The Lucid Cards for Jira integration allows you to easily import Jira issues from your Jira Cloud or Data Center instance into Lucidspark and refresh your Cards to reflect any changes made in Jira. Users can accomplish moving from brainstorming and ideation to big room planning, simple roadmapping, rough sprint planning, basic dependency mapping, and backlog refinement. Follow the steps in this article to successfully import your Jira issues and create new issues from Lucidspark.

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Authenticate Jira within Lucidspark

After the integration has been set up by your account admin, you can import Jira issues into Lucidspark or create new Jira issues from Lucidspark. You will need to authenticate into Jira the first time you use it in a board, which you can do by following these steps:

Open a Lucidspark board.
Click the More tools icon from the Primary Toolbar on the left-side of the canvas.
Select the Jira icon from the menu that appears.
You will be asked to authenticate into Atlassian (Jira). Please sign in and authorize Lucid to access your Atlassian account.

Note: If this option is not available, please contact your account administrator to set up your Jira instance. Instructions can be found in our For admins: configure Lucid Cards for Jira article.

Connect to an additional Jira instance or change the default

Newly created boards will link to the default Jira instance set for your specific account. If you wish to change your default instance or connect to an additional instance, follow these steps:

Select your profile image or initials in the upper-right corner of your Lucid account.
Click Account settings.
Select Apps & Integrations from the lefthand menu.
Click the Lucidspark tab at the top of the page.
Under the "Lucid Cards for Jira" section, select a new default or additional instance from your connected instances.
- To connect to an additional instance or select a new default, the Jira instance needs to have been previously configured by someone with both Jira and Lucid admin permissions. For more information, check out our For admins: Configure Lucid Cards for Jira article.
Click Save changes.

Any Lucidspark boards that aren't previously linked to a Jira instance will link to the updated default instance when you select the Jira integration icon from the Primary Toolbar.

Learn more: If you have multiple Jira instances connected to a board, a dropdown menu appears when importing Jira issues enabling you to switch instances as needed. For more information about linking multiple Jira instances to your board, check out this community post.

Add Jira issues to Lucidspark

You can add Jira issues to Lucidspark by importing existing issues onto a board, creating new issues directly from Lucidspark, or by converting sticky notes into new Jira issues. Read the following sections for details on each method.

Import existing Jira issues onto a board

Open a Lucidspark board.
Click the More tools icon from the Primary Toolbar on the left-side of the canvas.
Select the Jira icon from the menu that appears.
Click Import Jira issues.
To narrow your search results, use the search bar and filter dropdowns or toggle on “JQL” to type a in a JQL query.
Click Import # issues.
- Alternatively, click Import into Selected Dynamic Table to place the issues directly into a Dynamic Table you have selected on the board.

Once the issue is imported into your Lucidspark board, you can edit fields by clicking them directly on the card or by clicking the Edit details icon at the far-right of the Context Toolbar.

Tip: Drag the Jira icon from the “More tools” menu into the Primary Toolbar to pin it to the main portion of the toolbar.

Add a new Jira issue from Lucidspark

Open your Lucidspark board.
Click the More tools icon from the Primary Toolbar on the left-side of the canvas.
Select the Jira icon from the menu that appears.
Select New Jira issue.
Follow the prompts to enter required fields for the project or issue type.
Click Create.

Your issue will be created in Jira and imported onto the canvas.

Convert a sticky note into a Jira issue

As you move from brainstorming to planning, you can easily convert sticky notes into Jira issues.

Right-click on either an individual sticky note or a group of sticky notes and hover your cursor over "Convert to card".
Select Jira issue.
Fill out the required fields.
- You can edit more information after you convert your sticky note(s).
Click Convert.

Your sticky note will be converted into a new Jira issue.

Import issues into a Dynamic Table using Jira Quick Import

Lucidspark’s Dynamic Table allows you to plan collaboratively and manage work visually, while reducing time spent refining Jira backlogs and plans. Easily keep plans up to date and draw deeper insights through pivoting. With Jira Quick Import, you can import Jira issues directly into a Dynamic Table.

To use Jira Quick Import, follow these steps:

Click the Organizers icon from the Primary Toolbar.
Select Dynamic Table and click anywhere on the canvas.
Click the Jira icon from the toolbar that appears.
Type in a JQL query and press “Enter” on your keyboard.
- For example, “Priority = Critical AND Status = New” locates Jira issues that are both new and critical.
Click Sync issues to add issues matching the query to the Dynamic Table.
- By default, Jira Quick Import removes any Jira issues already in the Dynamic Table that don’t match the query. Uncheck the box in the bottom-left corner of the panel before clicking Sync issues if you don’t want to remove any Jira issues from the Dynamic Table.

Lucidspark can import up to 200 issues matching the query. Any items on the Dynamic Table that aren’t Jira issues remain unaffected by changes made using Jira Quick Import.

Learn more: For more information about using and formatting Dynamic Tables, check out our Add a Dynamic Table to a board article.

Recommended features

Here are more ways to get the most out of Lucid Cards for Jira:

Use dependency mapping to visualize links between Jira issues.
Leverage Timelines to organize Jira issues.
Organize Jira issues into Dynamic Tables
Track progress and measure workload with planning and tracking tools.

FAQ

How do I set up access for a Jira integration?
Jira Data Center can only be set up by an account administrator. Jira Cloud does not require admin set up, however, we do recommend it to improve the syncing experience. The admin can find instructions for setup in our For admins: configure Lucid Cards for Jira article.

What Jira fields are available for Cards?
A variety of fields are available—with a mix of read only, edit, and create access.

For information on all the Jira system fields that are available, check out our Supported system fields community post.

Are Jira cards in Lucid bi-directionally synced?
Yes. Changes made in Lucidspark will be reflected in Jira and vice versa.

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