Learn how to link Meisterplan projects to Jira to see the Jira issues involved and the predicted finish date. We'll let you know where it may be useful to get help from your organization's Jira expert.
Required User Rights
To link a project with Jira, your Meisterplan user account must have the following rights:
- Import Data
- Edit Rights for the desired scenario or Edit Plan of Record
- Add Projects and Programs
- The Meisterplan project you will link must belong to the current portfolio
Technical Requirements
To link projects to Jira, at least one Jira Link must have been added to your Meisterplan system. Learn how to add Jira Links in the Manage Jira Connector article.
To access Jira data, you need a Jira user account. If you don't have a Jira account, please check with your internal Jira expert.
Find out how to test the Jira Connector without risking live data in the Testing the Jira Connector article.
Linking a Project to Jira
The following are the steps to link Meisterplan projects to Jira in the Portfolio Designer:
Step 1: Select a project by clicking on the project name in the list or on the project bar in the Gantt chart.
Step 2: Open the Information Panel by clicking on the Jira icon in the right sidebar:
Step 3: In the Information Panel, click Link Project:
Step 4: Select the Jira link that contains the Jira issues you want to link to this project and click Next:
You may get prompted to authorize access to Jira and log in to your Jira account. Learn more about this in the Jira Authorization and Login article.
If the desired Jira instance is missing from the list, you can link a new instance by clicking Add New Jira Link.
If you don't have a Jira account or if you are unsure which Jira instance to choose, just ask your organization's Jira expert.
In the following dialog, you are selecting the Jira data to be linked to the Meisterplan project. You can choose whether to select from a list of Jira epics or to enter a JQL query. To switch between those two modes, click Link Using JQL or Link Using Epic List, respectively, in the top right of the dialog:
Depending on the selected mode, proceed with the relevant next step.
Step 5a (Selecting from the epic list): Select a Jira epic by clicking the entry in the list:
To import Jira next-gen projects, use "parent" for your query:
We recommend to test the query in Jira first to ensure you get the desired result(s).
Meisterplan displays up to 100 of the epics in the Jira instance configured for the active Jira Link.
You can filter the epics by Jira project or epic status using the drop-down controls. You can also use the search box to search for epic names.
If the desired epic is not in the active Jira instance, click Discard and select a different Jira Link in the previous step.
Step 5b: (JQL query): Enter a JQL query:
You'll find an introduction to JQL as well as example queries in the JQL for Beginners article. If you need further assistance, just ask an expert in your company (e.g., the project lead or the Scrum Master/Agile Coach, or also the team itself).
If you want to see the query results before linking, click the Preview Results in Jira button. This will open Jira in a new browser window.
If the desired Jira data is not in the active Jira instance, click Discard and select a different Jira Link in the previous step.
Step 6: Once you have selected an epic or entered a JQL query, click on the Link Project button.
Now you can view Jira data for the Meisterplan project in the Information Panel:
Remove a Link
If you want to remove the link between a Meisterplan project and the respective Jira data, click More Actions in the Information Panel and select Unlink Project:
When you unlink a project, information such as the linked Jira issues or the predicted finish date is no longer available for this project. The project-specific settings for how work effort is calculated are deleted.