Install / Uninstall

Dependencies

LDAP2JIRA requires the plugin catWorkX JIRA Configuration Handler. While using the obr-file this plugin will be installed or updated if needed. 

Installation with Universal Plugin Manager

case 1: JIRA server with internet access:

  • Search the Atlassian Marketplace direectly within the UPM for LDAP2JIRA (e. g. type 'ldap2jira' into the Marketplace searchfield and search it)
  • Select LDAP2JIRA and make your decision for 'free test' or 'buy now' based on what you want to do. LDAP2JIRA will be downloaded and installed automatically!
    For more information, Please refer to Atlassian documentation Finding and installing add-ons from Atlassian Marketplace.

Case 2: JIRA server without internet access:

  1. Download the plugins obr-artifact from Atlassian Marketplace on a computer with internet access. 
  2. Upload the artifact in JIRA UPM using the 'Upload Plugin' link.

Installation via file system

  • get the LDAP2JIRA plugin obr file from Atlassian Marketplace.
  • shutdown your JIRA
  • extract the content of the .obr-file. Besides other files there should be two .jar-file:
    • the first .jar-file is situated in the root folder of the obr and is called LDAPAdressbookToJira-x.x.x.x.obr. This file contains the ldap2jira plugin.
    • the second .jar-file is situated within the /dependencies subfolder and has the name config-handler-x.x.x.x.jar. This .jar-file is the dependency mentioned earlier.
  • copy these two files into the plugins/installed-plugins/ subfolder of your JIRA Homedirectory.
  • start JIRA
    For more informations,  Please refer to Atlassian documentation Installing a plugin manually (https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA042/Managing+JIRA%27s+Plugins#ManagingJIRA'sPlugins-ManagingPluginsManually).

Deinstalling the plugin and its dependency

The plugin and its dependencies can be removed within the UPM.

License


The licensing will be managed by atlassian. If your license is expired or invalid the ldap search will be disabled. At the position the searchfield was before there will be a text telling you that your license is invalid.

You can get a valid license within the Universal Plugin Manager.