Filling a grid with data from REST or SQL data sources

You can fill your grids with data from an external data source when configuring a grid.

To fill in a grid from a REST or SQL data source:

1. Select the Data Receiver tab when creating or editing a grid.

   

2. Choose the data source from the Data Source drop-down. The drop-down displays data sources you have connected previously.
   

   By default the grid has the following data sources:

   • Jira Fields—allows you to populate the grid with values from other Jira fields  
   • JIRA—allows you to query data from your Jira database and then use it in the grid.

3. Based on the data source, proceed with the following steps:

Congratulations! Now you know how to initialize the grid with an external data source.

See also

How to create a grid