Ensure requirements traceability and auditability of your engineering artifacts between Jira Software and IBM DOORS Next with OSLC Connect for Jira.
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Enable your teams to operate in their tools of choice while still sharing information. Systems Engineers can maintain requirements in their chosen requirements management (DOORS or DOORS Next Generation), while Software Engineers can maximize their usage of Jira.
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Leverage bidirectional linking capabilities between IBM DOORS Next and Jira Software, allowing teams to create, view, and manage engineering artifacts concurrently across systems. OSLC Connect for Jira ensures up-to-date, linked data for accurate traceability and collaborative workflows.
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Connecting Jira Software to IBM DOORS Next with OSLC Connect for Jira allows you to create a connected ecosystem where all project artifacts are visible in context, promoting transparency, collaboration, and informed management across the entire project lifecycle.
Linking Jira and DOORS Next enables end-to-end traceability from requirements to implementation. Teams can assess changes, analyze impacts, and ensure compliance by maintaining clear connections between requirements, issues, and test results.
For industries with strict compliance needs (e.g., automotive, aerospace, or medical devices), linking requirements and development artifacts ensures traceability for audits, reducing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
When a requirement changes in DOORS Next, linked Jira issues can automatically reflect the impact, enabling teams to assess and address the downstream effects on design, implementation, and testing.
Requirements engineers working in DOORS Next and developers or testers working in Jira can collaborate seamlessly without needing to switch tools, as OSLC enables real-time visibility and updates across applications.
Linking requirements and development work reduces information silos, ensuring that teams stay aligned on goals and can resolve issues collaboratively.
Changes in either system (e.g., a Jira issue marked as "Done") can automatically update related artifacts in the other system, keeping data consistent and up to date.
OSLC Connect for Jira can be downloaded for free from the Atlassian Marketplace. Click here to start your 30-day evaluation trial.
Read OSLC Connect for Jira release notes, user guides, and admin guides in our Online portal here.
Bridge the gap between development teams in Jira and IBM DOORS Next with OSLC Connect for Jira. Enable cross-domain collaboration, traceability, and visibility across applications. Some of the features of OSLC Connect for Jira include:
Create links to existing requirements in IBM DOORS Next from Jira. Once created, your link will appear directly in the Jira issue as well as it will also be available from the linked requirement in IBM DOORS Next.
Create links to Jira tickets from DOORS Next requirements. Access Jira ticket status and details without leaving DOORS Next. Creating a Jira issue from IBM DOORS Next will automatically create and link the new issue to the requirement. You can click on the link to navigate to Jira to update and comment.
When a link is created, OSLC Connect for Jira allows users to preview the contents of the linked artifact from the tool they are using. When in Jira, users can get a preview of the linked requirements from IBM DOORS Next. Users in IBM DOORS Next can preview information on the linked issue from Jira. Access to information can be restricted to users with credentials only. Previews are fully customizable, allowing you to choose the information to display to the viewers.
Managing Changes in IBM DOORS Next improves quality and flow. Configure your Issue Approval settings for your Scheme (with Validation). Link IBM DOORS Next Changesets to Jira Tasks, observe and navigate to your Changesets from Jira to see contained changes, continue your comment, and review cycles in Jira until the Change can be approved with OSLC Connect for Jira.
Enable your Jira teams to work seamlessly with Configurations. Manage what configurations your Jira teams are working with, easily communicate to users the configuration used for linked data, hover on a link, or ask for more details.
Processes are unique and so are your integration points. Customize your OSLC links by your Custom Jira Types and ensure consistent linking through commonly suggested link relationships and defaults. Control OSLC Previews and what is included in your Jira Previews from IBM DOORS Next by leveraging your Jira Screen Configurations.
Creating traceable links is important but being able to report on them is imperative for regulatory audits. Use IBM Report Builder natively with Jira data and share your reports. OSLC Connect for Jira supports the introduction of custom attributes to your IBM Reporting.
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OSLC Connect for Jira is a plugin for your Jira Software
Platform. Deeply and seamlessly connects Jira to application lifecycle management tools such as IBM ELM or Siemens Polarion t for bi-directional traceability, and live access to remote engineering artifacts in Jira.
OSLC ensures integration success by creating secure and trusted links between Jira and IBM DOORS Next without copying contents. Ensure that your data remains secure, your access remains immediate, and allow your enterprise to scale with more data and tools.
OSLC Connect for Jira leverages the Jira environment to store all links and configurations created with the connector directly within Jira, ensuring data continuity and providing a more efficient and intuitive user experience.
Get in touch with us today with any questions you may have about OSLC Connect for Jira.
