Microsoft Teams for Jira Data Center documentation

Welcome to the Jira Data Center integration with Microsoft Teams documentation. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the features and capabilities of the app, designed to enhance your collaboration and project management experience.

The Microsoft Teams for Jira Data Center app seamlessly integrates your Jira Data Center experience into your collaboration environment. This integration allows you and your team to maintain focus and effectively communicate regarding issues and backlog items.

 Jira Data Center in Microsoft Teams

Key features

Bot capabilities

The Jira Data Center bot for Microsoft Teams empowers you to:

  • Create, assign, watch, and edit issues.

  • Log working time efficiently.

  • Interact with the bot directly from your team channel for streamlined communication.

  • Receive notifications from Jira directly in Teams chats.

Messaging extension capabilities

With the messaging extension, you can:

  • Quickly search for specific issues and submit them to a channel or conversation.

  • Use actionable messages to:

    • Create new issues with pre-populated message text as the issue description.

    • Save messages as comments on existing Jira Data Center issues.

Tab capabilities

Enhance your team's workflow by adding your project backlog as a tab in your channel. This feature allows your team to easily track and manage issues directly within the tab.

To use the messaging extension, bot, or tabs, install the Microsoft Teams for Jira Data Center app in your Jira Data Center. Ensure you have admin permissions to install and configure this add-on. If you don't have admin permissions, contact your Jira administrator for assistance.

This documentation is your starting point for exploring the powerful features of the Jira Data Center app. For detailed instructions on each feature, refer to: