Creating Gitlab branch from JIRA

Question

I have recently started using Gitlab and integrated with Jira. Both Gitlab and Jira server are self hosted internally in my corporate environment. 

I have come across a requirement where I want to create a branch in Gitlab for a project/issue directly from the JIRA issue.

Is it possible to do it? If yes then how? Is there any plugin required for that?

I have gone through some documentation but I couldn't find anything similar so if anyone has any idea please let me know.

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/integrations/jira.html

Answer 1

That's not possible using the embedded Gitlab-Jira integration.

In jira, I suppose you have a workflow with statuses and transition. You need to configure a post function on your transition to call Gitlab API from your jira using groovy script.

Answer 2

This is now supported, with GitLab 14.2 (August 2021), in certain condition (Jira Cloud):

Create a GitLab branch from a Jira issue

Users of the GitLab.com for Jira Cloud application can now create GitLab branches directly from a Jira issue’s development panel.

This enables developers to begin work on issues without having to switch tools and lose context.

See Documentation and Issue.