What's New in Version 5?

Plugin:

Classic Connector for Salesforce & Jira

Question:

Answer:

The Salesforce and JIRA Connector has changed considerably from version 4.x to 5.x. Below is a table that outlines the features in Version 4 and those in Version 5 for a useful comparison.

Version 5 is currently in beta so it is recommended that you go for version 4.4.7 in a production environment.

Feature Comparison

The table below compares the features for the Salesforce and JIRA connector between versions 4.x and 5.x.

Key:

= Supported; ❌ = Not Supported

Feature	Supported in 4.x	Supported in 5.x	Related Documentation
Ability to create and update JIRA issues from Salesforce.com			Creating JIRA issues from Salesforce
Ability to create Salesforce.com objects (like Cases) from JIRA			Creating Salesforce Objects From JIRA
Ability to link a JIRA issue to a Salesforce.com Object			Adding a Remote System Reference
Ability to look up SF objects (like Cases) linked to a JIRA issue			Connector Custom Fields
Ability to sync comments between JIRA and Salesforce.com automatically (or manually)
Ability to synchronise fields from JIRA to Salesforce.com automatically			Connector Custom Fields
Ability to create Salesforce.com custom fields within JIRA that show live Salesforce data			Connector Custom Fields
Use of Application links between JIRA and Salesforce.com	❌		Adding a New Connection
Ability to use a Configuration Wizard to make it easier to get started with default mappings	❌		Configuration Wizard
Mappings Schemes to make it easy to associate projects with the desired field mappings	❌		Configure Mapping Schemes
Ability to diagnose problems with a Diagnostics Screen	❌		Connector Diagnostics
Support Screen to help speed up the support process by allowing config settings to be exported	❌		Connector Diagnostics
Display Salesforce.com attachments as a URL in JIRA
Ability to send JIRA issue attachments to Salesforce.com		❌
Ability to view related JIRA issues in Salesforce.com			Viewing Related JIRA Issues
Ability to Create Salesforce.com Objects via a "Bulk Action"	❌		How to do a Bulk Action in JIRA
Ability to link multiple Salesforce.com Objects to a single JIRA issue
Support for standard Salesforce.com objects other than Cases in Salesforce.com	❌
Support for custom Salesforce.com objects other than Cases in Salesforce.com	❌