom field definition to eazyBI advanced settings or ask Jira administrator or eazyBI admin to do this for you. eazyBI advanced settings are common for all accounts and only Jira administrators and eazyBI admins have access to the settings.

eazyBI will import all specified attributes for Assets custom fields imported as dimensions as properties in those dimensions. You can use those properties to add custom hierarchy in Assets custom field dimension. If you would like to add those properties to reports would like to define a new user-defined calculated measure for any imported Assets attribute property using this formula example:

[Assets custom field name].CurrentHierarchyMember.Get('Attribute name')

Please use your own Assets custom field name and attribute name (case sensitive). We suggest using autocomplete to fill in dimension and attribute names in the formula.