Span Workspace’s Jira integration uses the authentication standard OAuth to authenticate users to Jira. Before users can connect their Span Workspace account to their Jira account and enable the integration, a Jira administrator must create an application link in Jira.

Setting up an application link

A Jira administrator must follow the steps below to link a company Jira instance to Span Workspace.

1. Log into a Jira administrator account
2. Go to Jira settings in the sidebar on the left.

3. Go to Products → Application links in the left sidebar.

4. In the "Configure Application Links" field, type in https://span.nureva.com

5. Click Create new link
6. When a 'Configure Application URL' dialog box pops up, check Use this URL

7. Click Continue
8. When a "Link applications' dialog box appears, configure the following:

9. In the next dialog box, configure the following:

10. Click Continue

The following success message should appear:

Now that an application link has been created in Jira, users can enable Jira in Span Workspace.

Last updated: November 18, 2019