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JIRA Target

The JIRA target is a built-in automation target that creates a task in JIRA via a webhook whenever an automation condition is triggered. This makes it straightforward to raise issues automatically — for example when a dataset becomes late, a curve build fails, or a critical check does not pass.

Built-in targets

Built-in targets are provided by OpenDataDSL and referenced using the @ prefix on their script name (e.g. @JIRAAutomationTarget). They are available to all tenants without any additional configuration.

jira — Create a JIRA task​

Inputs​

InputRequiredDescription
url✅The incoming webhook URL for your JIRA project
template❌The ID of a mustache script stored in the platform, used to format the task payload. Can be omitted to use the default format
Creating a JIRA webhook

Incoming webhook URLs are configured in JIRA under Project settings → Automation → Incoming webhook. Each webhook URL is specific to a project and can be scoped to trigger a particular automation rule in JIRA.

Using this target in an automation​

Dataset late — raise a JIRA task​

A common use case is automatically raising a JIRA issue when a dataset does not arrive on time:

//#region Create a JIRA task when a dataset is late
ab = AutomationBuilder("dataset", "private", "MY_PROVIDER.FEED.PRODUCT")
ab.addCondition("late")
ab.setTarget("jira")
ab.setProperty("url", "https://myorg.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/...")
ab.setProperty("template", "my-scripts\\templates\\DatasetLateJira")
ab.icon = "clipboard-plus text-primary"
ab.enabled = true
save ${automation:ab}
//#endregion

Curve build failure — raise a JIRA task​

//#region Create a JIRA task when a curve build fails
ab = AutomationBuilder("curve", "private", "MY_CURVE_OBJECT:CLOSE")
ab.addCondition("failed")
ab.setTarget("jira")
ab.setProperty("url", "https://myorg.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/...")
ab.icon = "clipboard-plus text-primary"
ab.enabled = true
save ${automation:ab}
//#endregion
Omitting the template

If template is not set, the target sends the raw triggered entity payload to the JIRA webhook. This may be sufficient if your JIRA automation rule is configured to extract the fields it needs from the incoming JSON directly.

Task formatting with mustache templates​

The optional template input points to a mustache script stored in the platform. The script receives the triggered entity as its data context and should produce a JSON payload compatible with your JIRA webhook's expected format.

A simple example template for a dataset late notification:

{
  "summary": "Dataset late: {{_id}}",
  "description": "The dataset {{_id}} has not arrived as expected.",
  "priority": "High"
}

The exact payload structure depends on how your JIRA incoming webhook automation rule is configured to receive and map fields.

Pre-configured JIRA target​

For teams where the JIRA webhook URL is fixed — shared across all data operations issues going into one project — you can create a custom target that pre-fills the URL. Users then only need to select the target and optionally supply a template.

Creating the pre-configured target​

//#region Create a pre-configured JIRA target for the Data Operations project
at = AutomationTarget()
at.publisher = "myorg"
at.code = "jira-data-ops"
at.name = "Raise a Data Operations JIRA task"
at.description = "Create a task in the Data Operations JIRA project"
at.icon = "clipboard-plus text-primary"
at.script = "@JIRAAutomationTarget"
at.template = "create a JIRA task in the Data Operations project using [template]"
at.allowTransformation = false
at.allowPropertyChange = true
at.services = ["*"]
at.actions = ["*"]

at.properties.url = "https://myorg.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/..."

at.tags = ["Application", "JIRA"]
save at
//#endregion

Using the pre-configured target in an automation​

Once saved, any automation can use jira-data-ops as its target — no URL configuration required:

//#region Raise a Data Operations JIRA task when a dataset is missing
ab = AutomationBuilder("dataset", "private", "MY_PROVIDER.FEED.PRODUCT")
ab.addCondition("missing")
ab.setTarget("jira-data-ops")
ab.setProperty("template", "my-scripts\\templates\\DatasetMissingJira")
ab.icon = "clipboard-plus text-primary"
ab.enabled = true
save ${automation:ab}
//#endregion