Jira Integration
Jira Cloud is a built-in integration source in TestOrchestrator. Once an administrator connects your Jira site, your team can reference a Jira issue from a test case, run, or exploration, and point the AI test-case generator at a Jira issue to draft cases that map to your project's template.
Jira is a built-in integration source. Everything about relations, project scope, and where links appear is shared with all other sources — this page covers what is specific to Jira.
Connecting Jira in Admin
Jira is configured like any other source in Admin → External References → Sources. The shared mechanics — the SOURCE, CAPABILITIES, and PROJECTS tabs, testing the connection, and enabling or disabling the source — are covered in Integration Sources. The steps below cover what is specific to Jira Cloud.
- In Jira, generate an Atlassian API token for the account TestOrchestrator should authenticate as.
- In TestOrchestrator, open Admin → External References → Sources and click Create a source. Choose Jira Cloud as the provider.
- Set the Base URL to your Jira site, for example
https://yourcompany.atlassian.net. - For authentication, supply your Atlassian account email plus the API token as the credential.
- Test the connection to confirm TestOrchestrator can reach Jira, then assign the source to all projects or to specific projects on the PROJECTS tab.
Linking a Jira issue
Once the Jira source is enabled for a project, members with permission to manage external references can link a Jira issue to a test case, run, or exploration.
- On a test case, run, or exploration, open the External References panel and choose Link item.
- Select your Jira source and enter the issue key (e.g.,
PROJ-123) or its URL. - Choose a relation and save.
Linking is by issue key or URL. If the source has an optional key pattern configured (see Integration Sources), the key is validated against it before the link is saved.
Generating test cases from a Jira issue
Point the AI test-case generator at a Jira issue to draft test cases that map to your project's template. Generation is initiated from inside TestOrchestrator. The drafted cases are created in the project you generate them into and can be reviewed and edited like any other test case.
Test-case generation from a Jira issue is an AI-assisted feature and is available on plans that include AI capabilities. Generated cases are drafts — always review them against the source issue before relying on them.
Who can do what
| Action | Who can do it |
|---|---|
| Create, test, or disable the Jira source; assign projects | Admins with access to the External References admin page |
| Link a Jira issue to a test object | Project members with permission to manage external references |
| Generate test cases from a Jira issue | Project members with permission to generate test cases (AI plans only) |