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Aha!

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Aha!

The Aha! modulesThe module is an application or tool within the Boost.space system. The entire system is built on this concept of modularity. (module - Contacts) More enable you to monitor, create, retrieve, update and delete features or ideas in your Aha! account.

Getting Started with Aha!

Prerequisites

An Aha! account

In order to use Aha! with Boost.spaceCentralization and synchronization platform, where you can organize and manage your data. More IntegratorPart of the Boost.space system, where you can create your connections and automate your processes. More, it is necessary to have an Aha! account. If you do not have one, you can create an Aha! account at www.aha.io.

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The moduleThe module is an application or tool within the Boost.space system. The entire system is built on this concept of modularity. (module - Contacts) More dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Boost.space Integrator scenarioA specific connection between applications in which data can be transferred. Two types of scenarios: active/inactive. More, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Aha! to Boost.space Integrator

To connect your Aha! account to Boost.space Integrator you need to obtain the API Key from your Aha! account.

Log in to your Aha! account.
Click the cogwheel in the top-right corner () and go to Personal > Developer.
Click the Generate API Key button, enter the name of the API Key, and click Generate API Key.
Copy the generated API Key.
Go to Boost.space Integrator and open the Aha! module’s Create a connection dialog.
Enter the API Key you have copied in step 4 to the respective field and click the Continue button to establish the connection.

The connection has been established. You can proceed with setting up the module.

Triggers

Watch New Activity

TriggersEvery scenario has a trigger, an event that starts your scenario. A scenario must have a trigger. There can only be one trigger for each scenario. When you create a new scenario, the first module you choose is your trigger for that scenario. Create a trigger by clicking on the empty module of a newly created scenario or moving the... when a specified activity is performed.

The webhookA webhook is a way for an app to send real-time information to a specific URL in response to certain events or triggers. URL needs to be generated in Boost.space Integrator and then added to Aha!’s integrations settings.

Add the Watch New Activity module to your Boost.space Integrator scenario.
Generate and copy the webhook URL.
Log in to your Aha! account.
Open Settings > Workspace.
Click the New Integration button.
Go to the API Section and click +Activity webhook.
Enter the webhook URL you have copied in step 2 above to the Hook URL field.
Select the activities you want to watch or leave the default setting to watch all activities in your workspace.
Check the Enable checkbox to activate the webhook.

Now, every time the activity is performed, the Watch New Activitymodule in your Boost.space Integrator scenario is triggered.

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	All activity waits five minutes before posting to the Activity webhook. This is to keep the communication concise and to avoid excessive messaging when a userCan use the system on a limited basis based on the rights assigned by the admin. More is performing multiple edits at once.

Watch a New Feature

Triggers when a new feature is created.

The webhook URL needs to be generated in Boost.space Integrator and then added to Aha!’s integrations settings.

Add the Watch New Featuremodule to your Boost.space Integrator scenario.
Generate and copy the webhook URL.
Log in to your Aha! account.
Open Settings > Workspace.
Click the New Integration button.
Go to the API Section and click +Integration webhook.
Enter the webhook URL you have copied in step 2 above to the Hook URL field.
Check the Enable checkbox to activate the webhook.

Now, every time a new feature is created, the Watch New Featuremodule in your Boost.space Integrator scenario is triggered.

Actions

Create a Feature

Creates a new feature.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Product ID	Select the product or map the ID of the product that contains the release you want to create a feature for.
Release ID	Select the release or map the ID of the release you want to create a feature for.
Name	Enter the name of the new feature.
Workflow Kind	Select the type of feature.
Workflow StatusCreate statuses for each module separately to create an ideal environment for efficient and consistent work. More	Select the status of the feature.
Description	Enter the description of the feature. HTML formatting is supported.
Created By	Enter the email address of the user that created the feature.
Assigned To User	Enter the email address of the user that the feature is assigned to.
Tags	Specify the tags you want to assign to the new feature.
Original Estimate Text	Enter the original estimated effort in a text format. You can use d, h, min (or ‘p’ for points) to indicate the units to use.
Original Estimate	Enter the original estimated effort in minutes.
Remaining Estimate	Enter the remaining estimated effort in minutes.
Start Date	Enter the date on which the work on the feature will start in the YYYY-MM-DD format.
Due Date	Enter the date on which the work on the feature is due to be completed in the YYYY-MM-DD format.
Release Phase	Enter the name or ID of the release phase which the feature belongs to.
Initiative	Enter the name or ID of the initiative which the feature belongs to.
Progress Source	Select the source for calculating progress on the feature.

Get a Feature

Retrieves feature details.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Feature ID	Enter (map) the ID or select the feature you want to retrieve details about.

Update a Feature

Updates an existing feature.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Feature ID	Enter (map) the ID or select the feature you want to update.

Please find the descriptions of the fields in the Create a Feature section above.

Delete a Feature

Deletes a specified feature.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Feature ID	Enter (map) the ID or select the feature you want to delete.

Create an Idea

Adds a new idea.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Product ID	Select the product or map the ID of the product you want to create an idea for.
Idea Category (optional)	Select one of the existing categories the idea should be assigned to.
Name	Enter the name of the new feature.
Created By	Enter the email address of the person that created the idea.
Description	Enter the description of the idea. HTML formatting is supported.
Workflow Status	Select the status of the idea. It must be one of the valid status values for the selected product.
Tags	Specify the tags you want to assign to the new idea.
Assigned To User	Enter the email address of the user that the idea is assigned to.
Feature	Enter the ID of the feature that the idea was promoted to.
Initiatives	Enter the initiative ID of the initiative that the idea was promoted to.
Initial Votes	Enter the number of votes to seed the vote count with when importing from other systems.
Visibility	Select the initial visibility of the idea. Default is `Aha!`.

Get an Idea

Retrieves idea details.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Idea ID	Enter (map) the ID or select the idea you want to retrieve details about.

Update an Idea

Updates an existing idea.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Idea ID	Enter (map) the ID or select the idea you want to update.

Please find the descriptions of the fields in the Create an Idea section above.

Delete an Idea

Deletes a specified idea.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Aha! account.
Idea ID	Enter (map) the ID or select the idea you want to delete.

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Aha! account.

URL

Enter a path relative to <subdomain>.aha.io/api/.

For example:/v1/features/.

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	For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Aha! REST API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don’t have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use – List Features

The following API call returns all features in your Aha! account:

URL:

/v1/features/

Method:

GET

The result can be found in the module’s Output under BundleA bundle is a chunk of data and the basic unit for use with modules. A bundle consists of items, similar to how a bag may contain separate, individual items. More >Body > dashboards.

In our example, 30 features were returned: