Field types for Jama Connect to Jira integrations
When data moves between Jama Connect and Jira, each field is converted to a standard type. This conversion allows you to understand how data flows between systems.
Boolean — Booleans are used for flags, true/false, on/off, etc.
Example: In Jama Connect, the Flag (checkbox) custom field type is a Boolean. When a user maps a Jama Connect Flag field to a Jira Text field, True or False is written to the Jira field to represent the state of the Jama Connect flag.
DateTime — DateTime is usually a specially formatted text field. Knowing that a field is DateTime allows Jama Connect Interchange to correctly convert text into date formats and apply transformations to that data (convert to Unix Time or parse into a specific format).
Note
When you parse DateTime values to a custom format on the Field Mapping – Rules page, be sure to use valid DateTime patterns. For a list of valid patterns, see SimpleDateFormat.
Float — Floats are numbers that allow decimal places.
Integer — Integers are numbers that do not allow decimal places.
Multi Select — Multi Select fields allow multiple values to be selected from a specified list. Jira custom fields like checkboxes, Select List (multiple choice), and Select List (cascading) are examples of Multi Select fields.
Single Select — Single Select fields allow one value to be selected from a specified list.
Text — A single line of unformatted text.
HTML — HTML fields convert rich text fields in Jama Connect and Jira. They are called HTML fields because the values are converted to HTML as data is moved between systems.