Feature Parity comparison

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Feature Parity comparison

Data sources

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Features	Implementation status	Comment
SQL Databases	Available	Databases supported Microsoft Azure SQL Database Microsoft SQL Server MySQL Oracle Database (Service identification) PostgreSQL
Jira JQL	Available	You can connect to the Jira REST API JQL endpoint by following this tutorial
Jira REST	Available	You can connect to the Jira REST API by following this tutorial
LDAP	Available*	You can connect to most LDAP REST API by inspiring you with this tutorial *except LDAP without REST API
REST APIs (URL)	Available
Microsoft Azure AD	Available	You can connect to the Azure AD REST API by following this tutorial.
Salesforce	Available	Learn how to fetch account and opportunities details from Salesforce.
Zendesk	Available
Files	Unavailable
Jira SQL	Not possible	Atlassian does not give access to Jira database on Cloud. However, the Jira REST API may fit your needs. You can connect to the Jira REST API by following this tutorial.

Field types

Field type	Implementation status
Live text	Available
Live user	Unavailable for the moment
Snapshot text	Available
Snapshot date	Unavailable
Snapshot date time	Unavailable

Field editors

Editor	Status
Autocomplete	Available
Read only	Available
Select list	Available
Multi Select list	Available
Cascading select list	Available
Table	Partly available - Using Freemarker for Connected items
Checklist	Unavailable
Radio button	Unavailable

Dependencies

Dependency	Integration Status	Comment
Project	Available	https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect-cloud/global-level-administration/connected-item-configuration/writing-dynamic-queries-with-dependencies/dependencies-to-the-project
User field	Unavailable for the moment
Reporter	Available	https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect-cloud/global-level-administration/connected-item-configuration/writing-dynamic-queries-with-dependencies/dependencies-to-the-reporter
Issue type	Available	https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect-cloud/global-level-administration/connected-item-configuration/writing-dynamic-queries-with-dependencies/dependencies-to-the-issue-type
Request type	Available	https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect-cloud/global-level-administration/connected-item-configuration/writing-dynamic-queries-with-dependencies/dependencies-to-the-request-type
Text custom field	Available	https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect-cloud/global-level-administration/connected-fields-configuration/custom-fields-configuration/writing-dynamics-queries-with-dependencies/dependencies-with-jira-fields
Current User object	Available	https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect-cloud/global-level-administration/connected-item-configuration/writing-dynamic-queries-with-dependencies/dependencies-to-the-current-user
Current issue key	Unavailable
Reporter's organization	Unavailable

Jira integration

Integration	Status	Comment
Set value from Jira Service Management portal	Available
Set value from Jira create issue screens	Available	Now available with Elements Connect helper app
Edit from issue view	Available	Edition is done in the issue view
JQL search	Available	For custom fields, the JQL search is totally available. For connected items, search is done on the mirror field. To better understand this change, see the “Key concepts to understand” section of our Before you begin page.
Use Connected items in Jira Dashboards	Partly available	For custom fields, you can use values in the dashboards For connected items, the mirror field can be displayed in some dashboard charts
Post function: Set value	Unavailable for the moment
Post function: Copy value	Available	For custom fields, the options is Jira native "Copy field value"

Advanced field options

Feature	Status	Comment
Dynamic query	Available	Dynamic queries can be configured
Conditional query	Unavailable for the moment
Edit/Search queries & template	Unavailable
Cache	Available	5-minute non configurable cache for the datasource
Sort results	Unavailable
Filter results	Unavailable for the moment

Developers

Feature	Status	Comment
REST API	Partly available
Java API	Not possible	Elements Connect code is running outside of your Jira instance, in our own servers. Therefore, you can't access Elements Connect Java API from your own scripts. The recommended way will be to use Elements Connect REST API when it will be available.