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title: "My Connectors - OData"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/ATCFJ/1042383187/My%20Connectors%20-%20OData"
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> Macro (aura-html)

To open the OData page and create a Connector URL, navigate to **Jira **>** Tableau Connector Pro** >** My Connectors**. The OData is the default landing page of the app. 

The Tableau Connector Pro for the Jira app supports OData V4. The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a data access protocol built on core protocols like HTTP and commonly accepted methodologies like REST for the web. For more information, refer to [OData](https://www.odata.org/getting-started/basic-tutorial/).

> 📝 - It is recommended that you use the OData datatype connector, as Tableau has marked** ****[WDC 2.0 as deprecated](https://kb.tableau.com/articles/Issue/web-data-connectors-deprecated-in-2023-1-release)****. **For more information, refer to [My Connectors](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ATCFJ/pages/1047232612).
> 📝 - For the app version 4.3.0 with OData connector support, the **Tableau Desktop** minimum supported version is 2023.3.

> 📝 **Data Center:** After the application link is set and OAuth access is approved, you are navigated to the OData tab to create your first Connector URL. Refer to the [Configure the Application Link (Jira Hosted only)](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ATCFJ/pages/1037303956).

## Create an OData Connector URL 

The OData page displays a form for creating a Connector URL. 

Watch the video to quickly create an OData Connector URL, or follow the steps.

Follow the steps to create a connector URL on either the Data Center or cloud hosting. You can create **Multiple** connectors using these steps.

- Provide the Connector **name** and **description** (optional).
- Specify a **JQL** **Query** to **filter** the issues to be fetched by the connector.
- Check the option **Aggregate fields into the Issues table** to import the chosen fields into the** Issues** table as separate columns.
  - Enabling this option automatically combines all feasible tables into a single **Issues** table.
  - Tables with **one-to-many relationships** that cannot be aggregated are excluded and generated as separate tables.
  - For more information, refer to <u>[Aggregate fields into the Issues table](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ATCFJ/pages/2632745699)</u>.
- Select the **fields** to be pulled by the connector.
- Click **Save and Close**.

> 📝 Ensure to enter a valid JQL Query. The input validation check is performed when the user clicks **Validate JQL** or **Save and Close**. If the JQL field contains malicious content, an error message is displayed, and the user is not allowed to proceed further.
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> 📝 ![image-20260119-114222.png](media://3c6f2a5a-b977-4821-bb93-36a63647d18c)

- The Connector URL is generated. For more information, refer to [Manage OData connectors](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ATCFJ/pages/1974633535).

> ℹ️ - To copy the Connector URL, click **COPY URL**.
> ℹ️ - To create a new connector URL, click **Add New Connector**.

**Tableau Connector Pro for Jira -** **Cloud instance**: Once you provide the connector details and click **Save and Close**, this dialog will appear if the Administrator has set the authentication to mandatory.

To make the Connector URL secure on the cloud, provide the **Username** and **Password** and click **Save**. 

> 📝 This is applicable only to **Tableau Connector Pro for Jira - Cloud instance**.

![Tableau_connectorpwd.jpg](media://fca6b989-a7e8-4687-a18d-4dd3257fe646)

> 📝 - **Tableau Connector Pro for Jira** - **Data Center** **instance**: The Web Connector URL is, by default, secured.
> 📝 - > Macro (anchor)
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> 📝 **Tableau Connector Pro for Jira - Cloud instance**:
> 📝   - If the Administrator has made it mandatory for the users to set the username and password, then the *Set connector username and password* dialog appears. Refer to [App Settings](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/APBCFJ/pages/578454030).
> 📝 - If the Administrator has not made the authentication mandatory, the Connector URL details get saved, and the Connector URL is displayed.
> 📝   - The Connector URL generated has anonymous access to users.
> 📝   - It is recommended to **set a username and password **(though the Administrator has not made it mandatory) to ensure a secure Connector URL. To set the username and password, click **Make Private***.*
> 📝 - The username and password set apply to all the Connector URLs.
> 📝 - If required, you can **Update the username and password**. To update, on the **My Connectors** > **OData** screen, click **Make Private***.*
> 📝 - Only if the Administrator has not made authentication mandatory, you can remove the username and password.