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Quick Start: Progress DataDirect for JDBC for Jira Driver : Before you start
  

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Before you start

Before you get started, you need the following:
*Appropriate user permissions to modify your environment and to read, write, and execute various files in the DataDirect for JDBC installation directory.
*Connection information:
*User Name: The user ID used to access your Jira account.
*API Token (Recommended) or Password: The token used to authenticate REST API requests with Jira or the password used to access your Jira account. For information on generating a token, refer to the Jira documentation.
Using your JIRA password can result in authentication failures in some scenarios. To avoid this issue, we recommend specifying a Jira API Token in place of your password for the password property.
*Jira Service Endpoint: The URL of the Jira service to which you want to issue requests. For example, https://mycompany.atlassian.net.
*For licensed installations, you will also need the following information that was provided by Progress DataDirect:
*Control Number (IPE Key)
*Serial Number