Structure Overview
Structure by Tempo - Jira Portfolio Management is an app that helps you vizualize and manage projects within spreadsheet-like tables. When you link Jira issues, Structure can create a customized hierarchy that, when combined with formulas and aggregation functions, provides the big picture view.
Structure fields are located in a separate Structure tab.
How to Add Structure Personal Access Token
Structure personal access token is required to view and export Structure tables.Structure personal access token is required to view and export Structure tables via Tableau Connector for Jira.
Being signed in to your Jira Cloud instance, select Apps, and then select Tableau Connector for Jira.
On the left-side menu, select API Integrations, select Structure, and then follow the link (highlighted in yellow).
Each link is unique to the user. To generate a personal access token, users must follow the in-app link provided.
Select + Create token.
In the Name* field, enter the name of your access token.
In the Expiration* field, select the desired duration for your access token.
Select Create.
Copy your token, and then select Close.
Before closing the window, make sure to copy your token, you won’t see it again. Store it safely as it has access to your data.
Go back to API Integrations, and then Structure.
In the Personal Access Token* field, paste your access token, and then select Validate & Save.
Starting now, all users with granted permission to work with the data sources can select Structure tables and fields for export.
Structure Tables Filtering
Tableau Connector for Jira Cloud has two obligatory filters:
by View
by Structure
Both filters must be applied when creating a data source. Otherwise, the data source cannot be saved.
The View filter defines which fields from the structure can be selected for export.
Only one view can be selected at a time.
The Structures filter specifies which structures will be exported.
Up to 10 structures can be selected for one data source.
When no view is selected, five default fields are displayed. Once a view option is selected, its associated dynamic fields will be added to the table. Each view has its own set of dynamic fields.
Important to Know
📘 The View filter in Tableau Connector for Jira Cloud displays the available Views in your Structure app.
📘 The Structures filter in Tableau Connector for Jira Cloud shows the structures you have access to and/or those recently viewed in the Structure app.
If a specific structure or view is not listed in the selector, open it first in the Structure app. The structure or view option should appear in the selector within approximately 10 minutes.
📘 If the No options message is displayed, it means you are exporting Structure tables via Tableau Connector for Jira Cloud for the first time. Open the Structure app to view the available structures in your instance. The structure options will appear in the selector within approximately 10 minutes.
