Log into Jira using your UWaterloo account
Note: An existing Jira license and project will be required to achieve this
In Jira select your initials in the top right of the page.
A menu will appear, select ‘manage account’
From the header menu select ‘Security'
On the security page, select ‘Create and manage API tokens’
From the API Tokens page select ‘Create API token’
Provide a label for the API token and select ‘Create’
An API token will be generated, select ‘Copy’ and then select ‘Close’
You will not be able to view the key in the future so ensure you have this copied before closing.
Open your GitLab project
Select the project ‘Settings’ and then select ‘Integrations’
From the integrations list find ‘Jira’ and select ‘Configure’
Make the following adjustments to the configuration settings
Enable integrations - Active
Web URL - https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net
Authentication method - Basic
Email or username - WatIAM@uwaterloo.ca
New API token or passcode - Insert the API token you copied from Atlassian