Task tracking connection
Open with Workspace → Connections → Task Tracking… on the main menu bar. A modal dialog for connecting to Jira or Azure DevOps. Rally is no longer supported.
The Task Tracking dropdown at the top picks the provider; the form below changes accordingly.
Bottom buttons
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Connect | Activate the selected connection (default action). |
| Test | Verify the connection works without making it active. |
| Cancel | Close the dialog without changes. |
Jira
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Server URL | Your Jira instance URL, e.g. https://your-company.atlassian.net. |
| Authentication | Dropdown: picks the auth method. For Jira Cloud, use Api Key Authentication. |
| Username | Your Atlassian account email address (e.g. user@company.com). |
| Password | Shown when password-based auth is selected. Masked. |
| API Key | Shown when API-key auth is selected. Paste your Jira API token here. Masked. |
| Web Proxy | Optional proxy URL if Jira is reached through a corporate proxy. |
| Proxy Username | Username for the proxy (if it requires auth). |
| Proxy Password | Proxy password. Masked. |
Getting a Jira API token
Jira Cloud requires an API token instead of a password. To create one:
- Log in to id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.
- Click Create API token, give it a label (e.g. "DataStar"), and click Create.
- Copy the token — it's only shown once.
- In DataStar, set Authentication to Api Key Authentication, enter your Atlassian email as the Username, and paste the token into API Key.
Azure DevOps
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Server URL | Your Azure DevOps organisation URL, e.g. https://dev.azure.com/your-org. For on-premises Azure DevOps Server, use the server URL instead. |
| Authentication | Dropdown: picks the auth method. Options include Managed Identity, Personal Access Token, and others depending on your environment. |
| Collection Name | Project collection name. Defaults to DefaultCollection. On Azure DevOps Services (cloud) this is usually your organisation name. |
| Project Name | The Azure DevOps project that contains your work items. Leave empty to auto-detect from the workspace. |
| Tenant Id | Azure AD (Entra ID) tenant ID. Required for OAuth-based authentication flows. |
| Client Id | Azure AD application (client) ID. Required for OAuth-based authentication flows. |
| Token | Personal access token (PAT). Required when using PAT authentication. Masked with a reveal button. Create one from Azure DevOps → User Settings → Personal Access Tokens. |
| Also use these settings for Version Control (TFVC) | Checkbox: when ticked, the same server URL and credentials are reused for the workspace's TFVC version-control connection, avoiding duplicate configuration. |