Link Microsoft Teams messages to issues
The Teams integration allows linking a Microsoft Teams conversation to an existing Jira issue, capturing additional information during project discussions. This ensures specific details are preserved across both tools. Moreover, new related tasks can be synchronized, offering a comprehensive overview of what needs to be done.
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Feature at a glance
Link MS Teams messages to existing issues
At times, there might be information shared in a MS Teams conversation or chat, that somehow or directly relates to an issue & project your team is currently working on. In order to not lose this information and share it with the rest of the team, you can easily link that message to an existing issue in Jira.
Link to Jira issue - dialogue
When clicking “link to Jira issue,” a new dialog opens. Our app seamlessly adopts the Jira interface, simplifying the process of filling out the required fields. The message being linked to the issue is automatically available in the preview field (view-only).
Selecting the option “link first message in thread” (toggle on), will ensure that only those MS Teams conversations starting from the specific message you wish to link, will be synced to Jira. If you leave the toggle off, the entire message thread will be displayed in the Jira issue, too.
Select “Channel & issue” to notify the channel through a bot notification and a Jira comment that this specific conversation has been linked. Alternatively, you can choose to keep it and opt for “don’t send notifications”.
This feature allows you to not only link the MST Teams message to an issue, but also to link the MS Teams message thread to that issue for future reference.
Linkage between MS Teams message and Jira issue
Once you link a message to an existing issue in Jira, our Smart Connect app bot will notify you about this newly established connection, complete with a link to the issue.
This ensures that any further information added to that message in MS Teams, will also be reflected in the corresponding Jira issue. Data is seamlessly synchronized across tools.
Feature configuration
First of all, in order to use Jira features in MS Teams (such as linking MS Teams chats / conversations to an existing issue) a connection between Jira and MS Teams needs to be established.
This connection needs to be set-up by your MS Teams team owner (refer to: Admin configuration).
User configuration
This feature offers instant accessibility with no user configuration needed; you can start using it right away.
Admin configuration
To get started, the installation of the Smart Connect for Jira app (free) is necessary. This task should be carried out by either the Microsoft Teams team owner or the Microsoft Teams admin.
The installation process is straightforward and can be completed in just a few clicks by following the instructions available within the Jira admin settings.
If you’re not a Jira admin but a team owner, you can follow this link to directly start the installation in Microsoft Teams: Install Smart Connect in Microsoft Teams.
Useful links
Further information as well as the technical reference on shared office items can be found here: Sharing access to Microsodt 365 items
Additional information on the process of automatic linking can be found here: Teams app