Jira release notes
Release notes for the Jira part of Microsoft 365 for Jira. Updates/releases to the Outlook add-in can be found here.
V5.6.4 @ JIRA DC / SERVER
Bugfixes
Teams / JSM
Fixed a bug that would crash the chat UI in Jira for certain system messages
Featured portals in JSM portal in Teams are now displayed correctly JIRA CLOUD
Email / Meetings
Removed excessive logs for missing translations in Jira log files JIRA SERVER/DC
Calendar
Fixed a few stylings
Fixed that certain shared mailboxes would not be loaded correctly
V5.6.0 @ JIRA DC / SERVER
Features
Teams
Customize default chat title, default comment & chat visibility globally + on project level
Reactions to chat messages are now shown instantly and you can see who reacted on the message
System messages are now displayed in the chat
Unlink Teams chats from Jira issue
JSM-Portal now opens create issue dialog in an popup when compatibility mode is selected
NEW Calendar
Added a configurable calendar to all projects to share Outlook calendars as well as Jira dates
Added a personal calendar for every Jira user
For a feature overview and activation, see our docs https://support.yasoon.com/M365FJ/Calendar:-Personal-&-Jira-calendar.2854420481.html
Notable bugfixes
Fixed a bug when composing an email in Jira, that would clear the email content when using the CC field
Fixed that the email area would display for Jira issues without attached emails JIRA SERVER/DC
Improved the styling of the send email dialog JIRA SERVER/DC
To Do
Improved resizing on view issue screen
V5.5.0 @ JIRA DC / SERVER
Features
Rework of Send Email dialog
Improved attachment handling
Visually show Issue Details in email
Visually show reply thread
Add CC field
Improved error messages
Teams
Customize issue card that is posted to Microsoft Teams
JSM Portal in Teams
Setting to take over certain configuration options & theming from the native portal
Service Desk icons & descriptions texts
Announcement messages
Banner image
Other
Some of the feature settings are now available on the project-level as well
Project admins can now enable features (Email, Meetings, Teams, To Do) in the project settings
Notable bugfixes
View an email in Jira downloaded all attachments instead of showing a thumbnail
Drag & Drop into the Editor field sometimes crashed the screen
Teams
Logging in from Teams Desktop app would sometimes hang for Jira Cloud
Mentions would only work with a lowercase first character
JSM Portal in Teams
Fixed flickering of banner image
Features
Teams
Multiple chats per issue are now supported
Meeting chats (scheduled via the meetings app) are now shown in the Jira issue
Manually backup chats/conversations to the Jira issue for audit purposes (Automation coming soon)
Support for adding users to chats from Jira
Support for sending images in Teams messages
Reworked UI to make it more clear when more than one chat/conversation is available
When creating an issue from Teams, the last selected project & issue type (per channel) will now be remembered
When creating an issue from Teams, the reporter field is now supported
Notable bugfixes
Teams
Fixed a bug that channel conversations sometimes would load endlessly
Fixed that removing the whitespace behind an @-mention would break the mention
Fixed scrolling behavior / capture in chat, should now “just work”
Fixed that user suggestions would not work if more than 7 users involved in an issue
Fixed that custom issue type images sometimes would not load when creating an issue
JSM Portal
Fixed that all organization requests would be shown under “My requests”
Fixed that request type images sometimes would not load
Features
Meetings
Added support for the German language
Notable bugfixes
Meetings
Fixed a issue with rendered fields (e.g. description HTML) used in meeting template
Fixed location picker not showing room availability
Features
Security upgrade: The connection from Jira to Outlook is now authenticated via MSAL. This might require users to login again to be able to send emails.
You can now add attachments to an email
Emails can now be unlinked from an issue
Notable bugfixes
Forwarded emails should now be filtered from shared conversations
Features
Meetings
Rendered fields (e.g. description HTML) can now be used in meeting template
Teams
Support for cascading select field in JSM portal & Teams app
Notable bugfixes
Meetings
Fixed an issue that users with non-english locales would always show up as unavailable
Date picker now shows first day of week correctly, depending on locale
Fixed an issue that would not correctly show the availability of meeting rooms
Fixed overzealous “meeting starts in the past” warning
Fixed project settings to make it more clear which user defaults are used
Fixed that availability would only show on second time opening the dialog
Teams
Fixed assignee field when creating issues from Teams on Jira Server/DC
Fixed that channels were missing in the Jira when you are member of 60+ teams
Retiring link unfurling, please read more about this here: Link unfurling being retired
Features
Teams
Chatting with external participants is now supported (see docs: Chat with external & guests )
Configure which notifications about issue updates are posted to Jira (see notification settings)
Notable bugfixes
Teams
User dropdown was not suggesting users in some cases
Features
JSM portal
Search does now included searching for request type as well (like the official portal does)
Teams
Sprint field is now supported when creating issues from Teams
Chat sharing: You can now allow other Jira users to join a chat on their own
Choose if a notification comment with the link to the Teams chat/conversation is added
Bugfixes
Bugfixes
Fixed: Unlinking a conversation did not work
Fixed: Images in shared chats would not load correctly
Fixed: Appearance settings could not be changed
Features
JSM portal
It's now supported to upload files in the JSM portal in Teams for existing requests
Bugfixes
External email addresses are now suggested as well
Admin panel for Email settings would not load in some cases
Sending emails would not work if you logged in with Meetings first
Send email dialog would not open on first "Send email" click
JSM portal
Much improved performance of the JSM portal in Teams
Teams
Creating issues in Teams from app messages - e.g. an email sent to a Teams channel - now works
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug preventing Teams channels from loading in the “New conversation” dialog in Jira
Features
It’s now possible to add the sent email as a comment automatically
Improved first user experience for admins
Notable bugfixes
Fixed a bug that would prevent users from logging in to Office 365 from Outlook
Fixed that user search in recipient field was slow
Fixed that emails were sent with low importance from Jira