From my research it seems that using the REST API with scripts is one possible method.
But I was wondering if there is an easier way to connect a project to a database to update its component list?
Hi @Daniel Pipe
If you want to use Componenets you will need to created a peace of software that manage them, using REST API is a good solution.
https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/REST/8.2.4/#api/2/component-createComponent
If you do not want to use Components specificely you can use a customfield using a third party app that will use the db result as customfield option.
You can use apps such as:
Regards
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