# Jira Plugin Manual 4.0.16

## Jira Plugin

The Jira plugin is an XL Release plugin that allows XL Release to interact with a Jira Server.

The Jira plugin comes with two task types:

- Create Issue: Create a new Jira issue.
- Update Issue: Update a Jira issue to change its status or to post a comment.

### Create Issue

Input Properties:

- `Server` is the Jira Server that will be used.
- `Username` is the Jira username. This property and the `Password` properties are optional, if set they override the credentials defined on the Server Configuration.
- `Password` is the Jira password.
- `Project` is the Jira project name.
- `Title` is the issue title.
- `Description` is the issue description.
- `Issue Type` is the issue type (Bug, Improvement, Feature...) See Jira Issue Types documentation

Output Properties:

- `issueId` is the ID of the created issue.

### Update Issue

Input Properties:

- `Server` is the Jira Server that will be used.
- `Username` is the Jira username. This property and the `Password` properties are optional, if set they override the credentials defined on the Server Configuration.
- `Password` is the Jira password.
- `Issue Id` is the ID of the issue to update.
- `New Status` is the new status of the issue. See Jira Workflow documentation.
- `Comment` is the comment text that will be added when updating the issue.

### Servers configuration

Jira servers are defined globally in the Configuration page.

A Jira Server has the following properties :

- `Title` is the name of the Jira Server. This name will be shown in the Jira Tasks.
- `Url` is the Jira Server URL.
- `Username` is the username used to connect to this server.
- `Password` is the username used to connect to this server.